Story - issue #4
Rajender Kumar Bishnoi lives in Dubai, a long way from Ladana, the village in Rajasthan where he grew up. But wherever in the world he goes, he takes the spirit of the Bishnoi community, and the teachings of Shree Guru Jambeshwar, with him.
Rajender tending a young khejri tree.
From seeds to saplings to trees, Dubai’s green man has grown vegetables and fruits, and even a few cotton trees in his office pop-up garden. He’s engaged thousands of people with his community workshops and social media posts.
Feature - Issue #15
New Ways of Being and Healing Outside
A conversation between Sonji Shah and Maymana Arefin with illustrations by Camila Fudissaku
Finding God in Nature
Rajender tending a young khejri tree.
From seeds to saplings to trees, Dubai’s green man has grown vegetables and fruits, and even a few cotton trees in his office pop-up garden. He’s engaged thousands of people with his community workshops and social media posts.
Rajender tasting the delicate fruit of the jaal tree.
In the UAE the kherji tree is known as the ghaf tree - the country’s national tree. It is illegal to cut the tree without permission. Having donated thousands of ghaf trees in the UAE, Rajender is now looking forward to his next green project, which is an organic farm on 20 acres of land he owns in Ganganagar, Rajasthan.
