PARI Contributors 

large_01-RATN0463-NS_Festivals_and_the_folks_who_fashion_them.jpg

medium_01-RATN0463-NS_Festivals_and_the_folks_who_fashion_them.jpg

small_01-RATN0463-NS_Festivals_and_the_folks_who_fashion_them.jpg

thumbnail_01-RATN0463-NS_Festivals_and_the_folks_who_fashion_them.jpg

01-RATN0463-NS_Festivals_and_the_folks_who_fashion_them.jpg

<h2><a id="27423" linktype="page">‘Amma gets angry and goes away to the sea’</a></h2><p>In the Tamil month of Maasi, the Irular community gathers on the beaches of Mamallapuram near Chennai to appease their goddess Kanniamma and bring her home to worship. All along the waterfront, priests are solemnising weddings, naming babies and offering blessings<br/></p><h5>March 12, 2024 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/smitha-tumuluru/">Smitha Tumuluru</a></h5>

‘Amma gets angry and goes away to the sea’

<h2><a id="26812" linktype="page">In Gangrel: dance of the displaced deity</a></h2><p>In southern Chhattisgarh, Gangrel madai is a day-long festival celebrated by Gond adivasis who come from all across the state<br/></p><h5> January 31, 2024 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/purusottam-thakur/">Purusottam Thakur</a></h5>

In Gangrel: dance of the displaced deity

<h2><a id="25431" linktype="page">Ugadi celebrations, power and identity</a></h2><p>The annual Ugadi festival in Andhra Pradesh&#39;s Medapuram is a grand affair, organised by the Madiga community who brought the idol to their town<br/></p><h5>October 27, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/naga-charan/">Naga Charan</a></h5>

Ugadi celebrations, power and identity

<h2><a id="24789" linktype="page">Athipattu&#39;s idol maker keeps fisherfolk safe</a></h2><p>In Thiruvallur district, Dilli anna gives life to Kannisamy – the guardian deity of fishing communities in north Chennai. The idols are made using clay and paddy husk, both of which are becoming increasingly difficult to source in the rapidly urbanising area</p><h5>September 18, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/m-palani-kumar/">M. Palani Kumar</a></h5>

Athipattu's idol maker keeps fisherfolk safe

<h2><a id="24482" linktype="page">&#39;Our mud idol was replaced with a stone one’</a></h2><p>In Tamil Nadu’s Bangalamedu village, an Irular community witnesses a slow transition in familiar ways of worshipping and celebrating their beloved goddess<br/></p><h5>August 31, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/smitha-tumuluru/">Smitha Tumuluru</a></h5>

'Our mud idol was replaced with a stone one’

<h2><a id="24148" linktype="page">The firecracker artisans of Tulunadu</a></h2><p>In one of the many syncretic traditions of Karnataka, it is Muslim men who make and throw firecrackers for religious and cultural events across faiths. A film on garnal saibers and this unusual art</p><h5>August 7, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/faisal-ahmed/">Faisal Ahmed</a></h5>

The firecracker artisans of Tulunadu

<h2><a id="23952" linktype="page">Chadar Badni puppets at Santhal festival</a></h2><p>Tapan Murmu is a young Santhal Adivasi farmer in Birbhum who also performs with puppets during the harvest festival – an art he worries has few takers among his generation<br/></p><h5>July 21, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/smita-khator/">Smita Khator</a> </h5>

Chadar Badni puppets at Santhal festival

<h2><a id="22746" linktype="page">Raas Mahotsav and the satras of Majuli</a></h2><p>This annual festival in Assam is a much-anticipated event with performances held across many venues. Migration and fading interest from the younger generation is making it difficult to find performers<br/></p><h5>May 19, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/prakash-bhuyan/">Prakash Bhuyan</a></h5>

Raas Mahotsav and the satras of Majuli

<h2><a id="22296" linktype="page">Bhutas of Tulunadu: spirit of syncretic tradition</a></h2><p>In this region of Karnataka that lies on the coast of the Arabian Sea, different communities come together for bhuta worship. A film on the heritage of Syed Nasir and his musical troupe who perform at these rituals</p><h5>April 26, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/faisal-ahmed/">Faisal Ahmed</a></h5>

Bhutas of Tulunadu: spirit of syncretic tradition

<h2><a id="20673" linktype="page">Celebrating Saga Dawa in Ladakh</a></h2><p>This is an important festival for Tibetan Buddhists here in Hanle River Valley. In the first celebration after the pandemic, six hamlets come together amidst the beating of drums and blowing of trumpets<br/></p><h5>January 16, 2023 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/ritayan-mukherjee/">Ritayan Mukherjee</a></h5>

Celebrating Saga Dawa in Ladakh

<h2><a id="20231" linktype="page">Bastar’s bamboo-barrelled guns</a></h2><p>At the annual Goncha festival in Chhattisgarh, local Adivasi communities have a unique guard of honour<br/></p><h5>November 29, 2022 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/thamir-kashyap/">Thamir Kashyap</a></h5>

Bastar’s bamboo-barrelled guns

<h2><a id="19674" linktype="page">The little Ganesh near Sainagar dargah</a></h2><p>A favourite of children in Andhra&#39;s Anantapur town, Vinayaka Chavithi festivities go on for a few more weeks<br/></p><h5>November 16, 2022 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/rahul-m/">Rahul M.</a></h5>

The little Ganesh near Sainagar dargah

<h2><a id="19809" linktype="page">Crafting Diwali diyas for eight decades in Vizag</a></h2><p>S. Paradesam has made lakhs of diyas to light up homes celebrating Diwali. The 92-year-old is the last potter in Visakhapatnam’s Kummari Veedhi making lamps for the festival</p><h5>October 24, 2022 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/amrutha-kosuru/">Amrutha Kosuru</a></h5>

