A Kerala Village Is Sowing Millets, Harvesting Dreams, Aided By Lenovo India
A Kerala Village Is Sowing Millets, Harvesting Dreams, Aided By Lenovo India

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

This unique initiative has incorporated the WFH [work-from-home] model for Lenovo volunteers monitoring the project. These volunteers can work from anywhere to support the project. They have developed an app and a database that allows farmers to make better decisions based on data. Importantly, this data helps in making decisions during both rain and sunshine.

A Kerala Village Is Sowing Millets, Harvesting Dreams, Aided By Lenovo India
A Kerala Village Is Sowing Millets, Harvesting Dreams, Aided By Lenovo India

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

This unique initiative has incorporated the WFH [work-from-home] model for Lenovo volunteers monitoring the project. These volunteers can work from anywhere to support the project. They have developed an app and a database that allows farmers to make better decisions based on data. Importantly, this data helps in making decisions during both rain and sunshine.

Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor
Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain

Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor
Lenovo Tech Support Revives Millet Cultivation: A Story from Kanthalloor

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

New and traditional millet recipes to encourage farmers and end-consumers in Kanthalloor are also being compiled. The project is also creating bite-sized, easy-to-consume information nuggets around the key events, dates, and weather in the millet value chain

Cave Didis: Transforming poultry farming support in Odisha's villages
Cave Didis: Transforming poultry farming support in Odisha's villages

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

In collaboration with partners, Hatching Hope facilitates the connection of poultry farmers with essential resources for the success and sustainability of their businesses.

Cave Didis: Transforming poultry farming support in Odisha's villages
Cave Didis: Transforming poultry farming support in Odisha's villages

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

In collaboration with partners, Hatching Hope facilitates the connection of poultry farmers with essential resources for the success and sustainability of their businesses.

Nursery Times With A Bhil Tribal Healer in Udaipur
Nursery Times With A Bhil Tribal Healer in Udaipur

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Since 2014, Shantilal Khardi has been cultivating more than 200 medicinal roots, shrubs and herbs on his 30 bighas of land in Bhamti village in Rajasthan.

Nursery Times With A Bhil Tribal Healer in Udaipur
Nursery Times With A Bhil Tribal Healer in Udaipur

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Since 2014, Shantilal Khardi has been cultivating more than 200 medicinal roots, shrubs and herbs on his 30 bighas of land in Bhamti village in Rajasthan.

A Chakma Youth Is Preserving His Tribe’s Healing Practices and Its Indigenous Language
A Chakma Youth Is Preserving His Tribe’s Healing Practices and Its Indigenous Language

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Chandra Kumar Chakma, the 28-year-old healer from Tripura, has documented over 500 medicinal plants, formulations and healing practices of his tribe and has profiled them in his Chakma language.

A Chakma Youth Is Preserving His Tribe’s Healing Practices and Its Indigenous Language
A Chakma Youth Is Preserving His Tribe’s Healing Practices and Its Indigenous Language

Mon, 12 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Chandra Kumar Chakma, the 28-year-old healer from Tripura, has documented over 500 medicinal plants, formulations and healing practices of his tribe and has profiled them in his Chakma language.

Samuday Ke Saath — Where Tribal Filmmakers Tell Stories of Their Communities
Samuday Ke Saath — Where Tribal Filmmakers Tell Stories of Their Communities

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.

Samuday Ke Saath — Where Tribal Filmmakers Tell Stories of Their Communities
Samuday Ke Saath — Where Tribal Filmmakers Tell Stories of Their Communities

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

At the Samvaad conclave of Tata Steel Foundation, a short film made by a young tribal filmmaker, Mary Sandhya Lakra, shone the spotlight on the tribulations of adivasi migrant workers.

‘Constitution Classes’ Are An Agent of Change For Tribal Youth in Maharashtra
‘Constitution Classes’ Are An Agent of Change For Tribal Youth in Maharashtra

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Akash Pawar runs a unique movement – Samvidhan Prachar Lok Sarvad – to teach school children about the Constitution of India and make them aware of their fundamental rights and duties.

‘Constitution Classes’ Are An Agent of Change For Tribal Youth in Maharashtra
‘Constitution Classes’ Are An Agent of Change For Tribal Youth in Maharashtra

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Akash Pawar runs a unique movement – Samvidhan Prachar Lok Sarvad – to teach school children about the Constitution of India and make them aware of their fundamental rights and duties.

From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India
From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

The Free Libraries Network covers 180 community libraries managed by over 280 practitioners spread across the country with a mission to make free libraries a matter of right.

From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India
From The Villages in Assam to the Coastal Communities in Tamil Nadu, A Library Network Is Gathering Momentum in India

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

The Free Libraries Network covers 180 community libraries managed by over 280 practitioners spread across the country with a mission to make free libraries a matter of right.

From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna
From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Silicosis, a lung disease, killed their family members who worked in mines and quarries of Panna in Madhya Pradesh; and these women have now taken up oyster mushroom cultivation as a better source of livelihood.

From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna
From Mining to Mushroom Cultivation in Tribal Villages of Panna

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

Silicosis, a lung disease, killed their family members who worked in mines and quarries of Panna in Madhya Pradesh; and these women have now taken up oyster mushroom cultivation as a better source of livelihood.

A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir
A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

ELFA International, a non-profit, is working with hundreds of government schools in the Union Territory and educating and training students in school safety, disaster management, mental health, and gender based violence.

A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir
A School Safety Programme is Using Ballads to Sensitise Students in Jammu & Kashmir

Fri, 09 Aug 2024

By Bidyut Majumdar

ELFA International, a non-profit, is working with hundreds of government schools in the Union Territory and educating and training students in school safety, disaster management, mental health, and gender based violence.

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