A group of rural women from Jharkhand run their catering business cooking tribal delicacies such as simjeel peetha, marhva laddu, hav chatni and rokoj to popularise their healthy cuisine and earn a living.

A group of rural women from Jharkhand run their catering business cooking tribal delicacies such as simjeel peetha, marhva laddu, hav chatni and rokoj to popularise their healthy cuisine and earn a living.

The Oraon community paints the mud walls of their homes once every year. What they paint represents their gotra or sub caste. There are 12 gotras that are represented by different creatures like the tiger, tortoise, fish, etc.

The Oraon community paints the mud walls of their homes once every year. What they paint represents their gotra or sub caste. There are 12 gotras that are represented by different creatures like the tiger, tortoise, fish, etc.

गाँव कनेक्शन ने झारखंड के डुमरिया ब्लॉक में फँसे कुछ प्रवासी मजदूरों के परिवारों का पता लगाया, जिनके पास बमुश्किल एक एकड़ ज़मीन है और बेहद गरीबी में रहते हैं।

Gaon Connection traced families of some of the trapped migrant workers from Dumaria block of Jharkhand who barely own an acre of land and live in abject poverty.

Gaon Connection traced families of some of the trapped migrant workers from Dumaria block of Jharkhand who barely own an acre of land and live in abject poverty.

दिवाली में भगवान राम की अयोध्या वापसी का उत्सव मनाया जाता है, लेकिन झारखंड के संथाल आदिवासी सोहराय परब मानते हैं जिसमें अपने मवेशियों को सजाकर, दीपक जलाकर उनकी पूजा करते हैं; इसके पीछे एक दिलचस्प कहानी है।

While Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya, Sohrai Porab celebrates the return of the cattle to their village. Villagers in Jharkhand worship the cows by decorating them, lighting lamps, singing songs and offering pujas.

While Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya, Sohrai Porab celebrates the return of the cattle to their village. Villagers in Jharkhand worship the cows by decorating them, lighting lamps, singing songs and offering pujas.

राँची में आयोजित महिला एशियाई चैंपियंस ट्रॉफी 2023 में, भारतीय महिला हॉकी टीम लगातार जीत के बाद खिताब अपने नाम करने में कामयाब रही है। यहाँ तक पहुँचने के लिए टीम को कड़ी मेहनत और संघर्ष से गुजरना पड़ा है। झारखंड के तीन महिला खिलाड़ियों की ज़िंदगी और भी मुश्किल भरी थी, जिन्होंने यहाँ तक पहुंचने के लिए काफी मशक्कत की है। गाँव कनेक्शन ने उनके परिजनों से बात की।

The Indian women’s hockey team is on a winning spree at Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 being held at Ranchi. Amid them are three players from Jharkhand who have struggled hard to reach where they are. Gaon Connection spoke to their families.

The Indian women’s hockey team is on a winning spree at Women’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 being held at Ranchi. Amid them are three players from Jharkhand who have struggled hard to reach where they are. Gaon Connection spoke to their families.

For the past six years, officers and jawans of the central armed police force, who have camped at Ulihati village in Jharkhand, are imparting education and providing career guidance to tribal children.

For the past six years, officers and jawans of the central armed police force, who have camped at Ulihati village in Jharkhand, are imparting education and providing career guidance to tribal children.

Vikas Kumar Pandey, an assistant commandant with CRPF, has set up public libraries in far flung areas of Bihar and Jharkhand to help the youth prepare for competitive exams and get jobs.

Vikas Kumar Pandey, an assistant commandant with CRPF, has set up public libraries in far flung areas of Bihar and Jharkhand to help the youth prepare for competitive exams and get jobs.

Girls of Bijauli village in Dholpur, Rajasthan had to drop out of school after class 8 as there was no high school nearby. Upgrading of the local school has brought girls back to school, with more than half the school students now girls.

Girls of Bijauli village in Dholpur, Rajasthan had to drop out of school after class 8 as there was no high school nearby. Upgrading of the local school has brought girls back to school, with more than half the school students now girls.

Over 1,300 rural girls from the tribal communities of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand have got a second shot at education thanks to the initiative of the Camp School which offers a nine-month course and helps enrol girls in government schools.