On the night of October 7 when the market at Nachna erupted in flames, Devendra Singh lept right in with nothing more than a wet gunny sack wrapped around him from protection, and saved both lives and property of shop owners.

On the night of October 7 when the market at Nachna erupted in flames, Devendra Singh lept right in with nothing more than a wet gunny sack wrapped around him from protection, and saved both lives and property of shop owners.

Chanan Khan is perhaps one of the last musicians who can play the Sur Mandal in the desert district of Rajasthan. Artists like him, and Kishanlal Suthar who crafts this musical instrument are fast disappearing.

Chanan Khan is perhaps one of the last musicians who can play the Sur Mandal in the desert district of Rajasthan. Artists like him, and Kishanlal Suthar who crafts this musical instrument are fast disappearing.

A school at a village in Jaisalmer, is turning heads as much for its architecture as its mission to educate girls

A school at a village in Jaisalmer, is turning heads as much for its architecture as its mission to educate girls

Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan not only imparts free education and healthy meals to rural girls but is also an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.

Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls High School in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan not only imparts free education and healthy meals to rural girls but is also an architectural marvel built with traditional wisdom.

राजस्थान के जैसलमेर में पानी संरक्षण के लिए आज भी परंपरागत बेरियाँ तरीके का इस्तेमाल हो रहा है, इससे ग्रामीणों के साथ ही उनके पशुओं को भी साल भर पानी मिलता रहता है।

In the inhospitable terrain of Thar Desert in Rajasthan, centuries-old water conservation methods still flourish, and meet the drinking water needs of villagers and their cattle throughout the year. A ground report from the desert villages of Pokhran.

In the inhospitable terrain of Thar Desert in Rajasthan, centuries-old water conservation methods still flourish, and meet the drinking water needs of villagers and their cattle throughout the year. A ground report from the desert villages of Pokhran.

Over the years, the largest district in Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, has seen an influx of Hindu Bhil tribal refugees from Pakistan who are now settled in various bastis in and around the Jaisalmer city. Who are these Bhil adivasis from across the border? Gaon Connection met up with them.

Over the years, the largest district in Rajasthan, Jaisalmer, has seen an influx of Hindu Bhil tribal refugees from Pakistan who are now settled in various bastis in and around the Jaisalmer city. Who are these Bhil adivasis from across the border? Gaon Connection met up with them.

जैसलमेर में पाकिस्तान से आए विस्थापित हिंदुओं के कच्चे घरों को ढहा देने के बाद भले उन्हें ज़मीन दे दी गई हो, बेघर होने की टीस अब तक उनमें बनी हुई है। उनकी अब एक ही ख़्वाहिश है, शांति से अपनों के बीच उन्हें रहने दिया जाए।

School teacher Hardev Paliwal is committed towards girls’ education and safeguarding the environment. His bond with the school in Mandala Khurd village in Phalodi district goes deeper than just that of a teacher as this government school is where he too studied.

School teacher Hardev Paliwal is committed towards girls’ education and safeguarding the environment. His bond with the school in Mandala Khurd village in Phalodi district goes deeper than just that of a teacher as this government school is where he too studied.

Mahesh Prajapat, the principal of a government school in a village in Pokhran, Jaisalmer brings back students who stayed away from class and provides them with better infrastructure. He regularly counsels parents to send their wards to school.

Mahesh Prajapat, the principal of a government school in a village in Pokhran, Jaisalmer brings back students who stayed away from class and provides them with better infrastructure. He regularly counsels parents to send their wards to school.

Girija Ojha’s mission as a teacher in Pokhran, Rajasthan, is to demystify mathematics and get his students to enjoy the subject. Villagers call him Ramanujan, after the genius Indian mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan.

Girija Ojha’s mission as a teacher in Pokhran, Rajasthan, is to demystify mathematics and get his students to enjoy the subject. Villagers call him Ramanujan, after the genius Indian mathematician Srinivas Ramanujan.