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    Bite-sized multimedia stories that provide an insight into how communities experience development at the grassroots.

    an unpaved lane, with a field to its right, leading up to a house in a Jaintia village in Meghalaya--MGNREGA
    Advocacy & Government
    Why villagers in West Jaintia Hills quit agriculture for MGNREGA
    by Mayfereen Ryntathiang
    Location Icon West Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya ; East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
    nomadic women in Ladakh's Changthang area--nomadic women health
    Health & Well-being
    Ladakh’s drying climate is causing a health crisis for women
    by Safeena Wani
    Location Icon Leh district, Ladakh
    focus group discussion with Manipuri youths at Saichang village--youth migration
    Youth
    Rural youth in Manipur return to an unfamiliar home
    by Parthona Phukan
    Location Icon Senapati district, Manipur ; Tamenglong district, Manipur
    a Banarasi saree weaver operating a loom--Banarasi sarees
    Livelihoods
    Pineapples offer a lifeline to traditional saree weavers in Banaras
    by Aradhana Pandey
    Location Icon Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh
    a large scar on a hillside in north Sikkim, possibly as a result of road construction activity--border infrastructure sikkim
    Environment
    Lachung at a crossroads: What development means for a Sikkim village
    by Hishey Lachungpa
    Location Icon Mangan district, Sikkim
    A Person Holding iskut-iskut
    Agriculture
    Mizoram’s iskut farmers get neither organic nor chemical fertilisers 
    by Zosangliana Tochhawng
    Location Icon Aizawl district, Mizoram
    a checkdam in Khweng village, Ri Bhoi district--access to water
    Water & Sanitation
    How a village in Meghalaya pooled money to buy back their land
    by Jewing Nongpoh
    Location Icon Ri Bhoi district, Meghalaya
    two female coppersmiths wearing headscarves in a workshop in kashmir--coppersmiths
    Livelihoods
    Can Pulwama’s new coppersmiths compete with the machines?
    by Ilhak Ahmad Tantray, Umer Farooq Zargar
    Location Icon Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir
    two women processing gooseberries in a tin house in serchhip district, mizoram--mizoram candy brand
    Livelihoods
    For a Mizoram candy brand, seasonal fruits are both a gift and a gamble
    by Zonunsanga Tlau
    Location Icon Serchhip district, Mizoram
    The image is set in a desert area with thorny bushes, and sand-like soil covering the ground. A recently cut tree is laying diagonally on a metal frame, placed right next to the tree stump. In the background, there are a series of solar panels placed on a similar metal frame._Khejri trees
    Environment
    Solar panels cast a shadow over Rajasthan’s khejri trees
    by Kishanaram Godara
    Location Icon Bikaner district, Rajasthan
    A group of farmers sorting kendu leaves in bunches in a field
    Livelihoods
    Green gold crisis: The barriers disrupting Kendu leaf trade in Odisha
    by Bidyut Mohanty
    Location Icon Koraput district, Odisha
    Four women stand outdoors holding empty woven baskets in their hands. They are dressed in colorful sarees and headscarves, standing on a brick path near a pink wall with flowering plants. Behind them, open fields and trees stretch into the background under a clear sky_machines in agriculture
    Livelihoods
    In Uttar Pradesh, the Musahar community can neither sow nor reap
    by Ramawati Devi, Chinta Devi
    Location Icon Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh
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