
I can hear the drums
“... while the outer world around us has changed, we haven’t changed much inside. Those conflicts are a part of my poetry,” he says.

A Common Right: Defending Communal Forests in India
One of the village leaders shares the story of how they were able to protect their lands and secure the future of their community.

Weaving Threads of Art & Identity: A Kachchh Experience
Preservation of traditional arts is deeply interlinked with preservation of identity and culture in the Kachchh.

It takes a village: Where religious harmony defies years of Kashmir strife
"This village is the best example of communal harmony...though Muslims are in majority, we never let our Pandit brothers feel that," says local activist and lawyer Arshad Baba

Odisha gets its 1st 100% solar-powered village
The Rs 7-lakh project has put individual solar units with two lamps in each of the village's 61 households ...

Tribal women in M.P. show that strength lies in numbers
They have formed a farmers’ produce organisation in Dewas that bypasses exploitative middlemen to access markets directly

Maharashtra Village Women Take Charge of Ration Shops, Ensure Fair Prices & Food for All
Women in Korchi village of Maharashtra run a ration shop to ensure that their family members are getting nutritious food throughout the year.

Folk Rice Magic and Low Yield Myths
Traditional crop varieties are often recorded to have out-yielded modern varieties in marginal environmental conditions

The Miracle of ‘Bluetooth’ Radio
All messages and songs recorded in the district over the day, in local languages such as Kuduk, reach every villager in this manner, free of charge.