Learn to identify trees surrounding you, at the Neralu tree festival

Tree journalling, identifying workshops, documentary, film/ video screenings of local and global narratives about trees, exhibition - Neralu has all these for you, green brigadiers!

Sweet Indrajao (Wrigtia tinctoria) is a small, deciduous tree with flowers that look like snow flakes. Native to India and Burma, Wrightia is named after a Scottish physician and botanist William Wright.

The leaves of this tree yield a blue dye called Pala Indigo. The wood of this tree is used for making Channapatna toys. The wood is suitable for matchboxes, bobbins, engraving and printing-blocks, mathematical instruments and rulers. It is also suitable for stained wood inlay-work.

Medicinal uses:

A survey conducted showed that tribal people in Chhattisgarh district control diabetes with their own drugs prepared from plant sources proving the effectiveness of the traditional system of medicine, one of the trees being Wrightia tinctoria.

Its astringent, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties make it ideal to treat a broad range of skin disorders. The leaves are applied as a poultice for mumps. Munching a few leaves relieves toothache. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff properties and hence is used in hair oil preparations. It is considered to be very effective jaundice plant in Indian indigenous system of medicine.

Are you aware that this tree can be found in Bangalore in different parts of the city? There a few trees in Lalbagh botanical gardens. If you want to know more on trees be a part of the Tree festival, Neralu. With a sincere urge to create awareness among people of Bangalore, a group of tree enthusiasts consisting of naturalists, ecologists, technologists, visual artists, performing artists, writers, homemakers, photographers, storytellers, historians and citizens have come together to envision and put together this tree festival for the city of Bangalore.

This festival has been christened “NERALU (ನೆರಳು)”, meaning shade in Kannada and is scheduled for the 8 and 9 February 2014. A green and peaceful venue in the heart of the city, Cubbon Park, has been chosen as the hub of activities during the 2 days.

A brief description of the events and activities at Neralu:

•       Heritage, ecological and cultural walks beneath the canopy at the renowned heritage and public park of Bangalore, Cubbon Park.

•       Tree journalling and ID-ing workshops

•       Documentary and artistic film/ video screenings of local and global moving image narratives about trees

•       Talks by prominent scholars on Bangalore’s tree heritage

•       An art exhibition of renowned artist Rumale Channabasavaiah’s art works and other selected works by Bangalore based artists, at Rangoli Art Center, Metro Station, MG Road

•       A curated photo exhibition of tree stories by Bangalore based  photographers

•       Storytelling events involving diverse traditions and forms

•       Games and fun activities for children

•       Mega hug-a-tree campaign

Website :www.neralu.in

Reference:

1.http://florajournal.com/vol1issue3/aug2013/31.1.pdf                                

2.www.flowersofindia.com

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