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Health and Hygiene
Grandmother of the jungle: This Kerala tribal woman can prepare 500 medicines from memory
Hundreds trek to the forests in Thiruvananthapuram district to get treated by Lakshmikutty who offers herbal treatment for poisoning
Food and Water
Indian village beats drought, one raindrop at a time
Ralegan Siddhi has remained water-sufficient for four decades, even in the severe droughts of 2014 and 2015 that triggered thousands of farmer suicides in Maharashtra
Food and Water
Schooling for Curiosity
To remain inclusive, the school allows families to pay whatever fee they can afford and finds sponsors to pitch in with the rest
Food and Water
‘We have more hardy, nutritious grains than GM can offer’
Debal Deb has conserved 1,200 climate resilient rice varieties. He speaks on the need to conserve traditional seeds and why we don’t need genetically modified ones.
Health and Hygiene
Same-sex attraction is OK, boys can cry, girl’s no means no
The resource kit for educators of adolescents treats the issue of same-sex attraction with unusual maturity and talks about contraception...
Environment and Ecology
शाल के तले – असम का अद्वितीय वन-संरक्षक नाट्योत्सव (in Hindi)
शाल कुंजो का संरक्षण समुदाय की रीतियों से सम्बद्ध है। शाल के यह जंगल हमें पूज्य हैं। मरणोपरान्त, लोगों को इन्हीं वृक्षों के नीचे दफन किया जाता है।
Environment and Ecology
Maharashtra goes Doha for water
How the inexpensive Doha model of groundwater recharge is saving the livelihoods of farmers in Maharashtra. Doha is a low-cost, eco-friendly water impounding structure built in a stream with no casting material used.
Society, Culture and Peace
Rikhiyaasan Rath: Capturing History and Identity
"Rikhiyaasan Rath" brings the ancestral past of the Rikhiyaasan (Musahar) community into the forefront. Created by girls of the community.
Environment and Ecology
A Space of Freedom
How an arts outreach initiative and an environmental justice campaign are together transforming public life in Chennai.