One of the most sacred and charismatic trees of India, the mahua (Madhuca longifolia) is best-known for the intoxicating drink that its flowers yield. Its reputation precedes it, as the liquor (moha ...

An initiative by the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) management is transforming the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities ...

, a region stretching across parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, the mahua tree has shaped diet, culture, and economy. The blossoms fall at the start of summer and are gathered quickly by ...

In the dry forests of central and eastern India, when winter loosens its grip and the nights grow faintly warm, something quietly magical begins to happen. Beneath towering mahua trees, the forest ...

The drying of mahua flowers and the liquor-making process that follows thereafter have been an age-old practice here, but what truly enthused me as a pastry chef was the syrup Auroni’s mum prepared at ...

THE little brown nubs look like earwax-coloured pencil erasers. Anyone curious enough to try one would find it tastes a bit like a date. They are flowers of the mahua tree, indigenous to India. When ...

Emphasising the nutritional value and commercial potential of Ippa (Mahua) flower-based foods and beverages, Jadcherla Congress MLA J. Anirudh Reddy on Wednesday urged the State government to promote ...