community development

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School Dropout Invents ‘Chauka System’, Makes His Village Self-sufficient in Water!

Gopi Karelia

Gujarat Lady Leaves Job, Turns 5000+ Tribal Women Into Empowered Entrepreneurs!

Gopi Karelia

Rs 6,000 to Rs 25,000: How Donkey’s Milk Is Quadrupling Income of Migratory Communities!

Gopi Karelia

By the People, For the People: 5 Awesome Community Radios That Are Giving Voice to the Voiceless

Ananya Barua

Grappling Domestic & Gun Violence, Villages Rally Around Unlikely Agents of Change!

Jovita Aranha

Vasudhaiva Ride: Biker Duo Build Self-Reliant House in Bihar with Upcycled Material!

Lekshmi Priya S

Not Letting Surplus Food Go Waste, This Govt. Employee is Feeding Mysuru’s Poorest!

Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk

Here’s Why This Indian-Origin Pastry Chef Has Been Invited to Prince Harry’s Wedding!

Tanvi Patel

A young girl in Pamohi village stitches reusable sanitary pads for distribution among rural women. (Photo by Abdul Gani)

In Rural Assam, A ‘Pad’ Movement By Young Women Is Bringing Health & Prosperity

Village Square

Child Marriages In India Halved In A Decade, Drives Down Global Rate: UNICEF

Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk

Inspired by Gandhiji, How This Freedom Fighter Brought Together Over 2500 People

Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation

6 Steps to Make a Village Open Defecation Free

Guest Contributor

This District Administration in Himachal Is Shattering Taboos on Menstruation

Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk

The modern Parsi Fire Temple, in Pune, welcomes everyone irrespective of caste, creed and faith. Picture for representative purposes only. Picture Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons and ARZ.

The First ‘Modern’ Parsi Temple: Meet the Man Who Chased This Vision from 2004

Rayomand Engineer

Bringing Legends Back Alive on Walls: How Kohima Is Being Transformed Through Art

Lekshmi Priya S

He Was An Engineer, But This Youngster Chose to Transform Villages in Hisar Instead!

Lekshmi Priya S

Gurugram Residents Are Using a ‘Magic’ Fridge to Fight Food Wastage & Hunger With Dignity

Vidya Raja

Women of a Delhi Slum Filed 200 RTIs, Made the Law Work for Them, & Drastically Improved Their Lives

Ranjini Sivaswamy

How a 63-Year-Old Retired Math Teacher Is Changing the Face of Her Hometown in Goa

Shreya Pareek

Run by Local RJs, This Community Radio Is Educating and Entertaining the Mohallas of Ahmedabad

Sanjay Joshi

How a Couple, Who Moved to a Farm for a Slower Life, Ended up Starting a Village School

Vidya Raja

A TN Panchayat’s Innovative Solid Waste Management Practices Just Earned It an ISO Certificate

Lekshmi Priya S

How the New Swachhata App Helped a Citizen Get Rid of a Garbage Dump in His Area in Just a Few Hours

Guest Contributor

This Organisation Doesn’t Just Protect Wildlife, It Conserves Forests and Empowers Villagers Too!

Sanchari Pal