By Rajesh Khandelwal
A charitable canteen run by Swati Shringi in Kota, Rajasthan is filling the hearts and stomachs of people who get a nutritious meal there for Rs 5.
A charitable canteen run by Swati Shringi in Kota, Rajasthan is filling the hearts and stomachs of people who get a nutritious meal there for Rs 5.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Ayodhya Kumari Gaur is 80 years old and a teacher who wants to ensure every child has access to education, unlike herself who learnt to read and write only when she was 15 years old. Despite long gaps, several unsuccessful attempts at passing exams and the duties of a mother and wife, she completed her B.Ed when she was 47 years old. Since 2001, she is running her own school in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
Ayodhya Kumari Gaur is 80 years old and a teacher who wants to ensure every child has access to education, unlike herself who learnt to read and write only when she was 15 years old. Despite long gaps, several unsuccessful attempts at passing exams and the duties of a mother and wife, she completed her B.Ed when she was 47 years old. Since 2001, she is running her own school in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Most of what my Hindi teacher taught me, fifty years ago, I forgot along the way. But, now, Mrs Sashi Goela’s gentle insistence that I pay more attention to the language all those years ago, is paying rich dividends.
Most of what my Hindi teacher taught me, fifty years ago, I forgot along the way. But, now, Mrs Sashi Goela’s gentle insistence that I pay more attention to the language all those years ago, is paying rich dividends.
By Rajesh Khandelwal
A young farmer in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, is smiling all the way to the market. He has cultivated a bountiful crop of Red Lady papaya, also known as the Taiwanese papaya, which is proving to be a profitable venture.
A young farmer in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, is smiling all the way to the market. He has cultivated a bountiful crop of Red Lady papaya, also known as the Taiwanese papaya, which is proving to be a profitable venture.
By Brijendra Dubey
Premveer Singh went from door to door, practically begging the parents to enrol their wards at the government school in Khoradinh village. Gradually, he and fellow school teachers built bridges of trust with the parents and the admissions began to go up. The school now has 315 students of which 25% are tribal children.
Premveer Singh went from door to door, practically begging the parents to enrol their wards at the government school in Khoradinh village. Gradually, he and fellow school teachers built bridges of trust with the parents and the admissions began to go up. The school now has 315 students of which 25% are tribal children.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Deepti Dixit single handedly manages 90 children, in class 1 to 5, of a primary government school in Dhanras village in Chhattisgarh. But rather than getting bogged down by the situation, she has introduced innovative methods of teaching the rural kids, and is also training local women in stitching and sewing. Dixit aims to bring the government school up to par with the education quality and resources of private schools.
Deepti Dixit single handedly manages 90 children, in class 1 to 5, of a primary government school in Dhanras village in Chhattisgarh. But rather than getting bogged down by the situation, she has introduced innovative methods of teaching the rural kids, and is also training local women in stitching and sewing. Dixit aims to bring the government school up to par with the education quality and resources of private schools.
By Gaon Connection
The groundwork to set up the Arogya Millets Producer Company Limited (an FPO) was initiated in 2014-15, when a baseline data of 500 farmers was collected, along with details of their landholdings, the crops grown and their income.
The groundwork to set up the Arogya Millets Producer Company Limited (an FPO) was initiated in 2014-15, when a baseline data of 500 farmers was collected, along with details of their landholdings, the crops grown and their income.
By Udaya Kumar
The groundwork to set up the Arogya Millets Producer Company Limited (an FPO) was initiated in 2014-15, when a baseline data of 500 farmers was collected, along with details of their landholdings, the crops grown and their income.
The groundwork to set up the Arogya Millets Producer Company Limited (an FPO) was initiated in 2014-15, when a baseline data of 500 farmers was collected, along with details of their landholdings, the crops grown and their income.
By Neelesh Misra
Son of a farmer, Manoj says buying vegetables helps him connect with the outside world and that keeps him rooted. He dislikes attending parties and social gatherings because he is too lazy to decide what clothes to wear, he says. He is someone who, in his own words, likes to keep it simple. He loves to laugh at himself, he cries. In a nutshell, he is as real as one can get
Son of a farmer, Manoj says buying vegetables helps him connect with the outside world and that keeps him rooted. He dislikes attending parties and social gatherings because he is too lazy to decide what clothes to wear, he says. He is someone who, in his own words, likes to keep it simple. He loves to laugh at himself, he cries. In a nutshell, he is as real as one can get