Reportage
Abortions to be allowed at 24 weeks, Javadekar calls it a “progressive reform”
Union minister Prakash Javadekar the new law would ensure safe and give women reproductive rights over their bodies
Gaon Connection
“Give us more compensation for failed crops, and a fair price for good crops”
Like every year, this year too, about 10.07 crore farmers in the agrarian country look forward to the Budget in hope of their betterment. Last year’s budget was called a farmer-centric budget. What’s in store for them this year?
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
How often do you hear the buzzzzz now? Why can’t you find many beehives around?
Honey collection is a major source of livelihood for many. But changing farm practices, reducing forest cover, increasing use of pesticides and growing cell phone penetration are killing honeybees
Shivani Gupta
“I have been sailing in the river since childhood. The river is my goddess and the boat, my life”
Boatmen in the small town in Kanpur district depend on the river and devotees’ visits to the holy place for a living and make Rs 200-300 daily. But this does not stop them from keep sailing …
Gaon Connection
“I wish that instead of treating us as special for just a day, people treat us normally on all days”
Members of the third gender are invited to celebrate a birth or a wedding. They say they would rather prefer a normal existence than the special treatment they get only on some days
Gaon Connection
For many women artisans, traditional embroidery is a passport to self-empowerment
Ashma is one of the many chikan karigars of Lucknow, women who are conserving a traditional craft and also augmenting family incomes without having to leave their homes
Gaon Connection
“No one speaks to me. When my family has neglected me, what can I blame others for?”
In 2015, Kanchan, 14, had gone to the fields to cut some grass. She was kidnapped by three youth who kept her locked in a room and raped her for 24 hours. Somehow escaping the torture, when Kanchan returned home, she faced the neglect of her family members
Neetu Singh
Water, cylinders, housing … what are those living in our villages expecting from this Budget?
In her last Budget speech, the FM had specifically mentioned the Ujjwala Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and Har Ghar Nal ka Jal scheme. What are the expectations from this Budget?
Ranvijay Singh
The MGNREGA workers are hopeful the FM would keep their interests in mind in this Budget
They are looking forward to this Budget in a hope that the government would make announcements keeping their interests in mind. Their primary complain is that they don’t get wages in time
Kushal Mishra
Despite being poor, this progressive farmer distributes advanced seeds free of cost
Private seed companies want to acquire the rights over high-yield seeds developed by Pratap Singh Raghuvanshi, but he wants to give his seeds, free-of-cost, either to the farmers, or the government