By Rahul Jha
Known as the most backward and poor district of Bihar, Kishanganj is coming out of the shadows as a library movement takes shape that holds great promise for the many underprivileged children. Saquib Ahmed’s Seemanchal Library Foundation has set up three rural libraries in the district that are daily visited by 200 children, many of whom have never been to school.
Known as the most backward and poor district of Bihar, Kishanganj is coming out of the shadows as a library movement takes shape that holds great promise for the many underprivileged children. Saquib Ahmed’s Seemanchal Library Foundation has set up three rural libraries in the district that are daily visited by 200 children, many of whom have never been to school.
By Prabhat Misra
Prakrati Mitra is a campaign which facilitates collaboration of organisations working for environment protection in ensuring that schools in Uttar Pradesh become ‘carbon neutral’. The efforts are aimed at neutralising the carbon emissions of the schools by planting trees and conserving energy.
Prakrati Mitra is a campaign which facilitates collaboration of organisations working for environment protection in ensuring that schools in Uttar Pradesh become ‘carbon neutral’. The efforts are aimed at neutralising the carbon emissions of the schools by planting trees and conserving energy.
By Gaon Connection
For the past six years, officers and jawans of the central armed police force, who have camped at Ulihati village in Jharkhand, are imparting education and providing career guidance to tribal children.
For the past six years, officers and jawans of the central armed police force, who have camped at Ulihati village in Jharkhand, are imparting education and providing career guidance to tribal children.
By Manoj Choudhary
For the past six years, officers and jawans of the central armed police force, who have camped at Ulihati village in Jharkhand, are imparting education and providing career guidance to tribal children.
For the past six years, officers and jawans of the central armed police force, who have camped at Ulihati village in Jharkhand, are imparting education and providing career guidance to tribal children.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Son of the soil, Birsa Munda, a revolutionary tribal leader of Jharkhand was born on November 15, 1875. Hailed as the ‘Father of the Earth’, his birthday is also celebrated as Jharkhand Foundation Day.
Son of the soil, Birsa Munda, a revolutionary tribal leader of Jharkhand was born on November 15, 1875. Hailed as the ‘Father of the Earth’, his birthday is also celebrated as Jharkhand Foundation Day.
By Manoj Choudhary
Led by Bhanuvati Devi, women in Nandpura village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan got all the six liquor shops in their village shut. Since October 2019, the village has been alcohol-shop-free. The families there now have more money to spend on the education and health of their children.
Led by Bhanuvati Devi, women in Nandpura village in Dholpur district of Rajasthan got all the six liquor shops in their village shut. Since October 2019, the village has been alcohol-shop-free. The families there now have more money to spend on the education and health of their children.
By Manish Hindavi
Manish Hindavi, who had studied in English medium institutions all through his student life, took up the challenge of teaching economics in Hindi when he joined a college in Basti, Uttar Pradesh. Along with teaching, Manish has been working on various social causes including distribution of sanitary pads and health awareness.
Manish Hindavi, who had studied in English medium institutions all through his student life, took up the challenge of teaching economics in Hindi when he joined a college in Basti, Uttar Pradesh. Along with teaching, Manish has been working on various social causes including distribution of sanitary pads and health awareness.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Left to market forces, the inhabitants of the bottom 100,000 villages do not and will not have the same opportunities as citizens born in urban India or even other villages. Not at a systemic, mass level at least
Left to market forces, the inhabitants of the bottom 100,000 villages do not and will not have the same opportunities as citizens born in urban India or even other villages. Not at a systemic, mass level at least
By Rajesh Khandelwal
A government school teacher in Alwar, Rajasthan, took it upon herself to teach self-defence to young girls so that they may never walk in fear. Asha Suman has so far taught self defence to more than 30,000 girls including 300 visually impaired and speech and hearing impaired ones, and women constables.
A government school teacher in Alwar, Rajasthan, took it upon herself to teach self-defence to young girls so that they may never walk in fear. Asha Suman has so far taught self defence to more than 30,000 girls including 300 visually impaired and speech and hearing impaired ones, and women constables.
By Anuradha Sharma
In West Bengal’s tea belt, a hearing impaired teacher is leading a silent crusade. Loknath Chhetri is creating opportunities for speech and hearing impaired children in remote villages at the Niswarth School for Deaf and Mute, the first English-medium school for the deaf in the Dooars region of North Bengal.
In West Bengal’s tea belt, a hearing impaired teacher is leading a silent crusade. Loknath Chhetri is creating opportunities for speech and hearing impaired children in remote villages at the Niswarth School for Deaf and Mute, the first English-medium school for the deaf in the Dooars region of North Bengal.