By Nidhi Jamwal
Like our childhood, basant seems to belong to a bygone era. Now in just a couple of days the mercury jumps many degrees and the harsh Indian summer is upon us. From rajai and no-fan nights, we go straight into air conditioned rooms. And, more worryingly, the rising heat and disappearing spring is a direct threat to our granaries.
Like our childhood, basant seems to belong to a bygone era. Now in just a couple of days the mercury jumps many degrees and the harsh Indian summer is upon us. From rajai and no-fan nights, we go straight into air conditioned rooms. And, more worryingly, the rising heat and disappearing spring is a direct threat to our granaries.
By Mudassir Kuloo
A centuries-old tradition of local communities taking a day off from work to weed and desilt the Panzath Nag in South Kashmir, keeps the water body vibrant and clean. It is believed the 500 springs lie within a radius of 1.5 kilometres from Panzath village where this annual festival is held.
A centuries-old tradition of local communities taking a day off from work to weed and desilt the Panzath Nag in South Kashmir, keeps the water body vibrant and clean. It is believed the 500 springs lie within a radius of 1.5 kilometres from Panzath village where this annual festival is held.
By Nidhi Jamwal
हमारे बचपन की तरह बसंत भी अब किसी गुजरे जमाने की बात लगने लगा है। महज दो दिनों में पारा कई डिग्री उछल जाता है और चिलचिलाती गर्मी समय से काफी पहले हमारे सिर पर आ धमकती है। रजाई और बिना पंखे वाली रातों से हम सीधे एसी वाले कमरों में आ जाते हैं। लेकिन सबसे ज्यादा चिंता की बात तो यह है कि बढ़ती गर्मी और गायब होता वसंत हमारे अन्न भंडारों के लिए सीधा खतरा है।
हमारे बचपन की तरह बसंत भी अब किसी गुजरे जमाने की बात लगने लगा है। महज दो दिनों में पारा कई डिग्री उछल जाता है और चिलचिलाती गर्मी समय से काफी पहले हमारे सिर पर आ धमकती है। रजाई और बिना पंखे वाली रातों से हम सीधे एसी वाले कमरों में आ जाते हैं। लेकिन सबसे ज्यादा चिंता की बात तो यह है कि बढ़ती गर्मी और गायब होता वसंत हमारे अन्न भंडारों के लिए सीधा खतरा है।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Imbibed with the themes of gender, agriculture and folk music, Phool Dei is a harvest festival in Uttarakhand. Its rituals are such that they revolve around the equilibrium between human development and environment. More details here.
Imbibed with the themes of gender, agriculture and folk music, Phool Dei is a harvest festival in Uttarakhand. Its rituals are such that they revolve around the equilibrium between human development and environment. More details here.
By Mithilesh Dhar
लगभग 13 साल के अथक प्रयासों के बाद आखिरकार वैज्ञानिकों की एक टीम ने गेहूं का जीनोम बनाने में सफलता अर्जित कर ली है। खास बात यह भी है कि दुनियाभर के इन वैज्ञानिकों में 18 वैज्ञानिक भारत के हैं
लगभग 13 साल के अथक प्रयासों के बाद आखिरकार वैज्ञानिकों की एक टीम ने गेहूं का जीनोम बनाने में सफलता अर्जित कर ली है। खास बात यह भी है कि दुनियाभर के इन वैज्ञानिकों में 18 वैज्ञानिक भारत के हैं
By गाँव कनेक्शन
To mark the advent of spring and Holi, tribal communities in Chhattisgarh joyfully welcome spring with colours they have made from palash flowers in the age-old tradition.
To mark the advent of spring and Holi, tribal communities in Chhattisgarh joyfully welcome spring with colours they have made from palash flowers in the age-old tradition.
By Arun Singh
For the past twenty years, Lakshman Singh Rajgond has made the under-resourced village of Bilhata, located deep in the forests of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, his home and his karmbhoomi.
For the past twenty years, Lakshman Singh Rajgond has made the under-resourced village of Bilhata, located deep in the forests of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, his home and his karmbhoomi.
By Shikha Jamwal
Winter and spring in Dogra households in Jammu are incomplete without the smokey 'kimb' chaat. Kimb is a citrus fruit that is locally grown there. The sweet mitthe chol adds to celebrations in Dogra weddings and festivals.
Winter and spring in Dogra households in Jammu are incomplete without the smokey 'kimb' chaat. Kimb is a citrus fruit that is locally grown there. The sweet mitthe chol adds to celebrations in Dogra weddings and festivals.
By Sumit Yadav
A women-led self help group in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, prepares colours extracted from fruits, vegetables and flowers to sell as gulal for Holi that is round the corner.
A women-led self help group in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, prepares colours extracted from fruits, vegetables and flowers to sell as gulal for Holi that is round the corner.
By Gaon Connection
This year the cherry farmers in Jammu & Kashmir, India’s topmost cherry producing province, have suffered heavy losses due to above normal rainfall and hail storms in April and May. Orchard owners claim to have lost more than half of their fruit harvest. A ground report from a ‘cherry village’ near Srinagar.
This year the cherry farmers in Jammu & Kashmir, India’s topmost cherry producing province, have suffered heavy losses due to above normal rainfall and hail storms in April and May. Orchard owners claim to have lost more than half of their fruit harvest. A ground report from a ‘cherry village’ near Srinagar.