Bedia
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.
Taekwondo master gives confidence kick
Development management student Shashvi Thakur is inspired by a passionate and progressive taekwondo blackbelt who trains young girls and boys from the marginalised Bedia community in Madhya Pradesh.
Bahurupi folk theater finds few takers in West Bengal
The Bahurupis of West Bengal, who donned greasepaint and entertained the rural masses through folk and street theater by masquerading as mythological characters, have dwindled in numbers due to lack of patronage