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A transformed land beckons one to return home
For Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) Satyanarayan Singh of Rudrapur village had left home to earn a livelihood by driving lorries across India. However, a visit home put him in touch with the WOTR home who guided him to make his land productive. When 36-year-old Satyanarayan Singh of Rudrapur village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district left home to drive lorries across India, little did he imagine that one day he would return to farm in that very piece of land that was once bare

Azera Rahman
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Kachchh potters fired up for change with improved kilns
For Mongabay India Published on 22 March 2024 Pottery is an energy-intensive industry, with traditional kilns taking 36 hours to bake the...

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May 1, 20246 min read


The ‘Mad Tree’ That Sustains Banni’s Vada Koli Community
For India Spend Published on 29 April 2024 The invasive species Prosopis juliflora is leading to degeneration of grasslands, but the Vada...

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May 1, 20246 min read


Say cheese! Traditional pastoralists embrace innovation with artisanal cheese
For Mongabay India Published on 25 December 2023 Artisanal cheese made from goat, sheep and camel milk, by pastoral communities, is...

Azera Rahman
Jan 23, 20247 min read


Desire For Change Makes Devi Pujoks Of Bhuj Realign Their Khap Panchayat
For India Spend Published on 24 October 2023 The Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan helped reconstitute the Khap panchayat, and provided...

Azera Rahman
Nov 1, 20237 min read


With Disappearing ‘Bhagiyas’, Kutch Risks Losing Local Traditional Knowledge
For India Spend Published on 12 September 2023 Kutch’s Bhagiyas are repositories of indigenous technical knowledge on taking care of...

Azera Rahman
Sep 16, 20236 min read


Gujarat’s indigenous Patanwadi wool and sheep, on a steady fall
For Mongabay India Published on 1 August 2023 There is a sharp decline in demand for indigenous Patanwadi wool from Gujarat, affecting...

Azera Rahman
Sep 16, 20236 min read


Falling Through The Cracks: Children Of Seasonal Migrants
For India Spend Published on 8 April 2023 Migrant children have lower nutritional outcomes, are less likely to complete schooling and to...

Azera Rahman
Apr 24, 20239 min read


Rajasthan: India Counts Its Livestock, But Not The People Who Herd Them
In Rajasthan, we found pastoralists are grappling with shrinking land available for grazing their herds and changing weather patterns....

Azera Rahman
Apr 24, 20239 min read



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