Shweta Gaonkar trains workers in toddy-tapping and teaches farmers how to use a climbing machine.(Photographs courtesy Shweta Gaonkar) When I reach the crown of the coconut tree, it makes me very ...

If you are a foodie, a mandatory part of the Kerala experience is a trip to a toddy shop for kallu, a fermented coconut liquor, which is served with helpings of fried fish and boiled tapioca. However, ...