Jharkhand

In the last three and half years, change agents like Mukhiya Sarita Devi have done exceptionally well in rural Jharkhand.

Leaping into action, he immediately stopped the train. Taking complete charge, alongside his co-staffers, he detached the parcel van from the other coaches first and then from the engine.

Spending ₹50,000, Garima Singh got the entire building freshly painted with alphabets adorning the walls and had a bright hoarding fixed at the entrance.

Grown up in a family that loved and respected nature almost to God-like reverence, Jamuna was aghast when she noticed a number of trees that were chopped by the women in her husband's village for household purposes.

Kitchen gardens tended by women in Gumla district boost rural diets by providing a rich variety of local cereals, pulses and vegetables.

Rajeev planted different crops in each segment to calculate the exact investment versus profit ratio of each harvest.

Returning to Delhi, she decided to quit her corporate job and luxurious life to visit tribal areas of India in an attempt to understand the extent of trafficking and empower tribal girls and women.

Students from JUSCO school South Park, Jamshedpur came up with an idea to make a Science Park so that students could learn science concepts through a play-way method!

The last few practitioners of Chador Badoni, a form of puppetry, and Jadu Patiya, a form of painting and story telling, say their art forms may soon be lost to modern times unless there is a serious attempt to revive them. Chhandosree takes a closer look.

AIF’s Clinton Fellow Audra Bass shares her experience of meeting the Sahiyas in Jharkhand, who help communities get access to resources to meet healthcare needs for expecting mothers.