Chennai

Recently, her video project ‘Healing the Earth’ won the second prize in the Sustainable Stories Photo & Video Competition organised by the United Nations University. What makes Shriya’s achievement unique is that she was the youngest participant and was shortlisted out of 400 submissions from 40 countries. “I have seen how tribal communities live close to nature and take care of the forest. They respect mother Earth and worship the sacred forest. Once I visited the Mawphlang Sacred Forest of Meghalaya. People living in the forest won’t allow anyone to take anything out of the forest. Visiting the Mawphlang Sacred Forest changed my mindset about nature. I decided to learn about sustainability and inspire others around me. I started reading articles to have a better idea of the concept,” says Shriya, daughter of Santosh Misra, Commissioner of Transport and State Transport Authority. Her work Healing the Earth will also be displayed in the physical exhibition in Dresden, Germany, on July 24.