rural india

Very few people are able to embody core Gandhian principles throughout their lives. However, Jaywant Mathkar has gone a step further beyond just embodying Gandhian values—he has used them to set up organisations and initiatives that have improved the lives of hundreds across rural India.

Community-managed rice banks in several areas of Patna district in Bihar have released hundreds of Dalit families from the exploitative practices of powerful landlords by ensuring food during the lean season. Mohd Imran Khan takes a closer look.

Started by Moroccan entrepreneur and engineer Moushine Serrar, Prakti Design designs, manufactures and distributes energy-efficient, low-cost and low-smoke cook stoves in rural India.

A Food and Agriculture Integrated Development Action programme implemented independently through a health, education, and employment centre has transformed Nandangram village in West Bengal by growing high-quality farm produce. Dhruba Dasgupta finds out more.

When Avital (Tali) Datskovsky came to Rajasthan as part of the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service in India to work on a project conserving local knowledge and traditions at the verge of extinction, little did she know that a tiger conservation project in a nearby forest had a crucial role to play.

An organisation is trying to empower women in rural Jharkhand by encouraging them to set up small-scale rice hulling enterprises.

The 40-year-old primary school in the village was closed by the Education Department without any prior notice.

In times when piling garbage and dump yards have become a grave issue, citizens of Edatheruvu village have been running a unique system for the last five years.

Depression is a severe problem for large swathes of India’s population, especially in rural India. However, it is time to overcome stigma and reluctance to discuss the disorder openly and help victims overcome it as soon as possible.

As a woman in rural India, life doesn’t give you choices. You either stand up and create your own choices, or you stay put and give in. Lalita created hers by swimming against the current of life in the village she comes from, and getting an education that guaranteed her independence.