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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 Pawan Kumar Mishra
A primary school teacher in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh recalls an incident that is forever tied up with the memory of the festival of colours.
A primary school teacher in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh recalls an incident that is forever tied up with the memory of the festival of colours.
By Ankit Rathore
Like a host of other art forms in the country that have dwindled and disappeared over the years, the Gulabi Meenakari art form in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, was also petering out. But, a GI tag, and encouragement from the government in promoting it, has given it a shot in the arm. Many women are earning a livelihood as they are being trained in it.
Like a host of other art forms in the country that have dwindled and disappeared over the years, the Gulabi Meenakari art form in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, was also petering out. But, a GI tag, and encouragement from the government in promoting it, has given it a shot in the arm. Many women are earning a livelihood as they are being trained in it.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit of those who inhabit that world. As the year ends, I look back at some of the encounters I have had and will cherish forever.
For me, Gaon Connection has brought the invisible world into the light and I have learnt about the indomitable spirit of those who inhabit that world. As the year ends, I look back at some of the encounters I have had and will cherish forever.
By Arvind Shukla
Harmful effects of pesticides on crops: Dr Surendra Dalal, who had been an Agriculture Development Officer, started an initiative in Haryana towards the beginning of the century to educate farmers about insects and named it Keet Saksharta Mission
Harmful effects of pesticides on crops: Dr Surendra Dalal, who had been an Agriculture Development Officer, started an initiative in Haryana towards the beginning of the century to educate farmers about insects and named it Keet Saksharta Mission
By Chachi Chiriya
Winters are when you unpack your binoculars and step out to spot birds. Here are some birdwatching tips for our young readers. Happy Birding!
Winters are when you unpack your binoculars and step out to spot birds. Here are some birdwatching tips for our young readers. Happy Birding!
By Seema Kaintura
Humble but fresh ingredients form the basis of rich Indian culinary tradition, where every dish evolved, has a specific purpose, place and accompaniment. This Diwali try these traditional recipes
Humble but fresh ingredients form the basis of rich Indian culinary tradition, where every dish evolved, has a specific purpose, place and accompaniment. This Diwali try these traditional recipes
By Aishwarya Tripathi
Under the Central government’s NIPUN Bharat initiative, primary school teachers in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, are being trained to adopt a scientific pedagogy and improve a child’s ability to read and recognize language alphabets, and solve simple mathematical problems.
Under the Central government’s NIPUN Bharat initiative, primary school teachers in Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh, are being trained to adopt a scientific pedagogy and improve a child’s ability to read and recognize language alphabets, and solve simple mathematical problems.
By Abhishek Verma
Memory pillars are erected on the occasion of the death of a person. It is an age-old tradition going back 3,000 years or more of the Maria and Gond tribes inhabiting Bastar and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.
Memory pillars are erected on the occasion of the death of a person. It is an age-old tradition going back 3,000 years or more of the Maria and Gond tribes inhabiting Bastar and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.