With the advent of modern farming techniques, advanced equipment and heavy machinery is making inroads in rural India. However, a renowned farmer in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna is doing everything in his capacity to maintain and thrive his museum of obsolete farm tools which are now hard to find in the country's rural hinterland. The museum is a sanctuary to 250 such tools made of metal, wood, bamboo, stone and leather. Details here.

With the advent of modern farming techniques, advanced equipment and heavy machinery is making inroads in rural India. However, a renowned farmer in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna is doing everything in his capacity to maintain and thrive his museum of obsolete farm tools which are now hard to find in the country's rural hinterland. The museum is a sanctuary to 250 such tools made of metal, wood, bamboo, stone and leather. Details here.

Sakat Chauth is a festival celebrated in northern India. In Madhya Pradesh’s Baghelkhand, singhara or water chestnut is a vital ingredient in the festivities. It is used to make a sweet called Kaachi. The festival is being celebrated today, on January 10.

Sakat Chauth is a festival celebrated in northern India. In Madhya Pradesh’s Baghelkhand, singhara or water chestnut is a vital ingredient in the festivities. It is used to make a sweet called Kaachi. The festival is being celebrated today, on January 10.

The forms of Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi are made with cow dung and worshipped in the hilly region of Baghelkhand in Madhya Pradesh, immediately following Diwali. Janjuiya Devi is dressed up like a married woman and offered milk, curd and sweets.

The forms of Govardhan and Janjuiya Devi are made with cow dung and worshipped in the hilly region of Baghelkhand in Madhya Pradesh, immediately following Diwali. Janjuiya Devi is dressed up like a married woman and offered milk, curd and sweets.

What began as a hobby to address an existential crisis in 2005 has now matured as an artistic skill for 61-year-old Shivendra Singh Parihar. Dedicating almost three hours daily to carving statues of Lord Ganesha has not only made Parihar famous in Madhya Pradesh's Satna but also enabled him to find his life's purpose.

What began as a hobby to address an existential crisis in 2005 has now matured as an artistic skill for 61-year-old Shivendra Singh Parihar. Dedicating almost three hours daily to carving statues of Lord Ganesha has not only made Parihar famous in Madhya Pradesh's Satna but also enabled him to find his life's purpose.

Five lives were lost in the tribal dominated Bhattan Tola village in Madhya Pradesh between August 11 and 23. Three of the dead are children. The hamlet, with 1,500 people, has only one dugwell for drinking water. Three hand pumps are dry.

Five lives were lost in the tribal dominated Bhattan Tola village in Madhya Pradesh between August 11 and 23. Three of the dead are children. The hamlet, with 1,500 people, has only one dugwell for drinking water. Three hand pumps are dry.

After torrential rains last year ruined any prospect of profits for the musk melon cultivators in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, and sunk them in debt, the farmers have doubled the acreage of cultivation hoping their gamble will pay off this year.

After torrential rains last year ruined any prospect of profits for the musk melon cultivators in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, and sunk them in debt, the farmers have doubled the acreage of cultivation hoping their gamble will pay off this year.

In many rural pockets of Madhya Pradesh, the days before Holi are filled with the beats of the nagadiya and the phag, songs that are special and considered auspicious to celebrate the advent of spring and the festival of colours. However, this tradition is fading.

In many rural pockets of Madhya Pradesh, the days before Holi are filled with the beats of the nagadiya and the phag, songs that are special and considered auspicious to celebrate the advent of spring and the festival of colours. However, this tradition is fading.

For years they gathered and sold firewood to earn a pittance, but then the three women from Barha Mawan village in Madhya Pradesh, changed tracks and are now in a much better place.

For years they gathered and sold firewood to earn a pittance, but then the three women from Barha Mawan village in Madhya Pradesh, changed tracks and are now in a much better place.

ये तीन बेहद आम महिलाओं की कहानी है, जिन्होंने कोई बड़ा मुकाम तो हासिल नहीं किया है, लेकिन अपनी जरुरतों, अपने घर को चलाने के लिए जो कदम उठाए हैं वो उनके लिए बड़े है। ये महिलाएं वो हैं जो कभी जंगल से लकड़ियां बीनकर लाती थी, बेचती थी, जिससे उनके घर चलते थे। इस महिला दिवस पर पढ़िए सतना की इऩ्हीं 3 महिलाओं की कहानी

दिवाली और दीया एक-दूसरे से जुड़े हैं। ऐसे में मिट्टी का जिक्र न हो तो बेमानी है। आइए मिलते हैं, गांव की माटी से जुड़े एक कलाकार से जिसने अपनी कल्पनाओं को माटी में साकार किया है। नाम है अमल। उन्हें गांव और गांव की माटी से इतना लगाव था कि वह दिल्ली में जमे जमाए कारोबार को छोड़ कर अपने गांव आ गये। यहीं उनकी किस्मत का दीया रौशन हुआ।