Bihar

With black rice selling at high rates in the neighbouring state of Assam, it was hardly a surprise that this variety caught the fancy of a few farmers in Bihar….

The Musahar community in Patna district, Bihar, is labelled as a Mahadalit community—a term used by the state to describe the poorest social groups among Dalits. Across Musahari tolas (communities),…

In Khusrupur town in Bihar’s Patna district, there are several impediments to adolescent girls completing their education. In my work with Aangan, I have come to realise that there are…

Cautionary tales of floods have been passed down the generations among residents of Saidpur village. The village is located on the northern bank of river Ganga, in the doab (an…

Pashu sakhis (friends of animals) are women in rural areas trained to provide veterinary services, breeding services, and medicines to livestock in their community. They are selected based on basic…

In the gaanch (sandy grove) outside the Kali mandir in the village of Hariyadih, Bihar, a group of women are sitting under the shade of trees rolling beedis. “Every woman in…

In Bihar’s Gaya district, women farmers engaged in organic agriculture have found an innovative way to spread awareness about the practice. They pick a particular village for the day, find…

On June 8, 2007, Anil Verma, then part of PRADAN, a livelihood nonprofit, arrived in the Shekhwara village of Gaya district in Bihar to present a proposal for organic farming….