Kolhapur

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This Maharashtra village is home to 10 aromatic rice varieties

Murukate village in Maharashtra grows 10 traditional varieties of rice, with organic fertiliser and the mountain streams that irrigate the fields lending each of them a unique fragrance.

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She chose to wear mangalsutra even after her husband’s death

Tulsabai Gaikwad of Herwad village in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district talks about becoming the first woman to shun archaic customs imposed on widows – in her own words.

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Maharashtra village switches off TV and mobiles to ‘detoxify’

Villagers of Mangaon in Kolhapur district are staying away from TV and phones for 90 minutes every evening so that children can study and elders can socialise without distractions.