By Chandraprakash Pathak
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.
By Santosh Ojha
The Mahabodhi Temple is the foremost among the four major pilgrimage sites for Buddhists. The other three are Lumbini, his birthplace; Sarnath, where he delivered his first sermon; and Kushinagar, where he attained Maha Parinirvana.
The Mahabodhi Temple is the foremost among the four major pilgrimage sites for Buddhists. The other three are Lumbini, his birthplace; Sarnath, where he delivered his first sermon; and Kushinagar, where he attained Maha Parinirvana.
By Arun Singh
A recent birdcount undertaken by birders across the country at the Panna Tiger Reserve brought good tidings. 247 species of birds were spotted in the three-day count of which 21 are in the IUCN’s list of threatened species
A recent birdcount undertaken by birders across the country at the Panna Tiger Reserve brought good tidings. 247 species of birds were spotted in the three-day count of which 21 are in the IUCN’s list of threatened species
By Anoop Nautiyal
Days before this year's Char Dham Yatra started, the state government had set a daily limit of 47,500 pilgrims for the Yatra, which it withdrew in the face of protests. Urgent action is needed to reverse the existing, destructive model of over-tourism.
Days before this year's Char Dham Yatra started, the state government had set a daily limit of 47,500 pilgrims for the Yatra, which it withdrew in the face of protests. Urgent action is needed to reverse the existing, destructive model of over-tourism.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Teacher Connection is an initiative of Gaon Connection to celebrate teachers every day by documenting their stories, their achievements and challenges, through audio, video and text formats. The monthly e-magazine, Teacher Connection, is part of the long-term campaign, and is dedicated to teachers and educators.
Teacher Connection is an initiative of Gaon Connection to celebrate teachers every day by documenting their stories, their achievements and challenges, through audio, video and text formats. The monthly e-magazine, Teacher Connection, is part of the long-term campaign, and is dedicated to teachers and educators.
By India Science Wire
भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने धातुओं की सतह पर क्षरण-उत्पादों की पहचान कर ताजमहल को नुकसान पहुंचाने में वायु-प्रदूषकों की भूमिका का अध्ययन किया है। उनका कहना है कि ताजमहल को नुकसान पहुंचाने में अम्लीय वर्षा के अलावा दूसरे कारण भी जिम्मेदार हो सकते हैं।
भारतीय शोधकर्ताओं ने धातुओं की सतह पर क्षरण-उत्पादों की पहचान कर ताजमहल को नुकसान पहुंचाने में वायु-प्रदूषकों की भूमिका का अध्ययन किया है। उनका कहना है कि ताजमहल को नुकसान पहुंचाने में अम्लीय वर्षा के अलावा दूसरे कारण भी जिम्मेदार हो सकते हैं।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
His is a story of dream, hope, grit, sacrifice and triumph. The hardships that he faced in accessing education in his childhood were so deeply etched in his psyche that Dr Shiv Balak Misra, a noted geologist, gave up his comfortable job in Canada and returned to his village in Uttar Pradesh to set up a school that has been providing education to rural children for the past 50 years.
His is a story of dream, hope, grit, sacrifice and triumph. The hardships that he faced in accessing education in his childhood were so deeply etched in his psyche that Dr Shiv Balak Misra, a noted geologist, gave up his comfortable job in Canada and returned to his village in Uttar Pradesh to set up a school that has been providing education to rural children for the past 50 years.
By Ashis Senapati
Two German Shepherd dogs and six drone cameras are being used by the forest staff of the Similipal Tiger Reserve to check wildfires and also nab criminals who try to set the jungles on fire. Last year, the tiger reserve was ravaged by uncontrollable forest fires.
Two German Shepherd dogs and six drone cameras are being used by the forest staff of the Similipal Tiger Reserve to check wildfires and also nab criminals who try to set the jungles on fire. Last year, the tiger reserve was ravaged by uncontrollable forest fires.
By Manoj Choudhary
In a gurukul set up by him in Hussainpur village in Nalanda district, Bihar, Monu Kumar wants to revive the learning traditions of the ancient Nalanda University. The students learn not just science, mathematics, philosophy, meta physics, history, and sanskrit, but also about Ramanujam, Buddha, Vivekanand, Aryabhatta and other personalities.
In a gurukul set up by him in Hussainpur village in Nalanda district, Bihar, Monu Kumar wants to revive the learning traditions of the ancient Nalanda University. The students learn not just science, mathematics, philosophy, meta physics, history, and sanskrit, but also about Ramanujam, Buddha, Vivekanand, Aryabhatta and other personalities.
By Gurvinder Singh
The traditional khal, a tribal bamboo flute from West Bengal, signifies celebration and pain, and has traditionally been essential to weddings, festivities and funerals in West Bengal’s ancient Rabha culture.
The traditional khal, a tribal bamboo flute from West Bengal, signifies celebration and pain, and has traditionally been essential to weddings, festivities and funerals in West Bengal’s ancient Rabha culture.