English Women at work: Self reliance from eco-friendly use of plastic waste Mahashakti Seva Kendra, a women-led non-profit in Bhopal, recycles multilayer plastic waste, such as wafer and biscuit wrappers, into laptop...
English Chain Singh Bhil, an adivasi, was shot dead for ‘smuggling’ wood in MP. Where does the forest rights act stand? A report On August 9, when governments around the globe observed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, patrolling forest guards...
English Children of the Pardhi ‘hunting’ tribe emerge as writers, theatre artists and Gond art painters Pardhi, a denotified nomadic community, continues to face social stigma, and the majority of its members make a living collecting...
English ‘Everything washed away in floods; the clothes on our bodies are all that’s left’ Extremely heavy rainfall has led to massive floods in Madhya Pradesh. More than a thousand villages in five districts are...
English Married at 8 and unlettered herself, 49-year-old Saguni Devi from Ajmer champions girls’ education Saguni Devi Bairva is an adivasi farmer from Ajmer, Rajasthan, and she so inspired another young adivasi, Arti Singh from...
English The camera becomes an agent of change in adivasi communities of central India On July 16 and 17, at the Green Hub Central India Mahotsav held in Bhopal, documentaries made by adivasi youth...
English “Do not write me off as a rubber stamp sarpanch” Kusum Lodhi has been elected unopposed as the sarpanch of Sirsauda gram panchayat in Madhya Pradesh. She dropped out of...
English They live along the river bank, but have no water to drink – the story of dry Betwa Large portions of the ‘perennial’ Betwa river in Madhya Pradesh are bone dry due to over exploitation of the groundwater...
English Madhya Pradesh: Innovation and govt’s assurance provide glimmers of hope to Budhni’s toy artisans Loss of market to an infrastructure project, reduced demand for wooden toys and no banks to provide the much needed...
English The ancient Sanjhi art from Vrindavan struggles for survival According to lore, Radha and her friends prepared beautiful patterns on the ground with flowers in order to welcome Krishna...
