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Amphan deals a severe blow to struggling Sundarbans villagers
Amphan, the super cyclone, was one of the most dreadful cyclones in the recent history of Sundarbans. Coastal districts in West Bengal comprising North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, East Medinipur,...
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Treatment and awareness help women overcome anemia
“I feel so tired and weak always. I am unable to do any work neither at home nor in the farm,” said 22-year-old Ganita Komra of Masulpani village in Narharpur administrative block of Uttar Bastar...
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Weak and vulnerable pandemic babies
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, life became tougher than usual for Khusboo. A, who lives in a Musahar (Dalit) settlement outside Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Her husband, who used to work in a...
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Poshan Maah – eat nutritious, eat local
On a warm summer day, I met Surekha, a young mother, at an anganwadi (rural child care centre) in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. Surekha had recently given birth to her third baby. After resting...
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How millet magic is empowering women in rural Odisha
“We’re thinking of switching from harvesting maize to finger millet,” said Sashi Machha (59), a member of a self help group (SHG) from Aarapai village in Koraput, Odisha. Why? Farmers like Sashi are...
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Cut off from forests, Odisha’s tribe struggles to survive
Sriram Dehuri, 72, reminisces about his old home and the forest his semi-nomadic forefathers harvested in what has become one of Odisha’s much-vaunted tiger and nature reserves – the Similipal...
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130 varieties and counting: Kerala taps tubers
“It may come as a surprise but the humble tubers changed my life,” said Manuel Pallikiamialil, a 75-year-old tuber conservationist from Wayanad in Kerala. His family members were small scale farmers....
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Kerala’s tribal farmers sow success with millets
Nanghi of Neelakuzhi hamlet, and the other farmers of her village in Attapadi taluk, are hoping for a bumper harvest of millets this year. Located on the fringes of the Western Ghats in Palakkad...
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Meet the woman who walks many a mile to deliver mail
Alaka Mahato (58) faced many struggles when she lost her husband. Becoming a peon at Begunkodar post office – a position her late husband had held – helped her rebuild her life and deliver mail to...
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Curbing malnutrition, one poshan vatika at a time
When poverty hits, survival becomes the priority. Suppressing hunger with just one meal at best is what’s possible. Naturally, nutrition takes the back seat. In Samsa Tarhar village of Bahraich...
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