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Kheep Cool in the Desert
Kheep Cool in the Desert

By Twarita Chouhan

Thatched huts built using kheep grass have kept communities cool and protected in the harsh environments of the Rajasthan desert. But the traditional thatching material is fast dwindling as concrete structures are replacing homes built with age-old wisdom.

Thatched huts built using kheep grass have kept communities cool and protected in the harsh environments of the Rajasthan desert. But the traditional thatching material is fast dwindling as concrete structures are replacing homes built with age-old wisdom.

'The banyan tree, where water cannons were used to disperse rioters, became the venue for the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra'
'The banyan tree, where water cannons were used to disperse rioters, became the venue for the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra'

By Pankaja Srinivasan

Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, India's longest travelling folk music festival, is underway from October 2-8. This 'pilgrimage' is co-hosted by Rajasthan Police under its Project Taana Baana. Poet saints of Rajasthan have helped the police to strengthen the warp and weft of communal amity. To know more about this initiative, Gaon Connection strikes up a conversation with Dr Amandeep Singh Kapoor, Director, Central Detective Training Institute, Jaipur, which is under the Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs.

Rajasthan Kabir Yatra, India's longest travelling folk music festival, is underway from October 2-8. This 'pilgrimage' is co-hosted by Rajasthan Police under its Project Taana Baana. Poet saints of Rajasthan have helped the police to strengthen the warp and weft of communal amity. To know more about this initiative, Gaon Connection strikes up a conversation with Dr Amandeep Singh Kapoor, Director, Central Detective Training Institute, Jaipur, which is under the Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs.

A Date With Israel: Farmers in Jaisalmer experiment with dates
A Date With Israel: Farmers in Jaisalmer experiment with dates

By Gaon Connection

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.

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.

A Date With Israel: Farmers in Jaisalmer experiment with dates
A Date With Israel: Farmers in Jaisalmer experiment with dates

By Kuldeep Chhangani

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.

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.

ऊंटों की घटती संख्या ने कृषि और सुरक्षा के लिए बजाई खतरे की घंटी
ऊंटों की घटती संख्या ने कृषि और सुरक्षा के लिए बजाई खतरे की घंटी

By Ashwani Nigam

इस तकनीक की मदद से देश में बढ़ सकती है घोड़े और टट्टुओं की संख्या
इस तकनीक की मदद से देश में बढ़ सकती है घोड़े और टट्टुओं की संख्या

By गाँव कनेक्शन

लेह-लद्दाख में पाए जाने जांस्कारी नस्ल की टट्टुओं की संख्या तेजी से घट रही है; ऐसे में वैज्ञानिकों के प्रयोग से बढ़िया नस्ल के घोड़े और टट्टू पैदा किए जा सकते हैं।

लेह-लद्दाख में पाए जाने जांस्कारी नस्ल की टट्टुओं की संख्या तेजी से घट रही है; ऐसे में वैज्ञानिकों के प्रयोग से बढ़िया नस्ल के घोड़े और टट्टू पैदा किए जा सकते हैं।

A Journey With Kabir: Bhakti music enthrals 'pilgrims' of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra
A Journey With Kabir: Bhakti music enthrals 'pilgrims' of the Rajasthan Kabir Yatra

By Pankaja Srinivasan

India's longest travelling folk music festival features performers and singers from different communities who come together and celebrate the oral traditions of the Bhakti, Nirgun, and Sufi saints and poets who preached universal love. The Yatra will go on from October 2-8.

India's longest travelling folk music festival features performers and singers from different communities who come together and celebrate the oral traditions of the Bhakti, Nirgun, and Sufi saints and poets who preached universal love. The Yatra will go on from October 2-8.

The Saga of the Scarlet Semal
The Saga of the Scarlet Semal

By Ramesh Pandey

The semal tree is in all its glory with its crown of scarlet flowers. Its gum, immature fruits, young roots and buds have several medical properties. This tree is associated with folklore and is significant in the socio-ethnic lives of people across the India-Nepal border.

The semal tree is in all its glory with its crown of scarlet flowers. Its gum, immature fruits, young roots and buds have several medical properties. This tree is associated with folklore and is significant in the socio-ethnic lives of people across the India-Nepal border.

“There is a drug addict in almost every home, some as young as 12”
“There is a drug addict in almost every home, some as young as 12”

By Parul Kulshreshta

Drug abuse is assuming frightening proportions in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan and the worst hit are the rural youth, whose addiction is tearing apart families and sending crime in the villages and small towns skyrocketing. There are no significant drug-rehabilitation centres in the district to help the victims, complain activists. A ground report.

Drug abuse is assuming frightening proportions in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan and the worst hit are the rural youth, whose addiction is tearing apart families and sending crime in the villages and small towns skyrocketing. There are no significant drug-rehabilitation centres in the district to help the victims, complain activists. A ground report.

A principal in rural Rajasthan teams up with a psychiatrist in Singapore to spread awareness on mental health
A principal in rural Rajasthan teams up with a psychiatrist in Singapore to spread awareness on mental health

By Amarpal Singh Verma

The principal of a private school in a small town in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, is not only working for the cause of education, but is also a leading participant in a movement to spread awareness about mental health awareness amongst rural inhabitants in Rajasthan as well as Haryana and Punjab.

The principal of a private school in a small town in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan, is not only working for the cause of education, but is also a leading participant in a movement to spread awareness about mental health awareness amongst rural inhabitants in Rajasthan as well as Haryana and Punjab.

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