Uttar Pradesh

A woman arranging bricks_brick kiln
July 23, 2024
Farmers hit a brick wall: Kilns erode soil

Perera Pur is a village located in the rural expanse of Amraudha block in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district. According to locals, the brick kilns in the area have irreversibly transformed…

A group of Tharu women holding placards and flags-forest
July 9, 2024
Singing naari shakti in Lakhimpur Kheri: Tharu women’s protest songs

I am a Tharu Adivasi residing in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. Tharu Adivasis have lived in this area for the past 300 years. We have been protecting the forest…

a taxi driver sitting at the wheel-climate change impact
June 25, 2024
Hot wheels: Navigating Delhi’s heat as a taxi driver

I’ve been working as a taxi driver with a private company in Delhi (NCT) for the past year. I live in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, with my wife and two children,…

A small hut-adivasi
May 21, 2024
Tradition or tourism? The Tharu huts in Dudhwa National Park

The Tharu Adivasis in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district traditionally resided in huts with roofs made of foos (grass straws) and walls built by mixing tree stems with mud. These…

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May 14, 2024
Rain woes: Climate change brings farming challenges for Tharu Adivasis

We belong to the Tharu community in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, and our people have been living near the forest for the past 300 years. We would protect…

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October 17, 2023
Bird’s eye: How the Sarus crane is adapting to climate change

Several villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district are home to the Sarus crane. This non-migratory bird builds its nest in wetlands found across the state. However, in recent years, a…

a women from bind community with a tattoo on her forearm
July 18, 2023
Tattooing as a gendered practice: Why only Bind women get inked

Among various communities in India, tattoos are indicators of affiliation with the group. In the case of the Binds in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district, tattoos signify a woman’s marital status.In…

a boy stands next to a granary with animals engaved on its walls--tharu tribe
June 6, 2023
“Drought or famine, the Tharus will survive”

The Tharu tribe is a forest-dwelling community based in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district. Members of the tribe inhabit 47 villages in the reserved forest area of Dudhwa National Park….

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