Rajasthan

Talking about topics like menstruation and menstrual health can be difficult in rural India. Recognising this, a team of volunteers decided to create a space where young girls from a Rajasthan village could discuss these topics without fear.

After losing a family member who needed blood, father of the groom Rakesh Vaishnav has made every effort to spread awareness of the importance of donating life-saving blood and encouraging people to donate. He recently set up a blood donation camp at his son's wedding which collected more than 26 units of blood.

Sunder Rang, a unique initiative, is empowering livelihoods of rural women in Rajasthan through arts and crafts.

The people in a small village in Rajasthan were suffering from an acute water crisis. The ground water table had depleted, youngsters were migrating and harvest yields were very low. This is when Sehgal Foundation intervened.

Undeterred by displacement from Pakistan during the 1971 war and resettled in the unforgiving Thar Desert, women now living in Bikaner district have used their skills of traditional embroidery to earn a living with dignity. Tarun Kanti Bose takes a closer look.

Travelling is not just about the places you see, it's about the people you meet. Nine people. Nine stories.

The realization of social and economic exploitation of girls and women in society became motivation for a housewife to start a free school exclusively for girls.

After many successful film festivals, Children's Film Society of India has now launched Film Bonanza that reaches out to young audiences in smaller cities, towns and rural areas.

After Ankita joined her father, she has introduced many modern techniques in the farm as well as in the dairy.

A Pravah ICS volunteer from the UK recalls his journey while on placement, and how it shaped his views on development.