rural india

Across India, children sing, play, and pray with the arrival of monsoon rains. From Jhulelal Puja in Sindhi homes to Oonjal swings in Tamil Nadu, these age-old rituals weave joy with lessons on gratitude and water conservation.

Two Pune doctors left their city to start MASUM — a movement that has empowered over 10,000 rural women to understand their bodies and access reproductive healthcare.

Free YouTube channels are bridging the education gap for rural India. Learn school subjects, prepare for UPSC, NEET, JEE and job exams with easy lessons in Hindi and English.

From food labels and farming to sexual health, composting, and civic action — meet the five digital creators nominated for Optum Presents The Better India Showcase, supported by M3M Foundation, for proving that online content can spark lasting offline impact.

This World Photography Day, step inside India’s fields through portraits of farmers who are saving seeds, reviving traditions, and growing crops that change lives.

These 8 lesser-known villages in India preserve rare traditions, from whistling names to barefoot rituals and eco-living.

At 13, Surjeet Lodhi rallied children in Vidisha to fight alcohol abuse and child labour. By 17, he helped restore classrooms and hope across villages.

In Punjab’s Manak Khana, women gained recognition through a powerful nameplate initiative that is changing the way villages see gender roles.

In Malleyan, Punjab, heavy rains destroyed the only road linking two villages, stranding 35 schoolchildren. With floodwaters rising and no rescue in sight, two locals stepped in, forming a human bridge to help them cross safely. Their bravery turned a crisis into a story of courage and community.

In a village where water is scarce and the land is unforgiving, Sundaram Verma found a way to grow trees using only one litre of water per plant. His simple method has helped over 60,000 trees survive drought — and inspired farmers across India to rethink how change takes root.