Knitting, sketching, handicrafts — quarantine’s a vacation in this Nagaland village
This picturesquely located quarantine centre comprises 14 bamboo huts, a rainwater harvesting system, and a hearth to make tea
The story of a doctor who reunites lost, mentally-ill patients with their families
As soon as he entered the house, a commotion broke out. His elderly parents began crying with joy. Why?
बच्चों की उम्मीद है चिंगारी ट्रस्ट (in Hindi)
गैस पीड़ित व प्रदूषित भूजल (यूनियन कार्बाइड के आसपास) प्रभावित महिलाओं और बच्चों के हितों के लिए चिंगारी ट्रस्ट काम करता है।
Therapy for India’s distressed farmers
For many farmers, sharing and ventilating their toxic and morbid thoughts was cathartic.
People of Poi Tanda vs the Grim Reaper
In drought-hit Marathwada, where death looms large, Poi Tanda, a nondescript hamlet in Beed, is winning the fight.
LOCOST: bringing medicines within the common man’s reach
Medicines make up 50-60% of healthcare costs in India, and they are unaffordable for most. About 2 lakh people fall below the poverty line every year due to one health shock, and the biggest expense here usually turns out to be medicine. LOCOST is a collective effort initiative of like-minded people, many of whom were doctors practicing community medicine in remote rural areas.