India

Children at a relief camp in Manipur_Manipur violence
January 9, 2025
Not enough classrooms for Kuki students displaced by Manipur violence

I am a member of a Kuki students’ organisation in Manipur’s Churachandpur district. The area has seen an influx of members from the Kuki community in the past year. Since…

Fallow fields in Uttrakhand hilly region, with a spring nearby_water
October 31, 2024
In Kumaon, water’s not under the bridge

The Raji community is a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) that lives in and around Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region. Historically, the Raji people have depended on the forest…

a woman smoking and drying fish in Srinagar--Hanji community
October 29, 2024
Kashmir’s fish delicacy tells a tale of change

The onset of winter in Kashmir is marked by the preparation and consumption of a variety of delicacies such as sun-dried vegetables and dried smoked fish, locally known as phaere. …

Children protesting for the sixth schedule inclusion in Ladakh_employment
October 24, 2024
No government exams in Ladakh since 2019

I hail from Drass, one of the coldest places in India. During the winter months, temperatures plummet to below –35°C. Due to these extreme conditions and difficult terrain, employment opportunities…

a coffee plantation with a sign in the middle
October 23, 2024
A village of coffee growers in Nagaland seeks a better market

In 2015, with the understanding that Nagaland’s soil and climatic conditions are suitable for large-scale coffee cultivation, the Nagaland Land Resources Department distributed coffee saplings to farmers across the state….

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October 22, 2024
How phishing in Jamtara affects fishing in Tundi, Jharkhand

I am a project director at Sunita Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on skill development in rural Jharkhand. One of the areas that we work in is the Tundi block…

A pig in a pigsty-pig farming
October 17, 2024
Selling a pig in Tripura is more difficult than selling one in Assam

Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA), a nonprofit based in the Northeast, works to empower local farmers through various livelihood activities related to agriculture and livestock rearing, including pig farming. While…

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October 15, 2024
Does MSW help get a job in the development sector?

In June 2024, I completed my master’s in social work (MSW) from a college in Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh. And now that I am entering the social sector job market…

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