Rajasthan

members of rajasthan's kalandar community doing aari-tari embroidery on fabric--livelihoods
October 8, 2024
Stitching a future: Women from the Kalandar community weave together livelihoods

Aari-tari is a special kind of embroidery work. Our people—the Kalandar community—learned this craft to make a living. The Kalandar community falls under the Denotified and Nomadic Tribes (DTNT) category….

a hand wearing bangles clicking on a computer mouse-financial fraud
August 22, 2024
Trapped by biometrics: The rise of banking scams in Rajasthan

In many villages of Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district, banking services such as transfers and withdrawals are often managed by business correspondents (BCs). People, especially those from marginalised communities who do not…

a man standing in front of a yellow primary health centre-pregnancy
July 25, 2024
Home delivery: What’s at stake?

From pregnancy to childbirth, it is an ASHA sahyogini’s (also known as ASHA worker) primary responsibility to connect women to relevant policies and healthcare. When a child’s birth is registered…

two brides sitting on two different horses with a man standing in the middle-dalit
July 18, 2024
On the high horse: Dalit wedding processions in Rajasthan

Discrimination and violence against the Dalit communities is common in many districts of Rajasthan. This discrimination is also visible in the way Dalits aren’t allowed to take out a bindori…

Women sitting in a group_chiranjeevi scheme
July 16, 2024
Bureaucratic blues: Rajasthan’s healthcare workers struggle with changing policies

In Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh district, grassroots health workers experience unique challenges in the face of constantly changing policies. The health security scheme in the state, previously named Chiranjeevi Yojana, has been…

a water body with low hills in the background--moong cultivation benefits
June 27, 2024
Do it for the gram: How moong cultivation benefits Banswara’s farmers

Banswara district is located in the southern part of Rajasthan and shares borders with Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. It receives only a month or two of rainfall annually. The water…

tibbi nagar palika rajasthan--local government rajasthan
June 13, 2024
Is it a village? Is it a city? It’s Tibbi municipality in Rajasthan

Enduring foul smells and navigating sewage from overflowing drains is nothing new for the people of Tibbi in Rajasthan’s Hanumangarh district. The problem existed in 2022 when Tibbi was a…

Women sitting in a group_widowhood
June 11, 2024
Colourful chundaris for change: Rewriting widowhood customs in Barmer

In Barmer district, Rajasthan, high rates of violence against women; suicides; and casteism persist. I am part of a women’s collective locally known as Mahila Sangathan that assists women facing…

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