Fri Sep 06 23:59:55 UTC 2024: – An exhibition and workshop on fireflies, titled “Tejaswi Jeevaloka-12 – Fireflies World,” will be held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat, Bengaluru from September 8 to 15.
– The event commemorates the birth anniversary of the late poet and environmentalist K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi.
– Fireflies are important indicators of environmental quality, but face threats due to urbanisation, development, pesticide use, and artificial lights.
– Research on fireflies in India is limited, but some volunteers are working to promote awareness and conservation.
– Tejaswi was a prominent Kannada writer, novelist, photographer, publisher, painter, naturalist, and environmentalist who actively promoted conservation and environmental activism.

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