Faguni Devi and other women from the Mallah community in Baranw village in Jharkhand’s Palamu district weave a rope from sunn hemp fibre to earn some additional income that keeps them going as climate change hits farm yields
Mookambika Varamballi is counted among the first-ever female performers of this musical dance drama from Tulunadu, Karnataka. Her journey traces the arrival of women-led troupes in this art form
Santhal Adivasis today continue to fight the same battle for land rights that their ancestors fought centuries ago in Bihar, ironically, one of the earliest states to legislate land reforms after Independence