Positive Stories
Meet this mother who didn’t let HIV bog her down. She is now an inspiration for many others
Mona, who is HIV positive, is an inspiration for millions of such patients in the country who are battling this disease. However, this journey has not been easy for her …
Neetu Singh
She is a mother who courts choppy waves every single day … just for her children
Boat fishing is the traditional occupation of the men in the community where Sheila Naik lives. Her story is special because she has broken into the male-dominated occupation
Neetu Singh
“Earlier, I was someone’s daughter, sister, wife and mother. Now, I have my own identity”
Meet e-rickshaw driver Pushpa Nishad. Her story is special because she resolved to work outside the conventional mode of livelihood and break the patriarchal mindset for the sake of her family
Neetu Singh
Thappad is not just a film … it is a comment on the deep-rooted patriarchy we all suffer from
‘Just a slap?’ That is exactly what it never is. In a world where women are fighting for dignity, liberty and respect outsides their homes, it is a much harder battle within the four walls of the house
Saumya Baijal
In this computer era, the traditional skill of Calligraphy is fast slipping to oblivion
Mohammad Ghalib, one of the few remaining calligraphic artists, sits in a corner in an old bookstore in the Urdu Bazaar, Delhi-6. He says he is destined to see his art meet a sad end
Preeti Raghav
This ‘Birdman of Chennai’ spends his earnings on parrots, cooks 60 kgs of rice for them
A camera mechanic by profession, Joseph Sekar, who lives in a rented apartment in Chennai, has been feeding birds for the past 28 years. During monsoon, around 6,000 parrots flock to his terrace
Divendra Singh
This startup aims to bring traditional cuisine back while making women self-sufficient
Nativ Chefs, an online platform, offers home-cooked meals to those who like traditional food. Besides, it provides employment to home chefs, mostly women, with good culinary skills
Shivani Gupta
This ‘seed woman’ never went to school, but has valuable lessons for us and the farmers
Rahibai Popere, who lives in a small Adivasi village in Maharashtra, is all set to win the Padma Shri. She has been preserving indigenous seeds that need only water and air to grow
Swati Subhedar
From being used in military operations in the 169th BC in China, to being a stress-busters for the Mughals in India, the humble kite has come a long way … literally
Did you know that cooked and mashed rice is mixed with powdered glass to make the thread of the kite — popularly knows as manjha? Did you know that the earliest evidence of Indian kite flying can be seen in Mughal miniature paintings from the 16th century?
Harsh Pathak
The heritage village of Odisha where every single resident is a pattachitra artist
For generations, the inhabitants of Raghurajpur village are narrating mythological stories through their world-famous paintings — pattachitra — and palm leaf engravings. Gaon Connection travelled to this heritage village in Puri district of Odisha and caught up with the artisans