CHENNAI, India -- In the small village of Attapadi in the southern Indian state of Kerala, 52-year-old farmer Jayan Cherian lives in an organic-mud house faced with lime plaster, designed by Biju Bhaskar, the founder of Thannal Natural Homes. With a rainwater harvesting system, fruit trees in the garden and solar panels, Cherian's mud home keeps him relatively cool through the scorching summers.
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The Tendu Leaf resort in Madhya Pradesh, central India, was built by Eugene Pandala using recycled materials, mud and stone. (Courtesy of Eugene Pandala)
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