Janpahal, a Delhi-based NGO, is supporting the struggle of street vendors for dignified livelihoods, using advocacy and promoting solidarity.

A food safari in the desert of Rajasthan reveals a variety difficult to imagine in cities

People can voluntarily 'deposit' their food, once a day. Similarly, poor people can come any time to collect the food at their convenience.

“(Traditional) seeds have a treasure of past experience inbuilt. They are accustomed to vagaries of nature, while the modern seeds are yet to learn the local environment.”

Terrace kitchen gardens are slowly making their mark here.

“So far, nobody educated us about local vegetables. But after listening to Sajeevan I am using 15 leafy vegetables that were growing in my homestead since the last monsoon ...

A first-person account explains how understanding farming, local produce, food processing, and, of course, how to cook, holds the key to enjoying food.

Contrary to a growing trend, many farmers in Tamil Nadu are now opting for organic farming as it is a low-cost affair.

Volunteers collect and distribute the food, benefiting patients and attendants, destitute on the roads and railway station, slum dwellers and poor undergoing treatment at home.