बिहार के मखाना को जीआई टैग तो मिला, लेकिन कीमतों में अचानक आई गिरावट से किसानों की बढ़ी मुश्किलें
बिहार के मखाना को जीआई टैग तो मिला, लेकिन कीमतों में अचानक आई गिरावट से किसानों की बढ़ी मुश्किलें

By Rahul Jha

तीन महीने पहले अगस्त 2022 में बिहार के मिथिलांचल क्षेत्र के मखानों को प्रतिष्ठित भौगोलिक संकेत (जीआई) टैग मिला था। लेकिन किसानों के लिए फिलहाल तो यह कोई खुशी की कोई बात नहीं रही। मखाना का बाजार गिर गया है और किसानों का हाल बेहाल है।

तीन महीने पहले अगस्त 2022 में बिहार के मिथिलांचल क्षेत्र के मखानों को प्रतिष्ठित भौगोलिक संकेत (जीआई) टैग मिला था। लेकिन किसानों के लिए फिलहाल तो यह कोई खुशी की कोई बात नहीं रही। मखाना का बाजार गिर गया है और किसानों का हाल बेहाल है।

The makhanas of Bihar get a GI tag, but a sudden price crash leaves the farmers in a fix
The makhanas of Bihar get a GI tag, but a sudden price crash leaves the farmers in a fix

By Rahul Jha

Three months ago, in August 2022, fox nuts from Mithilanchal region of Bihar earned the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag. But farmers have little to cheer as the makhana market has plummeted leaving farmers high and dry.

Three months ago, in August 2022, fox nuts from Mithilanchal region of Bihar earned the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag. But farmers have little to cheer as the makhana market has plummeted leaving farmers high and dry.

Pahun Padauna, Gulab Khas, Bauasin Bhog — Exploring Not So ‘Aam’ Varieties of Mangoes
Pahun Padauna, Gulab Khas, Bauasin Bhog — Exploring Not So ‘Aam’ Varieties of Mangoes

By Laraib Fatima Warsi

There couldn’t be a more horrifying travesty for a fruit as appetising as mango to be named after someone’s fart. But that’s not all. At Bihar’s Mithila Mango Festival, the unique varieties of mangoes on display have names that can drive you to your wit’s end! Read on.

There couldn’t be a more horrifying travesty for a fruit as appetising as mango to be named after someone’s fart. But that’s not all. At Bihar’s Mithila Mango Festival, the unique varieties of mangoes on display have names that can drive you to your wit’s end! Read on.

The Call of Chhath
The Call of Chhath

By दिति बाजपेई

Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.

Nothing takes one back to one’s childhood than a festival. Chhath Puja brings back memories of mothers, grandmothers, aunts and cousins bustling around preparing for the pujas, cooking and spreading joy and that special buzz.

Pandemic, poverty, recurring floods and human bondage in Bihar
Pandemic, poverty, recurring floods and human bondage in Bihar

By Rahul Jha

Bihar is India’s most flood-prone state and recurring floods, apart from displacing millions every year, also contribute to human trafficking as poor families spend several months in flood relief camps from where their children are lured into ‘jobs’. Gaon Connection met several such children and here is what they told us.

Bihar is India’s most flood-prone state and recurring floods, apart from displacing millions every year, also contribute to human trafficking as poor families spend several months in flood relief camps from where their children are lured into ‘jobs’. Gaon Connection met several such children and here is what they told us.

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