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Every morning in Matrigam village of Bandipora, Jammu and Kashmir, Mumtaza Begum’s day begins with her sheep. There are animals to be fed, workers...
“I have always loved being around plants,” says 13-year-old Grace de Souza, smiling as she speaks about the garden outside her home in Moira, Goa....
By the time the one-hour plantation drive came to an end, an open stretch of land on Ahmedabad’s outskirts looked very different. More than 3.61...
Originally reported and written in July 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. In the Pali district, where the borders...
Every evening, on a roadside in Delhi’s Sheikh Sarai, a small classroom comes alive. There are no school gates, polished desks, or painted walls....
When the millet harvest arrives in the Yimkhiung villages of eastern Nagaland, the celebrations go far beyond the harvest itself. Families come...
The clang of iron plates echoes through a modest gym in Bhadrachalam, Telangana. Standing beneath a loaded barbell is 73-year-old D V Shankar Rao. His...
Originally reported and written in July 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. There’s a special green space on the...
Somewhere in India, right now, a craft that took centuries to develop is disappearing. Not dramatically — just quietly, as artisans age, younger...
There are few things more comforting than sipping a hot cup of tea while the rain taps gently against your window. But if you've ever wondered...
Originally reported and written in July 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. After graduating in interior design,...
At the edge of a small temple lane in Bengaluru’s Sampangiram Nagar, a circular stone well sits behind a metal grill canopy. A few years ago, most...
In Khandali, a modest village in Latur, the red earth splits under the punishing summer sun, its silence broken by the clang of brass pots at the...
Mumbai's floods are, by scientific consensus, unavoidable. "If 90 mm of rain occurs in two hours, any city in the world will flood,"...
The sea keeps its secrets well. Beneath the ocean's surface lie some of the planet's most fragile ecosystems and some of the infrastructure...
The kitchen cabinet was the last place the family expected to find a snake. On a rainy morning last July, residents of a third-floor apartment in...
Originally reported and written in July 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. Mumbai- native Chetan Soorenji lives in...
Not everything that reaches the end of its life has to become waste. Sometimes, an old tyre can become a work of art. A rusting tractor can tell the...
Was it Geet, who taught us that life has a funny way of putting us back on track? Or Jordan, eating alone in Rockstar, carrying the kind of loneliness...
“I picked up the report, sat in my car, and read it. I went completely numb. I didn’t know whether I should tell my parents, tell my son’s...
Long before children traded Pokémon cards on school playgrounds, India had its own beloved deck. Ganjifa, a game of hand-painted, circular cards,...
Sonam Wangdus writes about the Himalayas, environmental law, sustainability, and conscious living through the lens of his upbringing in Ladakh. A BBA,...
Every monsoon, the first signs of severe weather are easy to spot — towering trees swaying in strong winds. Most withstand the storm. Some...
Originally reported and written in July 2022, this story has been republished as part of our archival content. For anyone who’d walk into...
When Mohan, a 69-year-old retired engineer from Ernakulam, woke up after spine surgery, even the smallest movements felt out of reach. He could not...
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