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Scrolling social media isn't always a waste — it inspired Swati Shringi to set up a canteen that feeds the poor for Rs 5 per plate
Scrolling social media isn't always a waste — it inspired Swati Shringi to set up a canteen that feeds the poor for Rs 5 per plate

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.

Neelesh Misra set to launch the '10000 Creators Project' from Bastar in Chhattisgarh
Neelesh Misra set to launch the '10000 Creators Project' from Bastar in Chhattisgarh

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The 'Ten Thousand Creators Project' is an endeavour to establish a market which connects rural creators with an audience which is interested in the authentic and rooted products crafted by them. The launch event of the project is about to commence in Chhattisgarh's Bastar and will be attended by the state chief minister Bhupesh Singh Baghel. The event will also involve the signing of an MoU with the Slow Products Pvt Ltd and the Bastar district administration.

The 'Ten Thousand Creators Project' is an endeavour to establish a market which connects rural creators with an audience which is interested in the authentic and rooted products crafted by them. The launch event of the project is about to commence in Chhattisgarh's Bastar and will be attended by the state chief minister Bhupesh Singh Baghel. The event will also involve the signing of an MoU with the Slow Products Pvt Ltd and the Bastar district administration.

WATCH: Neelesh Misra's '10000 Creators Project' kicks off in Chhattisgarh, MoU signed with Bastar district admin
WATCH: Neelesh Misra's '10000 Creators Project' kicks off in Chhattisgarh, MoU signed with Bastar district admin

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The project, which seeks to connect rural artisans, craftspersons and other creative artists with the urban markets, was launched in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Singh Baghel and Bastar District Magistrate Rajat Bansal. Details here.

The project, which seeks to connect rural artisans, craftspersons and other creative artists with the urban markets, was launched in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupesh Singh Baghel and Bastar District Magistrate Rajat Bansal. Details here.

Teacher’s Diary: “I stitched together cement bags to use as durries in the classroom”
Teacher’s Diary: “I stitched together cement bags to use as durries in the classroom”

By Neetu Singh

Neetu Singh recalls her difficult 20-year-old journey as a teacher since she came to Bharthua village in Aligarh, UP, as a young bride. From teaching 115 children single handedly to stitching together cement bags to use as durries in the classroom, she is struggling to keep alive a legacy of her father-in-law who set up Jaybal Vidyalaya in 1995 in Bharthua village that had no school before that.

Neetu Singh recalls her difficult 20-year-old journey as a teacher since she came to Bharthua village in Aligarh, UP, as a young bride. From teaching 115 children single handedly to stitching together cement bags to use as durries in the classroom, she is struggling to keep alive a legacy of her father-in-law who set up Jaybal Vidyalaya in 1995 in Bharthua village that had no school before that.

Poachers Nabbed; Bengal-Eagle Owls Saved from Being Sacrificed Before Diwali
Poachers Nabbed; Bengal-Eagle Owls Saved from Being Sacrificed Before Diwali

By गाँव कनेक्शन

Owls meant to be sacrificed on Diwali, saved. Six poachers were arrested in a village in Valsad, Gujarat, for having two rare Bengal eagle-owls in their possession.

Owls meant to be sacrificed on Diwali, saved. Six poachers were arrested in a village in Valsad, Gujarat, for having two rare Bengal eagle-owls in their possession.

India’s First Elephant Hospital Completes Five Years
India’s First Elephant Hospital Completes Five Years

By गाँव कनेक्शन

The hospital, which is located in Mathura, has state-of-the-art equipment, including digital X-ray machines, dental X-ray machines, ultrasonography devices, and a dedicated indoor treatment enclosure for longer medical procedures.

The hospital, which is located in Mathura, has state-of-the-art equipment, including digital X-ray machines, dental X-ray machines, ultrasonography devices, and a dedicated indoor treatment enclosure for longer medical procedures.

From rag picking to reading — a retd school teacher in Jammu is transforming young lives
From rag picking to reading — a retd school teacher in Jammu is transforming young lives

By Mubashir Naik

Kanchan Sharma, a retired government school teacher in Jammu, provides free primary education to rag-picker children at her school Sangharsh Vidya Kendra. But will her 13-year-old school get a No Objection Certificate from the authorities to allow it to continue?

Kanchan Sharma, a retired government school teacher in Jammu, provides free primary education to rag-picker children at her school Sangharsh Vidya Kendra. But will her 13-year-old school get a No Objection Certificate from the authorities to allow it to continue?

A security guard who runs the Roofless School for children of daily wage workers
A security guard who runs the Roofless School for children of daily wage workers

By Komal Jadhav

In this school in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra that has no roof, a young teacher enables children of labourers to read and write. A black board hung on a neem tree since 2019, is his classroom.

In this school in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar in Maharashtra that has no roof, a young teacher enables children of labourers to read and write. A black board hung on a neem tree since 2019, is his classroom.

A non-profit helps displaced Baiga adivasis from the Kanha National Park, find stability
A non-profit helps displaced Baiga adivasis from the Kanha National Park, find stability

By Satish Malviya

Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.

Displaced from their forest homes inside the Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh, tribal inhabitants struggled for years to find a place to call their own. A group of 32 Baiga tribe families now live in Chichrangpur village in the buffer zone where a non-profit is training them in farming and other means of livelihood.

Bringing rural women back into the workforce
Bringing rural women back into the workforce

By Nihira

The estimated female labour force participation rate in India has plummeted to 19 per cent compared to 32 per cent in 2005. Interventions by the Good Business Lab, create a support system for rural women to help them enter the job market.

The estimated female labour force participation rate in India has plummeted to 19 per cent compared to 32 per cent in 2005. Interventions by the Good Business Lab, create a support system for rural women to help them enter the job market.

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