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செல்வத்தின் உண்மை வடிவம்

By Balachandran - Bamboo Diaries

பலர் மூங்கிலை வெறுமனே ஒரு பயிராகவே கருதுகின்றனர். அது, ஒரு மருத்துவமனையை வெறும் கட்டிடம் என்று அழைப்பதைப் போன்றது.

தொழில்நுட்ப ரீதியாக சரியானது. அடிப்படையில் முழுமையற்றது.

மூங்கில் ஒரே நேரத்தில் பல சூழலியல் பணிகளைச் செய்கிறது. அது சரிவுகளை நிலைப்படுத்துகிறது. ஆற்றங்கரைகளை நிலைநிறுத்துகிறது. நீர் வழிந்...


01.07.26 01:04 PM - Comment(s)

Bamboo flowering in Belgium 

By Balachandran - Bamboo Diaries

Bamboo species that only flowers once a century currently in bloom in Belgium


Of the 20 seedlings of tiger bamboo variety planted as an experiment in 1987 Belgium Bokrijk Open-Air Museum, one grew better than the rest and have flowered now (this variety flowers once in 50-100 years)


Many experts then ...



24.06.26 09:14 AM - Comment(s)
Woven bamboo canopy forms floral field bending over sunken urban plaza in shanghai

Woven bamboo canopy forms floral field bending over sunken urban plaza in shanghai

By Balachandran - Bamboo Diaries


The installation is characterized by a lightweight assembly of forty raw bamboo poles, each under 8.5 meters in length. Together, the system creates a cantilever spanning 7.2 meters, reaching a h...


16.06.26 03:35 PM - Comment(s)

Bamboo Flowering in Wayanad

By Balachandran - Bamboo Diaries

Bamboo is flowering in Wayanad region, again!


https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/gregarious-bamboo-flowering-in-wws-a-threat-to-wildlife/article34063077.ece


A...
18.03.21 04:48 PM - Comment(s)

Plant Nursery with Bamboo

By Balachandran - Bamboo Diaries

With design infusion from INDE (Integrated Design), the below structure was built by a group of young men from the organization PUNARCHITH, led by a Solega Sri Mahadeva. The work was undertaken as part of an initiative called 'Angarika Maala' (a land restoration program with a long term perspective)...

06.03.21 09:23 PM - Comment(s)

Bamboo Weaving training to Women Self Help Groups in Kurumbalakotta, Kerala from 25th to 29th November 2019

By Balachandran - Bamboo Diaries

Bamboo is not new to our Culture.


It’s only in the last 50 years, we have abandoned it and we are already seeing the effect of it. Landslides and Floods are becoming more common in hilly terrains. Replacing Bamboo and other grasses indeginous to the hills with commercial crops like rubber, arecanut,...

25.11.19 01:33 PM - Comment(s)
Bamboo workshop at Wayanad - Sep 2019

Bamboo workshop at Wayanad - Sep 2019

By Balachandran - Bamboo Diaries

A hands-on experience for young minds with the intent of propagating Bamboo
17.09.19 10:32 PM - Comment(s)