By Shivani Gupta
Rescuing snakes is not an easy job. How are these rescues carried out? How dangerous can they get? Meet some volunteers of a non-profit Paryavarnam, who rescue snakes and thereby also save human lives.
Rescuing snakes is not an easy job. How are these rescues carried out? How dangerous can they get? Meet some volunteers of a non-profit Paryavarnam, who rescue snakes and thereby also save human lives.
By Shivani Gupta
Vengeful snakes, snakes that drink milk, cobras with a gemstone in their hoods… There is no dearth of myths associated with snakes in a country that reports about 58,000 snakebite deaths each year. Experts bust some myths in an interview with Gaon Connection.
Vengeful snakes, snakes that drink milk, cobras with a gemstone in their hoods… There is no dearth of myths associated with snakes in a country that reports about 58,000 snakebite deaths each year. Experts bust some myths in an interview with Gaon Connection.
By Mithilesh Dhar
By Garima Bhatia
Watching birds is an easy way to get children outdoors, whether it is to a neighbourhood lake or park, or in the school campus.
Watching birds is an easy way to get children outdoors, whether it is to a neighbourhood lake or park, or in the school campus.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Women from the villages near the mangroves of the Sundarbans brave crocodiles, snakes and even tigers to collect wild tiger prawn seedlings, which fetch them Rs 100 a day. Their menfolk have migrated to other states.
Women from the villages near the mangroves of the Sundarbans brave crocodiles, snakes and even tigers to collect wild tiger prawn seedlings, which fetch them Rs 100 a day. Their menfolk have migrated to other states.
By Chandraprakash Pathak
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.
The Kalbelia community has its own traditional craft in which the gudari work or quilting is done on recycled pieces of fabric using vibrant coloured threads like acrylic wool yarns, silk and mirrors. The Kalbelia Craft Revival Project is trying to revive this art and support the livelihoods of its artists who are forced to work as daily wage labourers.
By Nidhi Jamwal
The eco-sensitive hill station in Maharashtra has no pucca roads and vehicles are a strict no-no. The only sound is that of birds in the daytime, and crickets at night. Or, perhaps the pitter-patter of raindrops on the window panes and on the red-tiled roofs of cottages. Matheran is a perfect getaway from the high-on-steroid urban lifestyles.
The eco-sensitive hill station in Maharashtra has no pucca roads and vehicles are a strict no-no. The only sound is that of birds in the daytime, and crickets at night. Or, perhaps the pitter-patter of raindrops on the window panes and on the red-tiled roofs of cottages. Matheran is a perfect getaway from the high-on-steroid urban lifestyles.
By Anwesha Ambaly
Tari village faced acute water shortage in the summer season affecting farming activities. Water-borne diseases were widespread. Its women decided to clean up the village pond, and now the village has sufficient water for drinking and farming purposes.
Tari village faced acute water shortage in the summer season affecting farming activities. Water-borne diseases were widespread. Its women decided to clean up the village pond, and now the village has sufficient water for drinking and farming purposes.
By Satish Malviya
Nandurbar is amongst Maharashtra’s least developed districts. A large chunk of the tribal population migrates seasonally to work as cane cutters. The children are left behind in the villages, in the care of Jeevan Shalas, where teachers educate them and take care of their other needs. Gaon Connection travelled to remote tribal villages and met teachers who are the lifeline of these Jeevan Shalas.
Nandurbar is amongst Maharashtra’s least developed districts. A large chunk of the tribal population migrates seasonally to work as cane cutters. The children are left behind in the villages, in the care of Jeevan Shalas, where teachers educate them and take care of their other needs. Gaon Connection travelled to remote tribal villages and met teachers who are the lifeline of these Jeevan Shalas.