Janagiamma, leader from the indigenous Kurumba community of the Nilgiris holding her millet chicken biryani

Janagiamma is a leader from the indigenous Kurumba community of the Nilgiris and a traditional healer of repute. She is on the Board of Directors of the Aadhimalai Pazhangudiyanar Producer Company, and of Seemai Suddhi, the monthly indigenous newspaper, where she has also been a barefoot journalist. Recipe on The Locavore.