village

When the Swachh Bharat Mission was launched across India in 2014, Monika decided to attend a training session to understand what the buzz was about- a session that would write the course of her life!

After the horrific gangrape and murder of an 11-year-old minor shook the village of Lalung Gaon in the Nagaon district, these villagers joined hands to catch the accused and handed them over to the police.

Panchot has an informal village trust christened the ‘Madh ni Pati Kutariya Trust’ which holds this land. And while the land may not technically be in the dogs’ names, all the income from the land is set aside for the dogs.

Since he was young, the new ISRO recruit has always wanted to be a scientist.

Today, the waste management system of this Rajasthan village is in alignment with the Swachh Bharat Mission and is being considered as a replicable model for the entire district. This is a result of the efforts put in by two engineers – Kavya Raman and Shuvam Das Choudhury.

Vimala’s on-ground efforts in the village revealed a struggle similar to what viewers saw in the acclaimed Hindi film, ‘Toilet’, starring Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar.

After months of regular visits to the village and constant counselling, Rajshri had 50 villagers by her side who started working on rainwater conservation.

We all know just how curious cats can be. Murugammal had kept some curd in a steel pot; the cat dipped her head into it, and it somehow got stuck.

this small village just a 150 kms away from Ayodhya/Babri Masjid site in stark contrast to the decades-old communal struggle has become a shining example of harmony and peaceful coexistence.

Sometimes, artists need to get away from the bustle of city life to hone their craft– this is where art residencies come in!