Imagine this…the monsoon season has just said goodbye. You are sitting at the...
मधुमेह : ग्रामीण समुदाय में पहचान और इलाज
राजस्थान का दक्षिणी क्षेत्र आदिवासी बाहुल्य क्षेत्र है. यहाँ कई प्रकार की...
A Day At The Community Radio Station
A local resident with a radio set As an India Fellow, I began my journey to...
Reality Of A Person Living With Multiple Chronic Diseases
It was a rather gloomy day when I had a chance to meet Lakhuna Das*. I was...
Bail Pola: A Gratitude Festival For Bulls
India is known all over the world for its rich collection of different...
Gavari, The Goddess Who Comes To Earth
As per Hindu mythology, when Sati married Lord Shiva, her father, Daksha was...
A 6KM Long Trek For Water And Why Every Drop Counts
I can never forget Anupama’s (India Fellow alum) line, “Try and understand the...
Monsoons In Sukma
Due to the Naxal movement in 2005 (Salwa Judum), Sukma is one of the highly...
The Decaying Roots Of Tradition
After coming to Odisha, I was invited for a wedding for the first time in a tribal village. I decided to go for it. Outside Kerala, I have only seen north Indian weddings, that too only in movies. This was going to be a completely different experience. The venue was...
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.
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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...