Living life on the borderline
Living life on the borderline

By Kuldeep Chhangani

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.

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.

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.

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.

Photo Essay: When A School Is An Architectural Marvel
Photo Essay: When A School Is An Architectural Marvel

By Kuldeep Chhangani

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

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

Meet Jaisalmer’s police constable whose viral videos of battling fire are doing the rounds
Meet Jaisalmer’s police constable whose viral videos of battling fire are doing the rounds

By Kuldeep Chhangani

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.

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.

A cool school in the Thar desert provides free education to rural girls
A cool school in the Thar desert provides free education to rural girls

By Kuldeep Chhangani

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.

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.

राजस्थान में ग्रामीण चरवाहे कर रहें गोडावण पक्षी के संरक्षण में मदद
राजस्थान में ग्रामीण चरवाहे कर रहें गोडावण पक्षी के संरक्षण में मदद

By Kamal Singh Sultana

राजस्थान के जैसलमेर में पशुपालक, गोडावण (ग्रेट इंडियन बस्टर्ड) के संरक्षण के प्रयासों में योगदान दे रहे हैं। गोडावण पक्षी विलुप्ति के कगार पर पहुंच गए हैं, जिनकी संख्या 150 से भी कम है।

राजस्थान के जैसलमेर में पशुपालक, गोडावण (ग्रेट इंडियन बस्टर्ड) के संरक्षण के प्रयासों में योगदान दे रहे हैं। गोडावण पक्षी विलुप्ति के कगार पर पहुंच गए हैं, जिनकी संख्या 150 से भी कम है।

In these villages in Jaisalmer, every house has a traditional 'beri' to collect rainwater
In these villages in Jaisalmer, every house has a traditional 'beri' to collect rainwater

By Kuldeep Chhangani

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.

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.

Cattle rearers in Rajasthan help conserve critically endangered Great Indian bustard
Cattle rearers in Rajasthan help conserve critically endangered Great Indian bustard

By Kamal Singh Sultana

Guided by wildlife experts, cattle rearers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer are contributing efforts to conserve the Great Indian bustard — a critically endangered bird species which is on the verge of extinction with less than 150 birds remaining.

Guided by wildlife experts, cattle rearers in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer are contributing efforts to conserve the Great Indian bustard — a critically endangered bird species which is on the verge of extinction with less than 150 birds remaining.

ढाई साल बाद 10 सितंबर को भारत आएगी पाकिस्तानी दुल्हन, पति ने वीजा के लिए सरकार से लेकर सोशल मीडिया तक लगाई थी गुहार
ढाई साल बाद 10 सितंबर को भारत आएगी पाकिस्तानी दुल्हन, पति ने वीजा के लिए सरकार से लेकर सोशल मीडिया तक लगाई थी गुहार

By Madhav Sharma

जनवरी 2019 में भारत से तीन बारातें पाकिस्तान के सिंध गई थीं। लेकिन पुलवामा हमले के बाद तीनों दूल्हे बिना दुल्हन ही अप्रैल में वापस आ गए थे। लंबी मशक्कत के बाद 2 दुल्हनें मार्च 2021 में भारत आ गईं थी, लेकिन विक्रम की दुल्हन का वीजा ब्लैक लिस्ट हो गया था। अब ढाई साल बाद विक्रम की लंबी जद्दोजहद के बाद उनकी दुल्हन को वीजा मिला है।

जनवरी 2019 में भारत से तीन बारातें पाकिस्तान के सिंध गई थीं। लेकिन पुलवामा हमले के बाद तीनों दूल्हे बिना दुल्हन ही अप्रैल में वापस आ गए थे। लंबी मशक्कत के बाद 2 दुल्हनें मार्च 2021 में भारत आ गईं थी, लेकिन विक्रम की दुल्हन का वीजा ब्लैक लिस्ट हो गया था। अब ढाई साल बाद विक्रम की लंबी जद्दोजहद के बाद उनकी दुल्हन को वीजा मिला है।

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