Pune
Filling mental health treatment gap in villages
Mental illnesses go undetected and untreated in villages, due to stigma and paucity of mental health professionals. A Pune-based psychiatrist and his team are trying to change that.
Maharashtra’s bharud poetry makes a splash
Water scarcity as well as poor sanitation and hygiene practices plagued villages in Maharashtra until bharud performances brought awareness and turned life around.
Panchkroshi – Maharashtra farmers harness the power of five
Maharashtra farmers are reviving the traditional concept of Panchkroshi, wherein five neighbouring villages come together, to boost sustainability in their drought-hit region.
Self-help groups – learning from the roots
While the reasons that motivate women to join self-help groups are the same, developing each group through a facilitative process instead of on a pre-conceived concept works better.
‘Super Figs’: Why figs from Western Ghats hills in Pune are high in demand
Figs, guavas, custard apples – fresh or preserved into jam – from the Purandar orchards on the rolling hills of Pune find ready customers in big cities and abroad, leveraging the income of farmers.