By Moinuddin Chishty
By Ashis Senapati
Around 70 women in Odisha’s Keonjhar district are keeping the ancient papier-mache craft alive by utilising paper waste. These collective efforts have also resulted in these women eking out their livelihoods as the products they make are highly marketable.
Around 70 women in Odisha’s Keonjhar district are keeping the ancient papier-mache craft alive by utilising paper waste. These collective efforts have also resulted in these women eking out their livelihoods as the products they make are highly marketable.
By Arun Singh
The mood is festive in large tracts of forests and lands central India as adivasi communities gather the mahua flowers, that not just spread their heady fragrance but also smiles as a bountiful harvest means prosperity to the tribal people who depend on the flower for their livelihoods and their wellness. A Gaon Connection ground report from the villages of Madhya Pradesh.
The mood is festive in large tracts of forests and lands central India as adivasi communities gather the mahua flowers, that not just spread their heady fragrance but also smiles as a bountiful harvest means prosperity to the tribal people who depend on the flower for their livelihoods and their wellness. A Gaon Connection ground report from the villages of Madhya Pradesh.
By Ashis Senapati
Owing to the sheer abundance of its presence in Indian kitchens, the humble-looking bottle gourd is seldom taken seriously. However, the vegetable known for its bland gustatory appeal, is a vital source of livelihood for the tribal Tumba artists in Odisha. They make intricate decorative products by drying, carving and painting these vegetables.
Owing to the sheer abundance of its presence in Indian kitchens, the humble-looking bottle gourd is seldom taken seriously. However, the vegetable known for its bland gustatory appeal, is a vital source of livelihood for the tribal Tumba artists in Odisha. They make intricate decorative products by drying, carving and painting these vegetables.
By Gaon Connection
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
By Ambika Tripathi
A school teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district is not limited to teaching craft to his students. He also teaches rural women and female inmates in the prison to make decorative pieces out of waste materials. This helps them earn a living.
A school teacher in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti district is not limited to teaching craft to his students. He also teaches rural women and female inmates in the prison to make decorative pieces out of waste materials. This helps them earn a living.
By Ashis Senapati
Tribal women from the Debakumar village of Balasore in Odisha, turn to the eco-friendly Sabai grass to make handicrafts, that is helping them earn a livelihood. Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society provides skill up-gradation training to these women.
Tribal women from the Debakumar village of Balasore in Odisha, turn to the eco-friendly Sabai grass to make handicrafts, that is helping them earn a livelihood. Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society provides skill up-gradation training to these women.
By Ashis Senapati
Kamala Moharana is part of a women self-help group in a small village in Kendrapara district in Odisha that skillfully converts discarded milk pouches, cigarette packets, gutkha wrapper into beautiful craft. This gives them a livelihood and cleans up the surroundings of their village too.
Kamala Moharana is part of a women self-help group in a small village in Kendrapara district in Odisha that skillfully converts discarded milk pouches, cigarette packets, gutkha wrapper into beautiful craft. This gives them a livelihood and cleans up the surroundings of their village too.
By Ankit Rathore
The government’s initiative to provide Varanasi’s potters with motor-run wheels is being lauded by the artisans who now have better technology to meet the surge in demand for earthen lamps in the Diwali festival. Potters claim their production has doubled since they switched to using bijli wali chaak.
The government’s initiative to provide Varanasi’s potters with motor-run wheels is being lauded by the artisans who now have better technology to meet the surge in demand for earthen lamps in the Diwali festival. Potters claim their production has doubled since they switched to using bijli wali chaak.