जब रुपया नहीं था तब क्या था, कितनी क़ीमती थी फूटी कौड़ी और दमड़ी ?
जब रुपया नहीं था तब क्या था, कितनी क़ीमती थी फूटी कौड़ी और दमड़ी ?

By गाँव कनेक्शन

महंगाई से जनता परेशान है, लेकिन आपको पता था, जब रुपए ही नहीं था तब क्या होता था..

महंगाई से जनता परेशान है, लेकिन आपको पता था, जब रुपए ही नहीं था तब क्या होता था..

On International Forest Day, there is good news. A bird census reveals 247 species of birds make their home at the Panna Tiger Reserve
On International Forest Day, there is good news. A bird census reveals 247 species of birds make their home at the Panna Tiger Reserve

By Arun Singh

A recent birdcount undertaken by birders across the country at the Panna Tiger Reserve brought good tidings. 247 species of birds were spotted in the three-day count of which 21 are in the IUCN’s list of threatened species

A recent birdcount undertaken by birders across the country at the Panna Tiger Reserve brought good tidings. 247 species of birds were spotted in the three-day count of which 21 are in the IUCN’s list of threatened species

The Lonely Pied Piper: Meet the one man left who can play the khal, West Bengal’s famous bamboo flute
The Lonely Pied Piper: Meet the one man left who can play the khal, West Bengal’s famous bamboo flute

By Gurvinder Singh

The traditional khal, a tribal bamboo flute from West Bengal, signifies celebration and pain, and has traditionally been essential to weddings, festivities and funerals in West Bengal’s ancient Rabha culture.

The traditional khal, a tribal bamboo flute from West Bengal, signifies celebration and pain, and has traditionally been essential to weddings, festivities and funerals in West Bengal’s ancient Rabha culture.

Will the Sur Mandal Fall Silent? — A Musician and a Craftsman in Jaisalmer Worry
Will the Sur Mandal Fall Silent? — A Musician and a Craftsman in Jaisalmer Worry

By Kuldeep Chhangani

Chanan Khan is perhaps one of the last musicians who can play the Sur Mandal in the desert district of Rajasthan. Artists like him, and Kishanlal Suthar who crafts this musical instrument are fast disappearing.

Chanan Khan is perhaps one of the last musicians who can play the Sur Mandal in the desert district of Rajasthan. Artists like him, and Kishanlal Suthar who crafts this musical instrument are fast disappearing.

A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani
A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani

By Gaon Connection

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

Birds of Uttarakhand and their 'paan-beeri-cigarette' or 'teen-tola-teetaras'
Birds of Uttarakhand and their 'paan-beeri-cigarette' or 'teen-tola-teetaras'

By Asad R. Rahmani

The book, Birds of Uttarakhand, has nearly 500 bird illustrations, their qualities vary from artists to artists but most are good enough to help in identification of the species. Sometimes bird call is transcribed in word as the locals hear it.

The book, Birds of Uttarakhand, has nearly 500 bird illustrations, their qualities vary from artists to artists but most are good enough to help in identification of the species. Sometimes bird call is transcribed in word as the locals hear it.

A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani
A sisterhood of women takes charge of sanitation in hill town Haldwani

By Danish Iqbal

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

An army of 500 women of Baini Sena in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, conduct surveys, educate people on garbage segregation and collect user charges to ensure the gateway to the Kumaon hills remains clean.

State of India’s Birds 2023: Birds of Prey, Migratory Shorebirds & Ducks Have Declined The Most
State of India’s Birds 2023: Birds of Prey, Migratory Shorebirds & Ducks Have Declined The Most

By गाँव कनेक्शन

On an assessment based on 30 million field observations from 30,000 bird watchers, the second edition of State of India’s Birds report was launched on August 25 in New Delhi. It highlighted that there are over 204 species declining in the past three decades.

On an assessment based on 30 million field observations from 30,000 bird watchers, the second edition of State of India’s Birds report was launched on August 25 in New Delhi. It highlighted that there are over 204 species declining in the past three decades.

As parts of the world become hotter and drier, one wonders where the butterflies will go
As parts of the world become hotter and drier, one wonders where the butterflies will go

By Neha Sinha

Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights

Watching a butterfly is therapeutic. They seem to live in their own dreamlike state, floating, dipping, fluttering, even as the rest of the world crashes, burns and fights

The Saga of the Scarlet Semal
The Saga of the Scarlet Semal

By Ramesh Pandey

The semal tree is in all its glory with its crown of scarlet flowers. Its gum, immature fruits, young roots and buds have several medical properties. This tree is associated with folklore and is significant in the socio-ethnic lives of people across the India-Nepal border.

The semal tree is in all its glory with its crown of scarlet flowers. Its gum, immature fruits, young roots and buds have several medical properties. This tree is associated with folklore and is significant in the socio-ethnic lives of people across the India-Nepal border.

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