Basudev Mahapatra
Basudev Mahapatra is a journalist based in Bhubaneswar.
September 23, 2019
Community norms that do not subscribe to using contraceptives have led to Saora and Dongria Kondh tribal women to have many children in quick succession (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)
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Odiya tribes shed tradition to space out childbirths

Odisha’s tribal women, suffering the adverse health effects of childbirths in quick succession combined with strenuous agricultural and household work, are breaking community norms to use contraceptives

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June 19, 2019
Fishing in the Ansupa Lake (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)
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Local communities restore Ansupa Lake in Odisha

In a remarkable turnaround, local communities have rejuvenated the weed-infested Ansupa Lake in Odisha in the span of just six months, boosting fishing and income opportunities from tourism

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May 22, 2019
Understanding the need for conservation of biodiversity, villagers of Mandasaru have strengthened forest protection measures (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)
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Biodiversity takes center stage in Odisha’s silent valley

Forest communities of Mandasaru hills are taking steps to conserve biodiversity in Odisha’s silent valley, even as the world celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May

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April 1, 2019
Villagers of Podaguda village in Malkangiri attending the social audit meeting (Photo by Basudev Mahapatra)
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Social audit empowers Odisha’s rural poor

People left out of the government’s welfare programs have been included through a social audit in Odisha’s underdeveloped rural areas, boosting nutrition security among impoverished families

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