Raksha Bandhan festival carries a special flavour this year for the rural women of self-help groups across eight districts of Jharkhand as the more than 25,000 rakhis they have made are selling out fast.

As the world celebrates Eid, an old establishment in Lucknow makes mountains of sevaiyyan that will be carted off to kitchens where it will be the hero of meethi Eid.

In parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bhai Dooj festival is celebrated a day after Holi. It is known as Holi Bhai Dooj. There are several folktales attached to this festival. Here is one such story of Satana and her seven brothers.

A group of rural women from Jharkhand run their catering business cooking tribal delicacies such as simjeel peetha, marhva laddu, hav chatni and rokoj to popularise their healthy cuisine and earn a living.

छत्तीसगढ़ के नक्सल प्रभावित बस्तर जिले में आदिवासी महिलाएं बांस से इको-फ्रेंडली राखियां और कई तरह के गहने बना रही हैं। जिला प्रशासन और एक स्थानीय गैर-लाभकारी संस्था के प्रयास से इन आदिवासी महिलाओं को सशक्त बनाया जा रहा है, जोकि पहले खेतों में मजदूरी किया करती थीं।