The gram panchayat elections are underway in Uttar Pradesh, and three women from the Tharu tribal community are contesting on unreserved seats. They tell Gaon Connection how they will bring about change in their community if they are voted as gram pradhans.

The gram panchayat elections are underway in Uttar Pradesh, and three women from the Tharu tribal community are contesting on unreserved seats. They tell Gaon Connection how they will bring about change in their community if they are voted as gram pradhans.

The gram panchayat elections are underway in Uttar Pradesh, and three women from the Tharu tribal community are contesting on unreserved seats. They tell Gaon Connection how they will bring about change in their community if they are voted as gram pradhans.

On World Health Day, a Gaon Connection ground report from Lakhimpur district in rural Uttar Pradesh reveals that villagers here believe COVID-19 is a city-disease. Rural community health centres, who are given a daily target of administering 1,000 vaccine doses, are unable to meet their target.

On World Health Day, a Gaon Connection ground report from Lakhimpur district in rural Uttar Pradesh reveals that villagers here believe COVID-19 is a city-disease. Rural community health centres, who are given a daily target of administering 1,000 vaccine doses, are unable to meet their target.

On World Health Day, a Gaon Connection ground report from Lakhimpur district in rural Uttar Pradesh reveals that villagers here believe COVID-19 is a city-disease. Rural community health centres, who are given a daily target of administering 1,000 vaccine doses, are unable to meet their target.

Gaon Connection met with a family it first spoke to in March 2020, the day after lockdown. The family’s life has turned topsy turvy in one year. It lost its head of the family and has learnt to call a small patch of footpath in Lucknow home.

Gaon Connection met with a family it first spoke to in March 2020, the day after lockdown. The family’s life has turned topsy turvy in one year. It lost its head of the family and has learnt to call a small patch of footpath in Lucknow home.

Gaon Connection met with a family it first spoke to in March 2020, the day after lockdown. The family’s life has turned topsy turvy in one year. It lost its head of the family and has learnt to call a small patch of footpath in Lucknow home.

The Grain Bank is an initiative that began in 2016, with the objective of benefitting farmers with small land holdings, but during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, it has turned into a movement to battle starvation and empower women in rural areas Uttar Pradesh.

The Grain Bank is an initiative that began in 2016, with the objective of benefitting farmers with small land holdings, but during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, it has turned into a movement to battle starvation and empower women in rural areas Uttar Pradesh.

Krishi Vigyan Kendras across Uttar Pradesh are helping reintroduce the nutritious bajra in rural diets, including anganwadis, to combat malnutrition and anaemia in women and children.

Krishi Vigyan Kendras across Uttar Pradesh are helping reintroduce the nutritious bajra in rural diets, including anganwadis, to combat malnutrition and anaemia in women and children.

Krishi Vigyan Kendras across Uttar Pradesh are helping reintroduce the nutritious bajra in rural diets, including anganwadis, to combat malnutrition and anaemia in women and children.

Ever since the nation-wide lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March, last year, Poonam Tiwari has been coaching athletes that hail from villages in and around Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh. The coaching is free of cost and many of these rural girls have bagged medals at national and state levels.

Ever since the nation-wide lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March, last year, Poonam Tiwari has been coaching athletes that hail from villages in and around Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh. The coaching is free of cost and many of these rural girls have bagged medals at national and state levels.

Ever since the nation-wide lockdown in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced in March, last year, Poonam Tiwari has been coaching athletes that hail from villages in and around Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh. The coaching is free of cost and many of these rural girls have bagged medals at national and state levels.

The contribution of women in the rural landscape is hardly ever talked about or gets recognised. On International Women’s Day, Gaon Connection reports stories that showcase women empowerment from India’s villages. In the first part of the series, read about the story of ‘women’s court’ in the villages of Uttar Pradesh.

The contribution of women in the rural landscape is hardly ever talked about or gets recognised. On International Women’s Day, Gaon Connection reports stories that showcase women empowerment from India’s villages. In the first part of the series, read about the story of ‘women’s court’ in the villages of Uttar Pradesh.

The contribution of women in the rural landscape is hardly ever talked about or gets recognised. On International Women’s Day, Gaon Connection reports stories that showcase women empowerment from India’s villages. In the first part of the series, read about the story of ‘women’s court’ in the villages of Uttar Pradesh.