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A behind-the-scenes peek into Ek Aadmi ka Nyota
The cast of the short film Ek Aadmi ka Nyota comprised locals from the village of Kabulpur who had no prior experience in acting and were trained by Amit and his crew after their school hours for a...
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How this 29-yr-old cancer survivor is changing rural healthcare
Manisha Kumari was overwhelmed with fear and despair when she faced a devastating health crisis in 2021. The 22-year-old from Muzaffarpur in Bihar was diagnosed with bone cancer, which affected one of...
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Claiming the streets: SHGs, women and public spaces
On the morning of the 22nd of every month, Bijadandi’s main road bursts into life as women clad in brown sarees gather at their cluster-level federation office. The street buzzes with activity with...
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Clicking rural India from a woman’s view
Photographer Deepti Asthana, whose body of work includes stories on rural India from the perspectives of women, says it was the farmer suicides in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, in 2016 that galvanised her...
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Rural escapes that celebrate the romance of Indian villages
As World Tourism Day is commemorated on September 27, Village Square brings you a curated list of rural escapes that offer the very best a traveller can look forward to. This story on village outings...
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Nature’s canvas: Village life through the lens
Amidst a patchwork of green and gold in Cooch Behar, West Bengal, two farmers harvest vegetables from their flourishing fields. The aerial perspective highlights the symmetry and beauty of rural...
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This clicks: Gavakadchi_Gosht’s take on Konkan village life
Are you yearning to feast your eyes on the lush paddy fields and typical tenements of Konkan village life? If you are and can’t find the time to make it there, your best bet to experience this getaway...
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Rural India’s glam quotient
In the vibrant Bhagoriya fair of Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh, a woman’s hands adorned with intricate silver ornaments and colourful bangles capture the essence of tribal elegance—where tradition is worn...
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AI Appreciation Day: A glimpse of rural India, reimagined by AI
Rajasthan’s rustic evenings come alive with the rhythm of folk dance. Women twirl in traditional attire, under the open desert sky and flickering firelight, keeping centuries-old stories alive through...
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Single-use plastic, multi-layered crisis
“They don’t think of us as humans, nor do they care about the land, mountains or rivers,” says Sisiliya, as she segregates solid waste at a segregation center in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh....
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