Jigyasa Mishra
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Jigyasa Mishra is a writer based out of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
November 16, 2020
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Lockdown drives embroidery artisans to alternate jobs

With sales dwindling to a low during the lockdown, artisans who undertake skilled embroidery, have been forced to shutter workshops and switch to other means of livelihood

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October 9, 2020
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Online classes spell end of education for rural girls

With boys getting preference to use the single multimedia phone at home, girls from poor rural households have discontinued studies, resigning themselves to an early marriage

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April 1, 2020
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Mishing women practice social distancing by solo weaving

Women of Mishing tribe, who weave traditional clothes in groups at a community center, now weave alone at home, practicing social distancing to check the spread of coronavirus

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July 13, 2018
A brightly painted house wall in Jitwarpur village (Photo by Jigyasa Mishra)
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Madhubani painters want better deal for their work

Despite global recognition, women painters of the Madhubani folk art form in Jitwarpur village have failed to escape the clutches of middlemen, who corner most of the profits. State initiatives could help stop the exploitation

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