Bengaluru, Aug. 8 -- Grammy-winning musician and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Kej has traded concert stages and recording studios for the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia, where encounters with pastoral communities have given him a different perspective on one of the world's biggest challenges - saving the Earth.
Kej recently travelled through Inner Mongolia along the ancient Silk Road as part of the UNCCD Silk Road Caravan project, meeting communities whose survival is closely tied to the health of the land.
For the musician, the journey was not simply an environmental expedition but an opportunity to learn from people whose relationship with nature has been shaped over generations.
In a striking departure from the world of...