By Manoj Choudhary
While Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya, Sohrai Porab celebrates the return of the cattle to their village. Villagers in Jharkhand worship the cows by decorating them, lighting lamps, singing songs and offering pujas.
While Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya, Sohrai Porab celebrates the return of the cattle to their village. Villagers in Jharkhand worship the cows by decorating them, lighting lamps, singing songs and offering pujas.
By Virendra Singh
About 150 rural women in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district have come together to earn livelihoods from using cow dung to produce attractive eco-friendly products which are in high demand during the festive season. Details here.
About 150 rural women in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district have come together to earn livelihoods from using cow dung to produce attractive eco-friendly products which are in high demand during the festive season. Details here.
By Satish Malviya
Kuppu Swamy grew up watching his father and grandfather working with blocks of wood, from which would emerge beautiful idols. He is a Kallakurichi craftsman too. His wooden carvings range from a foot to four to five feet high idols of Gods.
Kuppu Swamy grew up watching his father and grandfather working with blocks of wood, from which would emerge beautiful idols. He is a Kallakurichi craftsman too. His wooden carvings range from a foot to four to five feet high idols of Gods.
By Megha Prakash
Eleven days of preparations lead to the Harela Festival where people pray to clay likenesses of gods and goddesses, and make them delicious offerings for peace, prosperity and abundance of food grains.
Eleven days of preparations lead to the Harela Festival where people pray to clay likenesses of gods and goddesses, and make them delicious offerings for peace, prosperity and abundance of food grains.
By Aishwarya Tripathi
The fishermen of Sonagar village in the Sundarbans leave for a fortnight-long voyage to the narrow creeks in the mangroves in the hope of a big catch. The preparations start 15 days earlier.
The fishermen of Sonagar village in the Sundarbans leave for a fortnight-long voyage to the narrow creeks in the mangroves in the hope of a big catch. The preparations start 15 days earlier.
By Madhu Sudan Chatterjee
In the Jangalmahal area of West Bengal, drums, songs and festivities carry on for two weeks as villagers send up prayers of gratitude for a bountiful harvest and the well-being of their cattle.
In the Jangalmahal area of West Bengal, drums, songs and festivities carry on for two weeks as villagers send up prayers of gratitude for a bountiful harvest and the well-being of their cattle.
By Arvind Shukla
Gurpreet Singh, who works as an engineer with Punjab Power Corporation in Mohali, has an interesting hobby. He transforms broken and reusable things into eye-catching showpieces by the process of upcycling – this simply means using these articles for a new purpose. In Gurpreet's home, flowers bloom in old shoes, plants thrive in old pipes and jars of ghee and refined oils. The whole house has been decked up with such curios
Gurpreet Singh, who works as an engineer with Punjab Power Corporation in Mohali, has an interesting hobby. He transforms broken and reusable things into eye-catching showpieces by the process of upcycling – this simply means using these articles for a new purpose. In Gurpreet's home, flowers bloom in old shoes, plants thrive in old pipes and jars of ghee and refined oils. The whole house has been decked up with such curios
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 Sweta Akundi
Aragonda village in Thavanampalle Mandal of Andhra Pradesh is famous for its mango varieties – Banganapalle, Neelam, Imampasand, Totapuri, Kalapadi. But a couple of decades ago, its farmers were known to grow paddy followed by sugarcane. What brought about this change?
Aragonda village in Thavanampalle Mandal of Andhra Pradesh is famous for its mango varieties – Banganapalle, Neelam, Imampasand, Totapuri, Kalapadi. But a couple of decades ago, its farmers were known to grow paddy followed by sugarcane. What brought about this change?
By Sarah Khan
India's wheat exports are at an all-time high due to the Ukraine-Russia war. Because of rising global demand, farmers in the country are getting higher prices for their wheat, which is mostly being sold in the open market. Wheat procurement by sarkari mandis is low. Also, the heatwave has led to a drop in wheat yields this year. Is there an impending wheat crisis in the country? Gaon Connection finds out.
India's wheat exports are at an all-time high due to the Ukraine-Russia war. Because of rising global demand, farmers in the country are getting higher prices for their wheat, which is mostly being sold in the open market. Wheat procurement by sarkari mandis is low. Also, the heatwave has led to a drop in wheat yields this year. Is there an impending wheat crisis in the country? Gaon Connection finds out.