West Bengal

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.

Delhi-based NGO Child Heart Foundation is trying to make critical medical care available to underprivileged children with congenital heart disease.

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

One of the most significant modernists of the 20th century in the world of Indian fine arts, Jamini Roy is known for his dazzling portrayal of India’s folk culture and rural ethos.

Divij Shah works as an app developer for a Bangalore-based firm, and the cyclist has also won laurels internationally.

These picturesque farmstays around the country enable tired urban travellers reconnect with nature.

The city has also introduced the West Bengal Transport Card, which is a pre-paid electronic card that will work on buses, trams and ferries in the city.

It began in rural southeast West Bengal, in the small village of Ullon close to Lakhsmikantapur. It is one of the poorest and most backward districts in the state. Here, 6,00,000 trees were planted in the early 1980s by Mr Mondal's father.

The nurses raising the babies have become so attached to them that they even threw a rice-eating ceremony for the little girl!

Amidst the plethora of film festivals in India, some offer a unique insight into the world of cinema- by focusing on specific themes, or by catering to a niche audience. Here is a list of seven such film festivals that need to be on any film buff’s ‘must-visit’ list!