IndiaUnheard Blog
World Youth Skill Day: “Sustain Ancestral Skill or Earn Livelihood?” Question Next Gen Banaras Weavers
On World Youth Skill Day, young weavers from Banaras talk about their dilemma between sustaining their ancestral skill of weaving or earning a better livelihood with a different skill.
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Living Cultures: The ‘Zagor’ of Goa
In tradition to appease their gods, the indigenous Gowda tribe in Goa celebrates a colorful festival called Zagor.
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“Full Electrification” Still Leaves Out Many in Rural India
The central government claimed India had achieved “full electrification” in April 2018, but evidence from VV’s network of correspondents proved otherwise. In this piece, we revisit our #Battigul (no electricity) campaign to see if the situation has changed.
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Goa’s Guide to Zero Waste Shopping
Ecoposro, Goa’s first zero waste store not only eliminates plastic use at the store level but also ensures zero waste sourcing of supplies from vendors.
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A ‘Medicine-Free’ Way of Life
In response to the increasing dependency on medication and growing burden of lifestyle diseases, ‘medicine-free life’ empowers people to take charge of their health.
Five Months On, Minor Trafficked from Malda Yet to be Traced
West Bengal accounts for the highest number of reported trafficking cases in the country, yet victims often suffer further due to police inaction.
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Seeking Justice for Medical Negligence in Kashmir
Private hospitals have become money minting machines, says a Srinagar couple who lost their newborn baby to medical negligence.
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Ambedkar Jayanti: Keeping Ambedkar’s dream relevant
As statues of B.R. Ambedkar get vandalised across the country, Video Volunteers asks people across India if the architect of the Indian constitution is still relevant.