Despite its widespread reputation of causing injuries to dozens of men every year, the Hingot yudhh is a matter of pride for the inhabitants of Gautampura in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, where a mock battle is fought between two villages. What is the genesis of this ‘battle’? Despite no permission, will it be held this year?

Despite its widespread reputation of causing injuries to dozens of men every year, the Hingot yudhh is a matter of pride for the inhabitants of Gautampura in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, where a mock battle is fought between two villages. What is the genesis of this ‘battle’? Despite no permission, will it be held this year?

Pravin Raghuvanshi, an entrepreneur and trainer who trains farmers in bee-keeping in Betul district, Madhya Pradesh, has created a buzz with his 100 bee boxes, which, on an average, get him about 3,000 kilogrammes of honey. Bee-keeping is a lucrative enterprise, he assures.

Pravin Raghuvanshi, an entrepreneur and trainer who trains farmers in bee-keeping in Betul district, Madhya Pradesh, has created a buzz with his 100 bee boxes, which, on an average, get him about 3,000 kilogrammes of honey. Bee-keeping is a lucrative enterprise, he assures.

Twelve women from a self-help group in Pipal Kheda village, Madhya Pradesh, with the help of National Rural Livelihoods Mission, make cold pressed oil out of the locally grown Karera peanuts. The oil has found a market in Malaysia and the United States.

Twelve women from a self-help group in Pipal Kheda village, Madhya Pradesh, with the help of National Rural Livelihoods Mission, make cold pressed oil out of the locally grown Karera peanuts. The oil has found a market in Malaysia and the United States.

Debts, poor rainfall and a failing crop was more than what farmer Jitendra Patidar, from Pandhaniya village in Madhya Pradesh, could face and he died by suicide. Other farmers in the region warn of the drought that looms large over the region.

Debts, poor rainfall and a failing crop was more than what farmer Jitendra Patidar, from Pandhaniya village in Madhya Pradesh, could face and he died by suicide. Other farmers in the region warn of the drought that looms large over the region.

Replacing traditional vegetable cultivation with Thai guava orchards, Dinesh Baggar is earning a profit of Rs 25-30 lakh per annum from his 1.2 hectare plantation in Sajod village of Dhar. Krishi Vigyan Kendra scientists guided the farmer and changed his fortunes.

Replacing traditional vegetable cultivation with Thai guava orchards, Dinesh Baggar is earning a profit of Rs 25-30 lakh per annum from his 1.2 hectare plantation in Sajod village of Dhar. Krishi Vigyan Kendra scientists guided the farmer and changed his fortunes.