Gujarat

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In Gujarat village of elders, community kitchen helps fight loneliness

As younger generations migrate for work, a community kitchen at Chandanki village in Mehsana district of Gujarat offers fresh meals twice a day for a modest fee, providing nourishment and companionship to the elderly residents.

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How a sarpanch led the facelift of his Gujarat village

Suresh Chhanga of Kunariya gram panchayat in Kachchh district has ushered a transformation in his village, with a focus on safe water and sanitation services, demonstrating how villages can lead in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

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Exciting village festivals you can attend this March

Spring is here! And rural India is getting ready to celebrate the blooming season with festivities that reflect each region’s cultural richness. These are some of the most vibrant festivals you can enjoy this March.

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Community revives Meghal river, ensures water security

After a three-year devastating drought, the community living along Meghal river in Gujarat has built and restored water harvesting structures, ensuring water-secure villages.

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Gujarat’s mountain girl

Mountain girl Surabhi Chavda conquered numerous peaks yet found Everest daunting. Developing snow blindness halted her summit bid, yet this setback bestowed profound life lessons on humility, shaping her resilient spirit.

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All you can find at the Banni pashu mela of Kutch

The Banni pashu mela, set against the mystical White Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, celebrates the revered Banni breed of buffalo and showcases the symbiotic bond between breeders and their livestock.

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Visit Kutch’s colourful craft village Nirona

Known for its rogan art, leatherwork and lacquer artistry, Nirona is the craft village of Gujarat’s Kutch, where culture and community come together to form a homogenous whole

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India’s most haunted villages

From ghostly apparitions to hair-raising tales, this list reveals the country's supernatural secrets.

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With no scope for their craft, Wadhas become labourers

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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.

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Bird feathers flocked together at this Gujarat library

Esha Munshi of Ahmedabad runs a rare online library that serves as a unique repository on birds and their feathers.

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Tribal women stitch a new future in Gujarat’s Dang

Left without farm work after the harvesting season ended, women from two villages in Dang district of Gujarat come together to form successful tailoring units.

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Less methane means more income for Gujarat herders

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A balanced diet programme to curb methane emission from livestock helps Gujarat’s pastoral communities get more income through reduced fodder intake and increased milk production.

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Business becoming the buzzword for tribal youth in Gujarat

Though tribal youngsters are increasingly looking to start their own businesses, they face several challenges along the way. Providing the right support and guidance is helping them become successful entrepreneurs in Dang, Gujarat.

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Banni Maldharis battle to rear cattle in Kachchh

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The migrating Maldharis of Kachchh have been rearing cattle for generations but they now find it hard to sustain their traditional profession.

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Deepening pond to deepen farmers’ pockets

An intervention to make a pond deeper at Surendranagar in Gujarat has brought joy to many farmers in the region by ensuring more water availability and preventing soil erosion.

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How these farmers grow more crop per drop

In Gujarat’s water deficient areas, farmers opt for micro irrigation systems which reduce their production cost and increase their income.

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She sowed seeds of a grain bank to feed the poor

The sight of marginalised families struggling to have regular, nutritious meals prompted Urmilaben Vasava of Bedada village in Gujarat to start a grain bank.

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Of pani puri and beauty salons: Gujarat tribals turn entrepreneurs

In an unyielding terrain where farming is unsustainable and when migrating to cities is not lucrative, promoting rural enterprises is helping tribal youth become successful micro-entrepreneurs.

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Dung ho! Gujarat villagers fired up about biogas

Villagers in the semi-arid region of Saurashtra in Gujarat are turning to greener fuel in the form of biogas, saving not just the environment but also hard-earned money in the process.

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How smart farming is helping farmers make cows happy and more productive

Embracing digital tools and modern techniques that track various parameters of cows and buffaloes help dairy farmers in Gujarat keep cattle diseases at bay, increase milk yields and, obviously, earn more.