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क्या हमेशा के लिए ख़ामोश हो जाएगा सुर मंडल

कनोई (जैसलमेर), राजस्थान। अपने चाचा से सुर मंडल बजाना सीखने के बाद 75 वर्षीय चानन खान ने अपना पूरा जीवन इस संगीत वाद्ययंत्र को समर्पित कर दिया है।लेकिन, उम्र बढ़ने के साथ, जैसलमेर के रेगिस्तानी जिले...

Kuldeep Chhangani 17 Oct 2023 7:34 AM GMT

Meet Jaisalmer’s police constable whose viral videos of battling fire are doing the rounds

Nachna (Jaisalmer), RajasthanThe cuffs of his trousers rolled up, his feet dangerously exposed to the licks of fire in nothing more than chappals and his face blackened with soot, 30-year-old police...

Kuldeep Chhangani 16 Oct 2023 10:43 AM GMT

Will the Sur Mandal Fall Silent? — A Musician and a Craftsman in Jaisalmer Worry

Kanoi (Jaisalmer), RajasthanEver since he learnt to play the Sur Mandal from his chacha (uncle), 75-year-old Chanan Khan has devoted his entire life to this musical instrument. But, as he ages,...

Kuldeep Chhangani 11 Oct 2023 6:29 AM GMT

Photo Essay: When A School Is An Architectural Marvel

An oval-shaped building in Kanoi village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan is an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.This is the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School — situated in the Thar...

Kuldeep Chhangani 28 Aug 2023 9:33 AM GMT

A cool school in the Thar desert provides free education to rural girls

Kanoi (Jaisalmer), RajasthanAn oval-shaped building in the Thar desert, in a village called Kanoi, 37 kilometres away from Jaisalmer city in Rajasthan, is garnering a lot of attention from tourists....

Kuldeep Chhangani 24 Aug 2023 7:16 AM GMT

A Date With Israel: Farmers in Jaisalmer experiment with dates

Jaisalmer, RajasthanThe severely high temperatures and paucity of water have discouraged farmers in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan from experimenting too much with agriculture. But change is afoot.While the...

Kuldeep Chhangani 12 July 2023 4:26 PM GMT

जैसलमेर के गाँवों में कामयाब है बारिश का पानी इकट्ठा करने का ये तरीका

पोखरण (जैसलमेर), राजस्थान। यहाँ एक कहावत प्रचलित है "घी ढुळ्यां म्हारो की नी जासी, पाणी ढुळ्यां म्हारो जी बळे" यानी घी फैल जाए तो हमें कुछ फर्क नहीं पड़ता लेकिन पानी फैलने पर हमारा दिल जलता है। तभी तो...

Kuldeep Chhangani 6 July 2023 6:29 AM GMT

In these villages in Jaisalmer, every house has a traditional 'beri' to collect rainwater

Pokhran (Jaisalmer), Rajasthan Farmer Dhannaram grows bajra, moong and cluster beans on his 50 bighas of land in Abasar, a desert village in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. For the 38-year-old farmer and his...

Kuldeep Chhangani 5 July 2023 9:43 AM GMT

Living life on the borderline

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan Manaram Bhil surveyed what was left of his home in Amar Sagar panchayat. For the past few days, the Bhil adivasi has been living in a temporary shelter at Jaisalmer town about six...

Kuldeep Chhangani 30 May 2023 1:42 PM GMT

जैसलमेर में पाकिस्तानी हिंदू क्यों नहीं भूल पा रहे हैं घर ज़मींदोज़ होने की टीस

जैसलमेर (राजस्थान)। बीते 16 मई को जैसलमेर के अमरसागर पँचायत में पाकिस्तान से शरणार्थी बनकर आईं मामेती भील अपने ही झोपड़े को आँखों के सामने ख़ाक होते देख रही थीं। लेकिन बेबस थीं। उस दिन ज़िला...

Kuldeep Chhangani 29 May 2023 2:27 PM GMT

A rural teacher’s Jhola Pustakalay in a desert village of Rajasthan

Mandala Khurd (Phalodi), RajasthanEvery morning when Hardev Paliwal leaves his home, he makes it a point to carry his jhola. The cloth bag is filled with books that he lends to children and villagers...

Kuldeep Chhangani 19 May 2023 6:06 AM GMT

गाँव के इस सरकारी टीचर का बड़ों को भी क्यों रहता है इंतज़ार?

मंडला खुर्द (फलोदी, राजस्थान)। मंडला खुर्द गाँव में हर सुबह अब स्कूली बच्चों को ही नहीं, गाँव के बड़े बुजुर्गों को भी एक शख़्स का इंतज़ार रहता है। घर के बाहर टकटकी लगाएं ये इंतज़ार करते हैं हरदेव...

Kuldeep Chhangani 18 May 2023 5:37 AM GMT