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The Origin Story

The Origin Story

By: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad and EkoGalaxy
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The Origin Story: Eko-Podcast

Brought to you by Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad & EkoGalaxy​

- in collaboration with Roundglass Sustain

In this 5-part ​series – we ​l​isten to giants in the field, who have walked the uncharted path and done right by ​t​he beautiful biodiversity of our shared planet.

How did they come to be? What were their early connections with the natural world? And what are some of the lessons for the rest of us? We bring you... The Origin Story.

This series is created in the hope that we live in, and leave, a planet –​ that is more just, more joyful & more diverse – across lands, oceans & species.​

Thank you for your interest in our planet, biodiversity, and closely interlinked, our own wellbeing. Thank you for listening!

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​The Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad (GZH) – inaugurated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the German Embassy in Delhi and the Goethe-Institut Chennai – ​to promot​e language, arts & culture.

EkoGalaxy is a platform for climate education and student wellbeing – for schools across India and Europe. They represent the UNESCO Greening Education Partnership in India​.

Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad and EkoGalaxy
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  • CONNECTION: Yuvan Aves in conversation with Robert Macfarlane

    CONNECTION: Yuvan Aves in conversation with Robert Macfarlane
    Feb 24 2026

    The Origin Story: Eko-Podcast

    Brought to you by Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad & EkoGalaxy​

    - in collaboration with Roundglass Sustain

    Episode 1: ​CONNECTION

    Yuvan Aves in conversation with Robert Macfarlane

    Yuvan Aves

    Writer, naturalist, and environmental defender engaged in community movements against ecological destruction, and founder of the Palluyir Trust for Nature Education and Research. His recent book is​ the award-winning Intertidal.

    Robert Macfarlane

    ​Professor at Cambridge & internationally recognised writer on nature, people, and place​. He's the author of​ Mountains of the Mind​ and Is a River Alive? His recent book​, with Jackie Morris,​ is The Book of Birds, a re-imagining of the field guide.

    This series is created in the hope that we live in, and leave, a planet that is more just, more joyful, & more diverse – across lands, oceans & species.

    Thank you for listening!
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