Kachchh
With no scope for their craft, Wadhas become labourers
The small community of Wadhas living in Gujarat’s banni grasslands, known for their wooden crafts, find their livelihood shifting with changes in the grassland ecology.
Banni Maldharis battle to rear cattle in Kachchh
The migrating Maldharis of Kachchh have been rearing cattle for generations but they now find it hard to sustain their traditional profession.
Traditional handloom weaves a comeback in Kachchh
The remarkable revival of traditional Kachchhi handloom by the vankar community could serve as a shining example of how India could tackle its severe livelihood, ecological and cultural crises