By गाँव कनेक्शन
By Gurvinder Singh
Bainchi village is the hub of lotus farming in West Bengal due to the presence of several water bodies. Farmers take ponds on lease to grow lotus whose demand is very high in the festival season of Durga Puja and Diwali. But sudden heavy rainfall has washed away the flowers leaving the farmers in high debt.
Bainchi village is the hub of lotus farming in West Bengal due to the presence of several water bodies. Farmers take ponds on lease to grow lotus whose demand is very high in the festival season of Durga Puja and Diwali. But sudden heavy rainfall has washed away the flowers leaving the farmers in high debt.
By Manoj Choudhary
A group of rural women from Jharkhand run their catering business cooking tribal delicacies such as simjeel peetha, marhva laddu, hav chatni and rokoj to popularise their healthy cuisine and earn a living.
A group of rural women from Jharkhand run their catering business cooking tribal delicacies such as simjeel peetha, marhva laddu, hav chatni and rokoj to popularise their healthy cuisine and earn a living.
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 Sanjit Bharti
Aalta Patra is offered to the Sun God during Chhath Puja. There are communities in Bihar that have been traditionally making these flat and papad-like offerings.
Aalta Patra is offered to the Sun God during Chhath Puja. There are communities in Bihar that have been traditionally making these flat and papad-like offerings.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The rational behind the survey exercise is to provide data for enabling support for various agricultural activities such as assessing total area under cultivation, damage from natural calamities and disease attacks and agro-met services across the country.
The rational behind the survey exercise is to provide data for enabling support for various agricultural activities such as assessing total area under cultivation, damage from natural calamities and disease attacks and agro-met services across the country.
By Diti Bajpai
For the benefit of the dairy farmers in the country, the production of milk products has been emphasized. Earlier, these farmers would sell the milk to the dairy, but now they process it and sell milk products like paneer, rasgullas and kalakand, directly to the market
For the benefit of the dairy farmers in the country, the production of milk products has been emphasized. Earlier, these farmers would sell the milk to the dairy, but now they process it and sell milk products like paneer, rasgullas and kalakand, directly to the market
By Sumit Yadav
Having returned to his village in the aftermath of the lockdown which was imposed to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in India, Mukesh Kumar decided to set up a small workshop to produce colours used in the Holi festival. Two years down the line, he owns his small business which also provides employment to almost a dozen of workers.
Having returned to his village in the aftermath of the lockdown which was imposed to contain the outbreak of COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic in India, Mukesh Kumar decided to set up a small workshop to produce colours used in the Holi festival. Two years down the line, he owns his small business which also provides employment to almost a dozen of workers.
By Ashis Senapati
The summer ramleela celebrations in Odisha are back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. This month-long revelry is a source of income for women self-help groups who tailor costumes for the artists who perform the Ramayan epic on an open air stage. A report from the villages of Jajpur where the summer ramleela is underway.
The summer ramleela celebrations in Odisha are back after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. This month-long revelry is a source of income for women self-help groups who tailor costumes for the artists who perform the Ramayan epic on an open air stage. A report from the villages of Jajpur where the summer ramleela is underway.
By Satish Malviya
Loss of market to an infrastructure project, reduced demand for wooden toys and no banks to provide the much needed credit to revive their traditional craft, the artisans known for their wooden toys are facing stiff challenges on multiple fronts. But with the state government's assurance to support their craft and a pinch of innovation leading to a slight rise in sales is encouraging these artisans to hang on. Details here.
Loss of market to an infrastructure project, reduced demand for wooden toys and no banks to provide the much needed credit to revive their traditional craft, the artisans known for their wooden toys are facing stiff challenges on multiple fronts. But with the state government's assurance to support their craft and a pinch of innovation leading to a slight rise in sales is encouraging these artisans to hang on. Details here.