By Shivani Gupta
Bundeli Rai is the traditional folk dance of Bundelkhand. Rai means mustard seed. The way mustard seed swings around in the saucer, the dancers also dance likewise on the beats of traditional musical instruments of Nagadiya, Dholak, Jheeka, and Ramtoola. This traditional folk dance was fading away when the Jhansi administration stepped in to revive the culture, also support the livelihood of dancers and singers.
Bundeli Rai is the traditional folk dance of Bundelkhand. Rai means mustard seed. The way mustard seed swings around in the saucer, the dancers also dance likewise on the beats of traditional musical instruments of Nagadiya, Dholak, Jheeka, and Ramtoola. This traditional folk dance was fading away when the Jhansi administration stepped in to revive the culture, also support the livelihood of dancers and singers.
By Shivani Gupta
Chiteri art, the traditional folk art of Bundelkhand, executed on the walls of homes where a wedding is to take place is struggling to survive. The Jhansi administration is trying hard to revive and promote the 16th Century art form.
Chiteri art, the traditional folk art of Bundelkhand, executed on the walls of homes where a wedding is to take place is struggling to survive. The Jhansi administration is trying hard to revive and promote the 16th Century art form.
By Gaon Connection
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By Shivani Gupta
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
Strawberry farming is bringing profits to farmers in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. A number of farmers in the drought-prone Bundelkhand region have switched from their traditional crops of wheat and oilseeds to strawberries. They have the potential to earn Rs 600,000 an acre from the fruit.
By Shivani Gupta
Every summer, Bundelkhand reels in the heat and the region's women walk long distances in search of water. Under the central government's Har Ghar Jal scheme of Jal Jeevan Mission, villages in this drought-prone region of Uttar Pradesh have been connected with water pipelines and taps installed in rural households, but there is no water in them. As part of its Paani Yatra series, Gaon Connection explores why the taps run dry here.
Every summer, Bundelkhand reels in the heat and the region's women walk long distances in search of water. Under the central government's Har Ghar Jal scheme of Jal Jeevan Mission, villages in this drought-prone region of Uttar Pradesh have been connected with water pipelines and taps installed in rural households, but there is no water in them. As part of its Paani Yatra series, Gaon Connection explores why the taps run dry here.
By Gaon Connection
Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
By Ravleen Kaur
Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
Andhra Pradesh’s community managed natural farming project is a gamechanger that covers 850,000 farmers who grow multiple crops on small landholdings without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
By Gaon Connection
बुंदेलखंड का जिक्र आते ही आपके दिमाग में सूखी जमीन, गर्म हवाओं का खयाल होता होगा, लेकिन अगर कोई आपसे ये कहे कि यहां पर स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती हो रही है, तो शायद आपको यकीन न हो, लेकिन सूखे बुंदेलखंड में न केवल स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती होती हो रही है, बल्कि किसानों की प्रति एकड़ 6 लाख रुपए तक की कमाई भी हो रही है।
बुंदेलखंड का जिक्र आते ही आपके दिमाग में सूखी जमीन, गर्म हवाओं का खयाल होता होगा, लेकिन अगर कोई आपसे ये कहे कि यहां पर स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती हो रही है, तो शायद आपको यकीन न हो, लेकिन सूखे बुंदेलखंड में न केवल स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती होती हो रही है, बल्कि किसानों की प्रति एकड़ 6 लाख रुपए तक की कमाई भी हो रही है।
By Shivani Gupta
बुंदेलखंड का जिक्र आते ही आपके दिमाग में सूखी जमीन, गर्म हवाओं का खयाल होता होगा, लेकिन अगर कोई आपसे ये कहे कि यहां पर स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती हो रही है, तो शायद आपको यकीन न हो, लेकिन सूखे बुंदेलखंड में न केवल स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती होती हो रही है, बल्कि किसानों की प्रति एकड़ 6 लाख रुपए तक की कमाई भी हो रही है।
बुंदेलखंड का जिक्र आते ही आपके दिमाग में सूखी जमीन, गर्म हवाओं का खयाल होता होगा, लेकिन अगर कोई आपसे ये कहे कि यहां पर स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती हो रही है, तो शायद आपको यकीन न हो, लेकिन सूखे बुंदेलखंड में न केवल स्ट्रॉबेरी की खेती होती हो रही है, बल्कि किसानों की प्रति एकड़ 6 लाख रुपए तक की कमाई भी हो रही है।
By Pratyaksh Srivastava
Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war footing to provide the promised tap water connections in every household of the seven districts of the rain-deficient Bundelkhand region by this Diwali.
Uttar Pradesh government is working on a war footing to provide the promised tap water connections in every household of the seven districts of the rain-deficient Bundelkhand region by this Diwali.