Bihar

Evidence on what works or does not work to reduce violence against women is scanty in India. This is what the intervention ‘Do Kadam Barabari ki Ore’ sought to find out. Implemented in villages of Bihar, it has some startling insights.

Watching the fellow farmers struggle while carrying heavy pumps for irrigation, Ganesh designed a hybrid cycle that solves the issue at affordable rate.

India’s multiple indigenous art forms are more than just windows into the country’s rich culture and history. Often, they are also important sources of livelihood and empowerment for their artisans. One such art form from Bihar is Tikuli art, empowering the state’s women artisans.

Such is his passion and commitment to the children of his village that he broke down while telling us the story of his struggle, a struggle that continues to this day because he will not rest till he gets better resources and facilities for his school.

Sometimes, determination and perseverance can help even the most unexpected people script truly fairy-tale stories. Alston talks about how Vijay Kumar Chauhan, a Class V dropout, grew to today teach and coach hundreds of students, inspiring all of them with his courage and never-say-die attitude.

An interesting initiative called iSaksham is bringing the best of learning opportunities to some of the remotest corners of India, by using technology in an innovative manner to generate students’ interest in education.

This is how one cop in Bihar ended up organising the entire wedding of a young Dalit girl whose family didn't have the money to arrange for the ceremony.

A journalist, a writer, a well-known name on the internet! So what made this man leave the spotlight and become a farmer in a remote village? This story is about Girindranath Jha from Chanka village in Bihar’s Purnea district.

Access to information and proper training can make a difference in life-and-death situations, especially in cases like pregnancy and childbirth. India Fellow Dyuti writes about such a case where knowledge helped a young mother save the lives of herself and her newborn.

Over two decades, a neurological disease has caused up to 100 deaths a year and left many doctors and scientists baffled. Until now.