Zed.tells is a creative and collaborative endeavour to strengthen and expand the existing knowledge heritage of Kinnaur, intimately intertwined with lands, rivers, oral traditions, spiritual practices, and artistic expressions. It is a growing space anchored in critical thinking and driven by action/activism to enable a better tomorrow
Features from our Archive
Community Initiatives
Landscape of stories
A vibrant community event blending art, film, and dialogue to spotlight environmental challenges and cultural narratives of the Western Himalayas, featuring works by 15 artists and screenings in collaboration with Alt Eff.
Kinnaur Hosts the Great Backyard Bird Count 2025: A Celebration of Avian Diversity
Kinnaur hosted the Great Backyard Bird Count 2025, bringing together bird enthusiasts and nature lovers to observe and document local and migratory bird species.
Himalayan Ecology
Verses and Voices
About
Zedtells is a community media platform based in Kinnaur. We are working with three major objectives:
1) To build a digital library of indigenous knowledge including (but not limited to) Himalayan flora and fauna, oral traditions, languages, art and architecture.
2) To foster a dynamic space where creativity thrives. We welcome people from different spheres such as research, art, writing, activism and more to showcase their work and actively engage in dialogue, idea exchange, and collaborations on fresh projects. We're dedicated to providing a platform for showcasing works centred around Himalayan issues, in online spaces and through physical exhibitions and events.
3) Building and strengthening practices rooted in critical views, and forwarding diverse voices and ways of Living. The prevalent socio-economic and environmental challenges, along with the threat of cultural assimilation and/or erasure looms over Kinnaur and other Himalayan communities. Ours is an effort to explore the stories and philosophies deeply connecting cultural, historical and ecological threads of the region. At the same time, we believe it is equally important to question and address the internal fractures and injustices within our own societies. At Zedtells we are deeply conscious of the legacies we leave behind for our future generations.
“Ekey" means "Together" in Hamskad(Kinnauri). Over time we have collaborated with local partners to create spaces of collective learning and nurturing creative solutions. Our approach is to create a synergy of traditional knowledge and innovation, and our understanding is born out of conversations with the community elders and engagement with the youth on some of the most pertinent challenges faced in the Himalayas today.
Meet the Team
