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।
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.
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.
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.
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.