Financial support for housing and health under the Beedi Workers Welfare Organisation has not been coming in, complain beedi workers, who have a paltry earning and a hoard of health problems. A ground report.

Financial support for housing and health under the Beedi Workers Welfare Organisation has not been coming in, complain beedi workers, who have a paltry earning and a hoard of health problems. A ground report.

पश्चिम बंगाल के पारंपरिक खजूर गुड़ को बनाने वाले सर्दियों के महीनों में इसका रस लेने के लिए हर रोज़ कम से कम 60 पेड़ों पर चढ़ते और उतरते हैं, जो जोख़िम भरा काम है।

Patachitra artists in Bharatpur village in West Bengal get a fillip as Sanghita Mitra, who quit her job with a software company, is working with them for over a decade to keep Bengal’s ancient artform alive.

Patachitra artists in Bharatpur village in West Bengal get a fillip as Sanghita Mitra, who quit her job with a software company, is working with them for over a decade to keep Bengal’s ancient artform alive.

पश्चिम बंगाल में बांकुड़ा जिले के दूरदराज के कई आदिवासी गाँवों में लोगों के बीमार होने पर आशा कार्यकर्ता ही एकमात्र सहारा होती हैं। ये फ्रंटलाइन कार्यकर्ता अपनी ड्यूटी से कहीं ज़्यादा आगे बढ़कर काम करती हैं, ताकि लोगों को समय पर इलाज और दवाइयाँ मिल सके।

A crisis is brewing at the anganwadi centres across West Bengal where workers have threatened to stop serving meals from today to children, and pregnant and lactating mothers. Why? Details here.

A crisis is brewing at the anganwadi centres across West Bengal where workers have threatened to stop serving meals from today to children, and pregnant and lactating mothers. Why? Details here.

पश्चिम बंगाल के बांकुरा जिले में सैकड़ों आदिवासी महिलाएँ घने जंगलों से साल के पत्ते और जलाऊ लकड़ी इकट्ठा करने के लिए ख़तरनाक रास्तों से होकर गुजरती हैं। उन्हें जंगली जानवरों का सामना भी करना पड़ता है।

Hundreds of tribal women in Bankura district of West Bengal brave treacherous paths and encounter wild animals to collect sal leaves and firewood from dense forests, which are then sold for a pittance.

Hundreds of tribal women in Bankura district of West Bengal brave treacherous paths and encounter wild animals to collect sal leaves and firewood from dense forests, which are then sold for a pittance.

Purandarpur Higher Secondary School in Bankura offers vocational courses to its students who come from economically weaker rural families. Seven of its students have made it to the top 10 merit list of the recent exam held by West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development.

Purandarpur Higher Secondary School in Bankura offers vocational courses to its students who come from economically weaker rural families. Seven of its students have made it to the top 10 merit list of the recent exam held by West Bengal State Council of Technical & Vocational Education and Skill Development.