Your classmate could be 5 years, or 80, in this music class

January 16, 2024

It is said that knowledge cannot be obtained without a guru, and there is no age for learning. This is...

Naming the Library after Savitribai Phule in My Village Wasn’t Easy

January 15, 2024

The library in the village hosts books from renowned authors and poets, as well as those from new writers. That’s...

Decentralised Midday Meal Kitchens Offer Fresh Food To Students & Livelihood Support To Women in Odisha

December 30, 2023

The benefits of decentralised midday meal kitchens, where noon meals are freshly cooked at the school premises, go far beyond...

Want To Give Back To Your Alma Mater? Odisha’s Mo School Abhiyan Shows How It Can Be Done

December 29, 2023

The Mo School programme has brought together 30 lakh alumni and community members across Odisha. Apart from voluntary services, the...

Nursery Times With A Bhil Tribal Healer in Udaipur

December 29, 2023

Since 2014, Shantilal Khardi has been cultivating more than 200 medicinal roots, shrubs and herbs on his 30 bighas of...

A Chakma Youth Is Preserving His Tribe’s Healing Practices and Its Indigenous Language

December 28, 2023

Chandra Kumar Chakma, the 28-year-old healer from Tripura, has documented over 500 medicinal plants, formulations and healing practices of his...

Samuday Ke Saath — Where Tribal Filmmakers Tell Stories of Their Communities

December 27, 2023

At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra,...

From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India

December 21, 2023

The Free Libraries Network covers 180 community libraries managed by over 280 practitioners spread across the country with a mission...

A Village School Where Students Learn Science and Maths in their Tribal Kurukh Language

December 18, 2023

When his younger sister was forced to drop out of school, Arvind Oraon set up a school in his remote...

From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna

December 13, 2023

Silicosis, a lung disease, killed their family members who worked in mines and quarries of Panna in Madhya Pradesh; and...