चानन खान शायद राजस्थान के उन आखिरी संगीतकारों में से एक हैं जो सुर मंडल बजा सकते हैं। उनके और इस वाद्य यंत्र को तैयार करने वाले किशनलाल सुथार जैसे कलाकार तेजी से गायब हो रहे हैं।

On the night of October 7 when the market at Nachna erupted in flames, Devendra Singh lept right in with nothing more than a wet gunny sack wrapped around him from protection, and saved both lives and property of shop owners.

Chanan Khan is perhaps one of the last musicians who can play the Sur Mandal in the desert district of Rajasthan. Artists like him, and Kishanlal Suthar who crafts this musical instrument are fast disappearing.

A school at a village in Jaisalmer, is turning heads as much for its architecture as its mission to educate girls

Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan not only imparts free education and healthy meals to rural girls but is also an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.

In the heart of Rajasthan’s Thar desert, a state government initiative led by the horticulture department has farmers cultivating dates. A ground report from Jaisalmer.

राजस्थान के जैसलमेर में पानी संरक्षण के लिए आज भी परंपरागत बेरियाँ तरीके का इस्तेमाल हो रहा है, इससे ग्रामीणों के साथ ही उनके पशुओं को भी साल भर पानी मिलता रहता है।

In the inhospitable terrain of Thar Desert in Rajasthan, centuries-old water conservation methods still flourish, and meet the drinking water needs of villagers and their cattle throughout the year. A ground report from the desert villages of Pokhran.

Over the years, the largest district in Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, has seen an influx of Hindu Bhil tribal refugees from Pakistan who are now settled in various bastis in and around the Jaisalmer city. Who are these Bhil adivasis from across the border? Gaon Connection met up with them.

जैसलमेर में पाकिस्तान से आए विस्थापित हिंदुओं के कच्चे घरों को ढहा देने के बाद भले उन्हें ज़मीन दे दी गई हो, बेघर होने की टीस अब तक उनमें बनी हुई है। उनकी अब एक ही ख़्वाहिश है, शांति से अपनों के बीच उन्हें रहने दिया जाए।