Pranay Tripathi
Fellow
Pranay is an Indore-based filmmaker whose lenses are always in search of How Ought We Live. At present, he is working with an organisation called HOWL, among the wretched in a nondescript village Shukrawasa, in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. All his labour burns to invent the ideal love and science of joy, to realise the joy of living. In the endeavour, he is as well a journalist, an activist, a music lover, a worker, and many more to be...
This hidden library in Spiti is a book lover’s paradise
When Takpa Tanzin saw his daughter struggling to find reference books for her coursework during the Covid-19 lockdown, he built a library in Chicham, their remote village in Spiti valley.
MP village youth aims for Hollywood spotlight
Shibali Biswas, a 23-year-old filmmaker from rural Madhya Pradesh, defies the odds to showcase her vibrant tribal culture globally.
The rising YouTuber of Bundelkhand
Hailed as the first Bundelkhandi YouTuber, Kishan Kushwaha aka Kakku Bhaiya is keen to provide funny and serious content that the entire family can watch.
MP ‘redlight village’ seeks redemption through sports
Close to famous Sanchi stupas, Sookha Karar is starting to shed its infamy by allowing its children to take up sports and chart a different career.
Newspaper reaches Madhya Pradesh village finally
Though just 45 km away from Indore, Shukrawasa is revelling in daily dose of news that the inaccessible village was deprived of for so many decades.
Halma – MP’s tribal festival helps heal earth
The tradition of Halma, which translates as ‘call for help,’ has been brought back from the brink of extinction and is now celebrated as an environmental festival in the heartland of India.
MP artisans ‘wax’ eloquent through batik
Armed with a GI tag and inclusion under the ‘One District One Product’ initiative of the state government, the batik products of Bhairavgarh in Madhya Pradesh are headed towards better times.
Madhya Pradesh activist gifts home for tribal museum
Born in a poor family, Subhadra Khaperde, 56, is doing her bit for uplifting the downtrodden, including turning her own modest home into a tribal museum.
Overcoming poverty and abuse to be MP civil servant
Currently the state’s first woman joint director in urban administration department, Savita Pradhan Gaur has overcome poverty and abusive marriage to excel in life.
‘Rancho’ of Dewas gives up on engineering dream to become driver
Financial troubles are forcing Vishal Choudhary to abandon his passion for creating mechanical marvels that saw him convert a bike into a car.
Tribal artist creates coat of many colours for PM
Sakshi Bhyadiya from Jhobat in Madhya Pradesh found fame when PM Modi wore a jacket with Pithora artwork painted by her.
Bhagoriya festival – Of blooming flowers and blossoming love
Often misunderstood as a rural Valentine’s Day, the tribal festival of ‘Bhagoriya’ was a few days back declared a cultural heritage by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The week-long carnival marks the onset of spring. Amid the amber hues splashed by the blossoming palash and the fragrance of yellow mahua flowers, the community rejoices the rabi crop harvest.
Real life Dangal: All I see is an Olympics gold
Script of the movie Dangal starring Aamir Khan seems to be playing out in a Madhya Pradesh town where 18-year-old Hansaben Rathore – nicknamed Mahi – trains hard against odds for wrestling gold in the Olympics.
Village of coat makers
With 150 tailors and hundreds of sewing machines, Kajliban in Dewas district has built up a formidable reputation for itself as the 'coat walon ka gaanv' – village of coat makers.
With nowhere to go, new year brings no cheer to landless Adivasis in Madhya Pradesh
Hundreds of Adivasis of Shukrawasa village in Madhya Pradesh stare at an uncertain future, risking eviction from the land they toil on but do not own.