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Adivasi Women Are Reclaiming Centuries-Old Warli Art With GI-Tags & Huge Murals
Art

Adivasi Women Are Reclaiming Centuries-Old Warli Art With GI-Tags & Huge Murals

One of India’s Greatest Architects, 94-YO Built 6500 Sustainable Homes for the Poor
Architecture

One of India’s Greatest Architects, 94-YO Built 6500 Sustainable Homes for the Poor

Artist Recycles 25 Tonnes of E-Waste into Pieces of Art that Cost Over Rs 20 Lakh
Art

Artist Recycles 25 Tonnes of E-Waste into Pieces of Art that Cost Over Rs 20 Lakh

The Man Who Took Gond Art From Tribal Huts to The World’s Top Museums
Art

The Man Who Took Gond Art From Tribal Huts to The World’s Top Museums

From Gloves to Condoms, Inspiring Designer Proves All Waste Can Have a New Future
Design

From Gloves to Condoms, Inspiring Designer Proves All Waste Can Have a New Future

Meet the Man Reviving Two Dying Styles of Embroidery With Over 1200 Women
Fine Arts

Meet the Man Reviving Two Dying Styles of Embroidery With Over 1200 Women

Meet the ‘Farm Influencers’ Whose YouTube Videos Are Helping Millions of Farmers
Agriculture

Meet the ‘Farm Influencers’ Whose YouTube Videos Are Helping Millions of Farmers

Banana Saris, Lotus Shawls, Bamboo Jeans: How Desi Fashion Is Going Green!
Fashion

Banana Saris, Lotus Shawls, Bamboo Jeans: How Desi Fashion Is Going Green!

Here’s How GI Tagging 400 Million Alphonso Mangoes Will Boost Farmer Incomes
Agriculture

Here’s How GI Tagging 400 Million Alphonso Mangoes Will Boost Farmer Incomes

India’s First ‘Vertical Forest’ Plans to House 56 Families & 200 Trees
Construction

India’s First ‘Vertical Forest’ Plans to House 56 Families & 200 Trees

The Time I Met Legend Dilip Kumar, the Powerhouse of Indian Acting
Cinema

The Time I Met Legend Dilip Kumar, the Powerhouse of Indian Acting

At 58, Manipur Artist Makes 100-YO Doll Making Tradition His Own, Boosts His Income
Art

At 58, Manipur Artist Makes 100-YO Doll Making Tradition His Own, Boosts His Income

Pioneering Kashmiri Farmer Helps 500 More Earn Rs 3 Lakhs per Hectare From Lavender
Agriculture

Pioneering Kashmiri Farmer Helps 500 More Earn Rs 3 Lakhs per Hectare From Lavender

Karnataka Farmers Experiment With Growing Strawberries, Reap Up To 700 Kgs Per Month
Agriculture

Karnataka Farmers Experiment With Growing Strawberries, Reap Up To 700 Kgs Per Month

This Mumbaikar Has Grown 116 Plants on A Terrace For 20 Years
Environment

This Mumbaikar Has Grown 116 Plants on A Terrace For 20 Years

How a Couple is Using Threads to Help 180 Assamese Women Increase Their Income
Empowerment

How a Couple is Using Threads to Help 180 Assamese Women Increase Their Income

NEOWISE to the Solar Eclipse, How Astrophotographers Take Pictures of The Sky
Photography

NEOWISE to the Solar Eclipse, How Astrophotographers Take Pictures of The Sky

What Happened to Baahubali’s 10,000 Weapons? Hint: You Won’t Like The Answer
Cinema

What Happened to Baahubali’s 10,000 Weapons? Hint: You Won’t Like The Answer

What About Weavers? How India’s 2nd Largest Employment Sector Is Dealing with COVID-19
Coronavirus

What About Weavers? How India’s 2nd Largest Employment Sector Is Dealing with COVID-19

Serenity & Ceramics: How Auroville’s Potters Come up With Their World-Famous Art
Art

Serenity & Ceramics: How Auroville’s Potters Come up With Their World-Famous Art

Soil-less & Vertical, This Style of Farming Will Reduce Water Usage By 95%!
Agriculture

Soil-less & Vertical, This Style of Farming Will Reduce Water Usage By 95%!

End Of An Era: Music Legends On What Working With The Amazing Khayyam Was Like
Music

End Of An Era: Music Legends On What Working With The Amazing Khayyam Was Like

‘We Have Become Brave’: How The Media & Movies Are Upholding LGBTQIA+ Rights
Uncategorized

‘We Have Become Brave’: How The Media & Movies Are Upholding LGBTQIA+ Rights

Rs 40 Lakh, 114 Looms & More: How 4 Designers Helped Kerala Weavers Post Floods
Handicrafts

Rs 40 Lakh, 114 Looms & More: How 4 Designers Helped Kerala Weavers Post Floods

Like Tea? Here’s How You Can Sip A Hot Cuppa & Do Good At The Same Time!
Health Care

Like Tea? Here’s How You Can Sip A Hot Cuppa & Do Good At The Same Time!

Here’s Why These Mumbai Scriptwriters & Engineers Become Idol-Makers Once a Year!
Art

Here’s Why These Mumbai Scriptwriters & Engineers Become Idol-Makers Once a Year!

This Man Won a 30-Year-Long Fight to Save 15K Hectares of Maharashtra’s Mangroves
Environment

This Man Won a 30-Year-Long Fight to Save 15K Hectares of Maharashtra’s Mangroves

Handlooms, Colours & The Seven Sisters: How Designers from NE are Making a Mark
Fashion

Handlooms, Colours & The Seven Sisters: How Designers from NE are Making a Mark

India Has 95% of World’s Handwoven Fabric: How We Can Save This Heritage!
Culture

India Has 95% of World’s Handwoven Fabric: How We Can Save This Heritage!

Mumbaikars Choose Mangroves Over Sewage Plant, Join Hands To Save Them!
Environment

Mumbaikars Choose Mangroves Over Sewage Plant, Join Hands To Save Them!

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