भुखमरी

भुखमरी

भुखमरी शब्द से आम तौर पे हम समझते हैं भूख के कारण लोगों का तड़पना या उनको खाना...

Water: From Scarcity To Abundance

Water: From Scarcity To Abundance

"Come, come, sit under the tree. Yes, it's scorching hot anyways. Shall I make tea for you? Or would you prefer milk? You can have either, just don't ask for water because we don't have it." I was with Malu Baba and his wife in their house. Upon hearing this, I...

Rural Banks And The Blame Game

Rural Banks And The Blame Game

"The worst service I've ever got..." Those were my words as an unsatisfied customer at my bank's home branch in Kerala four years ago. Little did I know that in my role today, I would be closely interacting with bank officials and customers. I'm working with migrant...

Community Policing Programme In Kushalgarh

Community Policing Programme In Kushalgarh

A society that normalises and neglects violence against women slowly develops a disturbing pattern, disregarding the safety, basic rights, and dignity of women within the community. This social behaviour eventually encourages silence and acceptance. It leads to the...

जानकी अम्मा – एक विश्वास और  उम्मीद

जानकी अम्मा – एक विश्वास और उम्मीद

जन स्वास्थ्य सहयोग (JSS) छत्तीसगढ़ के बिलासपुर जिले में एक छोटे से गाँव गनियारी में स्थित है. यह संस्था लोगों के स्वास्थ्य पर काम कर रही है, विशेष रूप से उन आदिवासी और पिछड़े लोगों के लिए, जो बिलासपुर और उसके आसपास के क्षेत्रों में रहते हैं और स्वास्थ्य सेवाओं से वंचित...

Obligated Resilience And Optimistic Illusion Of Climate Adaptation

Obligated Resilience And Optimistic Illusion Of Climate Adaptation

Chronicles from a community's struggle of resilience, who have to keep adapting to shifting according to political and climatic uncertainties This climatic year have been bad for the Van Gujjar community as the migrating group went through the shift and faced...

Finding Joy Amidst Chaos Of The Cyclone Biparjoy

Finding Joy Amidst Chaos Of The Cyclone Biparjoy

Bracing ourselves Coming from Nirmal, Telangana, a district below the hills and one that has five ponds, I'm not a stranger to constant rains causing floods. While working at Gram Swaraj Sangh with my co-fellow Falak, in the first month itself, our mentor, Dinesh ji...

The Hidden Tragedy In Kalahandi

The Hidden Tragedy In Kalahandi

Despite the visual appeal and novelty of the environment in Kalahandi, Odisha, during my field visit in the first week, the deeper complexities didn't hit me in the beginning. However, after spending some time interacting with locals and taking help from my team...

आसपुर, राजस्थान के गांव से नेतृत्व बढ़ौती तक का मेरा सफर

आसपुर, राजस्थान के गांव से नेतृत्व बढ़ौती तक का मेरा सफर

मेरा नाम मनीष है और मैं दक्षिणी राजस्थान के डुंगेरपुर जिले के आसपुर कस्बे मे रहता हूँ। डुंगेरपुर जिला आदिवासी क्षेत्र है, यह राजस्थान का बॉर्डर वाला जिला है। इससे आगे गुजरात लगता है और साथ ही मध्यप्रदेश भी। आसपुर में एक बाँध बना हुआ है जो की डुंगेरपुर जिले का सबसे बड़ा...

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 1

A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 1

When the day begins, I don’t know how it’s going to end. India Fellow sometimes sounds taxing to people looking at it from the outside. The unpredictability, the lack of structure on some days, having to be ready on the go. But I think this is exactly what keeps me on...

एकत्रित महिलाएं (एक कविता)

एकत्रित महिलाएं (एक कविता)

While working with Sakhi Sangini, the women's federation created by Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, we frequently conduct various training workshops on topics such as livelihoods, gender sensitivity, legal awareness, cybercrime, land rights, and leadership development....

Empowering Out-of-School Adolescent Girls through Non-Formal Education

Empowering Out-of-School Adolescent Girls through Non-Formal Education

Setting up non-formal education sessions for out-of-school adolescent girls is a critical aspect of the TULSI program, aimed at improving the health and nutrition of young girls under Swasthya Swaraj. Despite existing government schemes, accessing education remains a...

An Unfamiliar Side Of Deccan And Its Wool Chain

An Unfamiliar Side Of Deccan And Its Wool Chain

Since the day I started working with the Centre for Pastoralism (CFP), I have been travelling more frequently to new places. At CFP, we have divided the locations of our work with the pastoral communities, based on the climate/geography. The Himalayas, Semi-arid or...