Five months in a year, labourers from villages in Uttar Pradesh migrate to Kashmir where they work as daily wagers at brick kilns. Yesterday, one of them, Mukesh Kumar, was shot dead in Pulwama. Gaon Connection met his family.

Five months in a year, labourers from villages in Uttar Pradesh migrate to Kashmir where they work as daily wagers at brick kilns. Yesterday, one of them, Mukesh Kumar, was shot dead in Pulwama. Gaon Connection met his family.

दुआ गाँव में बदलाव की बयार चल रही है, गाँव में 32 सीसीटीवी, पंचायत भवन में आईटी केंद्र, और यहाँ के प्राथमिक विद्यालय में स्मार्ट क्लास चलती है।

There are winds of change in Dua village where installation of 32 CCTVs, setting up of an IT centre at panchayat bhavan, and upgrading facilities at the primary school have transformed village life.

There are winds of change in Dua village where installation of 32 CCTVs, setting up of an IT centre at panchayat bhavan, and upgrading facilities at the primary school have transformed village life.

उत्तर प्रदेश के उन्नाव में महिलाओं का एक समूह गाय के गोबर से पेंट बना रहा है, इस काम ने इन महिलाओं को आर्थिक आज़ादी दी है।

A paint manufacturing workshop operated by 20 women in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh has so far sold 1,200 kilogrammes of paint made from cow dung. For the women the enterprise has raised their self esteem and given them economic independence.

A paint manufacturing workshop operated by 20 women in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh has so far sold 1,200 kilogrammes of paint made from cow dung. For the women the enterprise has raised their self esteem and given them economic independence.

A young assistant teacher has made education irresistible for students ever since he brought drama, story telling, music and dance into the classrooms.

A young assistant teacher has made education irresistible for students ever since he brought drama, story telling, music and dance into the classrooms.

The Holi-special sweet, gujiyas, have brought considerable fame to a century-old shop in Baksar village in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Unlike the traditional gujiyas, which are elongated in shape, Billa Seth Ki Mashhoor Purani Dukaan shop makes them spherical.

The Holi-special sweet, gujiyas, have brought considerable fame to a century-old shop in Baksar village in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Unlike the traditional gujiyas, which are elongated in shape, Billa Seth Ki Mashhoor Purani Dukaan shop makes them spherical.

उन्नाव, उत्तर प्रदेश में महिलाओं का स्वयं सहायता समूह, होली के लिए फलों, सब्जियों और फूलों से निकाले गए रंगों से गुलाल तैयार कर रहा है।

Against the government's MSP of Rs 2,040 per quintal of paddy, private traders in Uttar Pradesh offer Rs 1,900 per quintal. Still, farmers prefer to sell their paddy to the traders. Gaon Connection travelled across Raebareli, Unnao and Barabanki districts to find out why. A ground report.

Against the government's MSP of Rs 2,040 per quintal of paddy, private traders in Uttar Pradesh offer Rs 1,900 per quintal. Still, farmers prefer to sell their paddy to the traders. Gaon Connection travelled across Raebareli, Unnao and Barabanki districts to find out why. A ground report.

Fertile farmlands belonging to 1,000 farmers in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh are submerged in effluents from a CETP drain that has been overflowing for almost a month. Authorities admit incomplete desilting of the drain whereas CETP owners blame the October rains for it. Farmers have lost their standing paddy crop and are now worried they may not be able to sow the rabi wheat in time.

Fertile farmlands belonging to 1,000 farmers in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh are submerged in effluents from a CETP drain that has been overflowing for almost a month. Authorities admit incomplete desilting of the drain whereas CETP owners blame the October rains for it. Farmers have lost their standing paddy crop and are now worried they may not be able to sow the rabi wheat in time.

Farmers in Unnao district wait days on end to get one sack of fertiliser per Aadhaar card from the government co-operative stores, and sometimes not even that, forcing them to buy from private agencies paying a lot more money. Farmers need fertiliser to sow their rabi crops.

Farmers in Unnao district wait days on end to get one sack of fertiliser per Aadhaar card from the government co-operative stores, and sometimes not even that, forcing them to buy from private agencies paying a lot more money. Farmers need fertiliser to sow their rabi crops.

To beat the impact of changing weather patterns and stray cattle attacks on standing crops, farmers in Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh adopt bitter gourd cultivation and find it a safer and a more profitable venture.