Three years back in 2013, tribal farmers of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh had unlawfully lost their lands to a local sponge iron manufacturing factory, Navdurga Pvt. Ltd. The 14 acres worth agricultural land of three farmers was illegally acquired by local land dealers, without informing them their rights under the Forest Rights...
Whether it be a primary school in Chhatisgarh or a secondary school in Odisha one common factor shines through. Their shining eyes. The children come to school, uniforms clean, with the joy of learning giving them hope for a better future. Their parents take pride in their lessons, even if...
The Baigas, an indigenous community spread across central India were, according to folklore, God’s chosen ones to carry forward the human race in India. The Baigas consider themselves to be servants of the earth and the king of the forests. The peace-loving tribe is known for its’ respect for nature,...
The ancient tribe of Baiga has been residing in Chhattisgarh’s jungles since times unknown treating the Earth as their mother, and nature as their Gods. The earliest written records of the tribes’ existence in Central India, was recorded in 1867, by a Captain Thompson. Ever since Chhattisgarh was carved out...
Bundeli, a 65-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh is living like a refugee in someone else’s backyard. All her worldly belongings are bundled up in a small sack by the side of her bed, a space on a bare ground. But Bundeli once had a house up until September 10, 2016...
Bundeli, a 65-year-old woman from Chhattisgarh is living like a refugee in someone else’s backyard. All her worldly belongings are bundled up in a small sack by the side of her bed, a space on a bare ground. But Bundeli once had a house up until September 10, 2016...
Dedicated to getting an education, children and teachers at this government primary school in Chhattisgarh sit for classes in a crumbling school building. The school has been under construction for over 10 years, but the neglectful attitude of government authorities has still kept this building as a work in progress....
The residents of Chingnar village in Chhattisgarh were filled with angst because of the lack of clean, hygienic water. Their children fell sick by drinking contaminated water from the local ponds, and they wished for a borewell to be fixed. But they waited for this miraculous change to take place...
