This story begins a hundred years ago. In the 1920s in Jamnagar, Gujarat, a king raised a long earthen bund to hold the sea at bay. With that single act, the landscape was split into two — one held freshwater, the other saline. A century later, the bund still holds, slowly giving rise to six or seven interwoven ecosystems that thrum with birdsong and come alive each migratory season. Today, it is a safe haven for at least 321 species of birds, including 29 that are globally threatened.
A Roundglass Sustain FilmDirected by Biont
Updated February 12, 2026
A Roundglass Sustain FilmDirected by Biont
Updated February 12, 2026
10 min watch
This story begins a hundred years ago. In the 1920s in Jamnagar, Gujarat, a king raised a long earthen bund to hold the sea at bay. With that single act, the landscape was split into two — one held freshwater, the other saline. A century later, the bund still holds, slowly giving rise to six or seven interwoven ecosystems that thrum with birdsong and come alive each migratory season. Today, it is a safe haven for at least 321 species of birds, including 29 that are globally threatened.
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About the Authors
Sustain Team
We are a driven group of people from diverse backgrounds, bound by an abiding love for India’s natural world.
Biont
a 'team of four friends', tells stories through visual media, with a mission to connect people with science, beauty and threats of our natural world.
