Ashwini Kumar Shukla
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Farming families in India's largest state are being pushed into debt, distress and migration
Farming families in India's largest state are being pushed into debt, distress and migration
Local solution to farming woes? Grow a pear!
Local solution to farming woes? Grow a pear!
Netarhat, often referred to as the queen of the Chotanagpur Plateau, is known for its green meadows and pear orchards. For visitors to this part of Jharkhand, these orchards are a symbol of natural beauty. For the Indigenous communities here, however, they are the backbone of a quiet rural transformation. Pear cultivation began under the […]
Tribal farmers trace tradition to survive climate variabilities
Tribal farmers trace tradition to survive climate variabilities
Jhalo Devi and her husband, Basu Oraon, tried cultivating hybrid paddy for five years. The result? Higher costs, more pesticides, and less nutrition. The couple are third-generation Oraon tribal farmers from Jahupkokotoli village in Gumla district of Jharkhand. Like many farmers in the state, they eventually made a choice — to abandon modern hybrids and […]
Weaving a life on the go in Palamu - PARI - PARI
Weaving a life on the go in Palamu - PARI - PARI
Faguni Devi and other women from the Mallah community in Baranw village in Jharkhand’s Palamu district weave a rope from sunn hemp fibre to earn some additional income that keeps them going as climate change hits farm yields
Shepherds in Palamu: battling climate change
Shepherds in Palamu: battling climate change
A dam that drowned dreams but never delivered water
A dam that drowned dreams but never delivered water
Making way for tigers, moving human settlements
Making way for tigers, moving human settlements
Water: simply a matter of caste
Water: simply a matter of caste
Stone crushers drive nilgai into fields, damaging crops
Stone crushers drive nilgai into fields, damaging crops
A coal mine reopens, sparking hope and fear
A coal mine reopens, sparking hope and fear
India improves performance on SDGs but lags on environment
India improves performance on SDGs but lags on environment
Forging music for the fields
Forging music for the fields
Surviving a flood of problems in Assam
Surviving a flood of problems in Assam
'This is hard work; the money is not enough'
'This is hard work; the money is not enough'
Godna art: stories in ink
Godna art: stories in ink
Whipping up communal tensions in Jharkhand
Whipping up communal tensions in Jharkhand
In Pakur, Pahariya voters are asking questions
In Pakur, Pahariya voters are asking questions
‘Saraikela Chhau’s soul lies in its masks’
‘Saraikela Chhau’s soul lies in its masks’
Daily wage workers: future unknown
Daily wage workers: future unknown
‘Politicians come for votes…and then they leave’
‘Politicians come for votes…and then they leave’
‘What have you done for our village?’
‘What have you done for our village?’
In Jharkhand: Paitkar art is fading out
In Jharkhand: Paitkar art is fading out
In Palamu: ‘Who cares about the farmer?’
In Palamu: ‘Who cares about the farmer?’
How Assam deals with floods every year
How Assam deals with floods every year
Assam villagers dread wrath of ravaging river
Assam villagers dread wrath of ravaging river
Elderly Apatani village heads learn English alphabets
Elderly Apatani village heads learn English alphabets
The state of cattle bell makers of Jharkhand
The state of cattle bell makers of Jharkhand
Die cast for vanishing cowbells of Jharkhand
Die cast for vanishing cowbells of Jharkhand
When livelihoods and disaster relief fall through the cracks in Joshimath
When livelihoods and disaster relief fall through the cracks in Joshimath
Jharkhand’s tribal women make natural cups and bowls but find no takers
Jharkhand’s tribal women make natural cups and bowls but find no takers
असम में मिसिंग जनजाति की महिलाएँ बाँस के हथकरघे पर बनाती हैं मशहूर मेखला चादोर
असम में मिसिंग जनजाति की महिलाएँ बाँस के हथकरघे पर बनाती हैं मशहूर मेखला चादोर
The Mising tribe women keep alive the Assamese tradition of weaving on bamboo looms
The Mising tribe women keep alive the Assamese tradition of weaving on bamboo looms
The 'Hemp' Ropemakers of Jharkhand
The 'Hemp' Ropemakers of Jharkhand
Kharif paddy lost to drought, no resources to sow rabi wheat, say farmers in Jharkhand
Kharif paddy lost to drought, no resources to sow rabi wheat, say farmers in Jharkhand
Deficient rainfall and low paddy sowing fuels labour migration in Jharkhand
Deficient rainfall and low paddy sowing fuels labour migration in Jharkhand
Exorcising social evil: Jharkhand's Chutni Mahato awarded Padma Shri for rescuing women from witch hunting - Gaonconnection | Your Connection with Rural India
Exorcising social evil: Jharkhand's Chutni Mahato awarded Padma Shri for rescuing women from witch hunting - Gaonconnection | Your Connection with Rural India
Nothing bullish about Jharkhand's largest cattle fair as low rainfall and fear of drought hit sales
Nothing bullish about Jharkhand's largest cattle fair as low rainfall and fear of drought hit sales
In Jharkhand's Palamu, too many leases on life
In Jharkhand's Palamu, too many leases on life
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