Meghalaya

Nanadro B Marak from Meghalaya’s West Garo hills began organic black pepper farming in 1986. Here’s how he worked on his plantation to earn a neat income.

Without a college degree, the opportunity of getting a proper job had become slim. But he persevered.

The contributions of personalities from the Northeast are often left out when we speak about Independence Day. In our own way, let us right this oversight this time.

"Imagine a situation where you have only water from the borewell for survival. That's what we first saw when we started out with the relief work."

The travel industry labels these regions offbeat and the people exotic, downplaying their everyday reality—limited access to food, healthcare, education and employment.

“When I decided to start my own venture, a lot of people discouraged me and thought I was crazy to let go of a stable bank job." #WomenEntrepreneurs

"Neither do they have proper work, nor the resources to survive a lockdown," says IAS officer Swapnil Tembe. Join The Better India and civil servants like Swapnil Tembe in helping the hardest-hit section of the society.

For years, lack of electricity and internet connectivity has hampered the dreams of India's village kids. Not anymore, thanks to Project Surya Kiran! #Innovation #Education

A resident of a village in West Jaintia Hills, 56-year-old Kimson Lipon doesn't own a smartphone, but is determined to impart the knowledge he has learnt over the course of 30 years! #FarmersFirst #GrowOrganic

“If we had more people like him, we would have already achieved our target to become self-sufficient in fish production,” says East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Swapnil Tembe.