A recently launched app called GraamHaat is facilitating women farmers in Rajasthan and parts of Bundelkhand to take better care of their livestock, and buy and sell the animals in a safe environment.

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

Farmers in Unnao district wait days on end to get one sack of fertiliser per Aadhaar card from the government co-operative stores, and sometimes not even that, forcing them to buy from private agencies paying a lot more money. Farmers need fertiliser to sow their rabi crops.

Sunil Tudu owned 1.5 bigha land and led a life of poverty till he bought two goats. The tribal farmer now owns a goat farm, and traders from as far as Jharkhand buy the livestock from him.

Sunil Tudu owned 1.5 bigha land and led a life of poverty till he bought two goats. The tribal farmer now owns a goat farm, and traders from as far as Jharkhand buy the livestock from him.

Masrat Jan from a village in Anantnag, Kashmir, runs Khanday Dairy Farm which sells milk worth Rs one lakh per month, apart from supplying tonnes of manure to apple orchard owners.

Masrat Jan from a village in Anantnag, Kashmir, runs Khanday Dairy Farm which sells milk worth Rs one lakh per month, apart from supplying tonnes of manure to apple orchard owners.

The director-cum-teacher at a private school in Balotra has spent Rs 16 lakh from his earnings to finance a minibus for students who come to study at the school from far flung villages. Introduction of the school bus has led to a jump in enrolments.

Open up your hearts to regional cuisine, use Diwali as an occasion to learn more about traditional recipes and try making few in your kitchens