"Butru humni ki business ke baare mein likh rahel [This young woman is writing...
Designing A Training Session For Swasthya Kirans
Who is a Swasthya Kiran ?She is a community volunteer residing in the village...
“उदयपुर के 25 गाँव जहां कोई स्कूल नहीं”
अभी हाल ही में आपने बिहार के सोनू कुमार का वायरल वीडियो देखा होगा, जिसमें वो...
Why 50 kgs On A Weighing Scale Comes As A Surprise To Me
Malnutrition as a term never occurred in my conversations before I started...
A Closer Look Of Majholi, Panna : My First Rural Immersion
Rural immersions make for an important part of the fellowship journey. I...
“हमारे माँ-बाप हमें गेहूं काटने भेजते हैं, हम स्कूल कैसे जाएं?”
राजस्थान में उदयपुर ज़िले के कोटडा विभाग में आदिवासी समुदाय है। इस विभाग में...
Where Does Jaggery Come From? [A Photo Story]
For 40 years of his life, Lal Singh ji has been cultivating sugarcane in the...
The Different Shades Of Entrepreneurship
Facilitating one of the Entrepreneurship Development Trainings What do we...
अकाल राहत से ‘मनरेगा’ तक : आदिवासी मजदूरों का हक
हमारे देश में राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी कानून (मनरेगा) सन 2005 में लागू हुआ था। कोटडा आदिवासी संस्थान के साथ काम करते हुए मुझे मालूम हुआ कि इसके पहले राजस्थान के उदयपुर जिले में क्या स्थिति थी। इस कानून के आने से पहले आम आदमी को काम मिलना मुश्किल था। गांव में...
Dream A Little Dream Of Me…
Trigger Warning: Mentions rape, suicide. 'Didi vo thodi pagal hai, usko samjhao kuch.' Asmina's* mother alleges her daughter to be 'out of her mind'. The 15-year-old bright girl rolls her eyes in return. She smirks at me, her smile though lights up her face,...
Gaanv Ka ‘Nazdeek-darshan’ : Taking A Closer Look
I stayed for about 15 days with a family in a village called Sonkachh in Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan. Sonkachh is a beautiful village just about 4 kms from the border of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The objective of the stay was two-fold....
Mandav Utsav 2021 : What People Had To Say
This article is a critical appraisal of what I saw and heard when I visited Mandav for their yearly festival. All views shared are my observations from the conversations I had with the locals of Mandav,
The Most Beautiful Beds Of Flowers In Rajasthan
“In the first 5 years of life, experiences and relationships stimulate and influence children’s development. Their brain develops connections the fastest within this age slot as compared to any other time in life. This is the time when the foundations for learning,...
What Does Consent And Privacy Mean To Those Who Bathe In The Open
About research ethics and its upkeep – ever elusive!
Family Planning And Contraceptives In Rural Rajasthan
After having a long discussion on the different types of contraceptive measures and advantages of having a small family, Sita* didn’t look satisfied. She turned to me and said, “Everything is on us. From taking care of the house, growing children inside us, raising...
What Will Bring A Radical Transformation In The Indian Agriculture Scene?
In the light of the GoI looking to have mass FPO creation across the country, here is a fellow’s in depth understanding of FPOs from his year in rural Uttar Pradesh, amongst farmers.
Failures [3/3]: What You Learn When Things Don’t Go Your Way On Field
Third part of a 3-part series on learning from failures
Will The Women Artisans Please Stand Up?
How the weaving value chain has managed to define roles for men and women in the process, where the later are more often than not, subjugated.
COVID Vaccination Game – Generating Awareness And Creating A Safe Space!
Have you ever played a game and learnt something? I’m taking the jump and assuming a yes. For quite a few of us, our initial school days went in playing games and learning something through it. Wonder why our education system changes that as we grow up. From learning...
Is India On The Road To Sustainable Menstruation?
Based on my experience from rural Maharashtra Before I joined India Fellow, I never thought that I would spend my first day in a village attending a practical session on methods of sustainable menstruation, along with women living in the rural areas of Maharashtra. I...
Ajrakh Block Printing : A Photo Story
The magical Yellow colour is derived from the dye preparation of turmeric and pomegranate peels An impromptu expedition led me to a village called Dhamadka, 45 kms away from Bhuj, Kutch. The entire village tells a story of the revival of an exclusive hand...
Demystifying Women Empowerment
On my arrival in Khandar, the tehsil in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan where I am currently working with Udyogini, the first thing I noticed was motorbikes. They were everywhere. I did not see a Moped or non-gear scooters. Only after two days did I see an...