The unt maladharis (camel pastoralists) of Kachchh have seen their herds dwindle as pastures are appropriated and the unique swimming camel struggles to find mangroves to graze upon
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Solapur’s example holds key to chronically water-stressed Marathwada
The patchy soil and water conservation efforts of the Maharashtra government seem to have learnt nothing from Solapur’s example
Is rural India headed for a demographic disaster?
An army of sickly and poorly educated children growing up in villages will continue to drag down the country as adults unless the nation’s nutrition and education delivery systems are made more efficient
Women in villages pay a heavy price for working away from home
The knotty issues around rural women’s migration for employment that often stigmatise and disempower them in their communities have to be urgently addressed for a gender-inclusive economic growth
Kuthambakkam charts a course to prosperity through community action
Kuthambakkam village in Tamil Nadu has overcome caste hostility and poverty to emerge as a national model of participatory governance that has boosted the village economy
There’s a mismatch between aspirations and reality in rural India
Opportunities to a better life have not kept pace with the rising aspirations of the rural youth that are a natural corollary of high economic growth, which raise spectres of frustration and social friction in our society
Girls in Palghar are breaking entrenched stereotypes to continue their education
A walk of 7 km everyday across hilly terrain and fast streams, no food for the entire day, the additional burden of household chores — a few girls in the Western Ghats are fighting all odds to complete their education
Learning from Mahatma Gandhi’s insights on economic democracy
Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas on gram swaraj and his thoughts on economic democracy through creative localisation could well be the new launch pad to create a more vibrant model of sustainable development of rural society and economy