Crafting Diwali diyas for eight decades in Vizag

<h2><a id="19062" linktype="page">Marking Muharram in Suru valley</a></h2><p>The rituals of Muharram observed by Shia Muslims go on for days in Tai Suru village of Ladakh’s Kargil district. For the children, especially girls, it is a chance to meet friends and spend long hours together</p><h5>August 8, 2022 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/shubhra-dixit/">Shubhra Dixit</a></h5>

Marking Muharram in Suru valley

<h2><a id="16871" linktype="page">Kite makers craft Gujarat’s Sankranti skies</a></h2><p>The harsh lives of the women kite makers of Khambhat and Ahmedabad stand out in stark contrast against the brilliantly coloured skies they light up with their labour</p><h5>January 13, 2022 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/pratishtha-pandya/">Pratishtha Pandya</a></h5>

Kite makers craft Gujarat’s Sankranti skies

<h2><a id="15935" linktype="page">Dhakis for Durga: without skipping a drumbeat</a></h2><p>The drums of Agartala’s dhakis are already pounding, with Durga Puja beginning on October 11. At other times, these drummers ply cycle rickshaws, or work as vendors, farmers, plumbers and electricians</p><h5>October 8, 2021 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/sayandeep-roy/">Sayandeep Roy</a></h5>

Dhakis for Durga: without skipping a drumbeat

<h2><a id="14475" linktype="page">A billion salutations to Gautam Buddha</a></h2><p>wo mothers and their daughters, from Majalgaon in Beed district, sing in devotion to Gautam Buddha. Their songs highlight his presence in people&#39;s daily lives, and how he leads his followers through his teachings</p><h5>May 26, 2021 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/namita-waikar/">Namita Waikar</a> and <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/pari-grindmill-songs-project-team/">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

A billion salutations to Gautam Buddha

<h2><a id="13870" linktype="page">‘Dancing like flowers in a garland’</a></h2><p>At celebrations and commemorations during the winter months, young men and women from Chhattisgarh&#39;s Gond community travel together to perform the Hulki Mandri and Kolang dances, and sing Rela songs<br/></p><h5>March 30, 2021 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/purusottam-thakur/">Purusottam Thakur</a></h5>

‘Dancing like flowers in a garland’

<h2><a id="11836" linktype="page">Vizag potters: idols of clay, immersion in debt</a></h2><p>The artisans in this AP city earn the most during the festival season – starting with Ganesh Chaturthi this week. But they have not received a single bulk order for Ganesh idols and other products so far this year</p><h5>August 22, 2020 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/amrutha-kosuru/">Amrutha Kosuru</a></h5>

Vizag potters: idols of clay, immersion in debt

<h2><a id="11735" linktype="page">A melting pot of lockdown losses</a></h2><p>The Ganpati festival starting this week, then Durga Puja and Diwali, were peak seasons for potters in Delhi&#39;s Uttam Nagar. Now, they are looking at a period of poor sales, as are potters in Kachchh and West Bengal</p><h5>August 17, 2020 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/srishti-verma/">Srishti Verma</a></h5>

A melting pot of lockdown losses

<h2><a id="11521" linktype="page">Daivas, dance and divine intervention</a></h2><p>In this centuries-old ritual event in Karnataka&#39;s Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, impersonators tell stories of forgotten heroes from Dalit communities, solve disputes, and provide catharsis</p><h5>July 30, 2020 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/nidhi-shetty/">Nidhi Shetty</a></h5>

Daivas, dance and divine intervention

<h2><a id="11346" linktype="page">In Odisha, celebrating against the grain</a></h2><p>In Odisha’s Kandhamal district, Adivasi women have preserved indigenous seeds for generations; at an annual festival, they come together to discuss and exchange seeds through rituals and celebration<br/></p><h5>July 18, 2020 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/rakhi-ghosh/">Rakhi Ghosh</a></h5>

In Odisha, celebrating against the grain

<h2><a id="10212" linktype="page">The ‘people’s god’ of Suryapet</a></h2><p>Tens of thousands of pilgrims come from the villages of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to the Urs of Hazrat Janpak Shaheed – many drawn by an enduring faith in the dargah, some for brisk business at the venue<br/></p><h5>February 27, 2020 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/harinath-rao-nagulavancha/">Harinath Rao Nagulavancha</a></h5>

The ‘people’s god’ of Suryapet

<h2><a id="7764" linktype="page">Fuming and fearsome, dancing and whipping</a></h2><p>During the Bonalu festival every year, Posani Ashwin, an auto-parts dealer in Hyderabad, transforms into the Pothuraju, a deity believed to ward off diseases – &#39;possessed&#39;, he blesses and enthralls the crowds<br/></p><h5>September 26, 2019 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/sreelakshmi-prakash/">Sreelakshmi Prakash</a></h5>

Fuming and fearsome, dancing and whipping

<h2><a id="7656" linktype="page">The designers of Dhoolpet’s deities</a></h2><p>An array of artisans, most of them migrants, come to Hyderabad months before the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival to make idols, but say the work is not regular now due to cheaper items in the market</p><h5>September 6, 2019 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/sreelakshmi-prakash/">Sreelakshmi Prakash</a></h5>

The designers of Dhoolpet’s deities

<h2><a id="6512" linktype="page">God’s own dressmakers in Madurai</a></h2><p>The historic Azhagar festival in Madurai – its last day is today, April 22 – includes a huge procession where some devotees sport colourful costumes. But who their dressmakers are is even more interesting</p><h5>April 22, 2019 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/kavitha-muralidharan/">Kavitha Muralidharan</a></h5>

God’s own dressmakers in Madurai

<h2><a id="5608" linktype="page">Recalling a recent Diwali in a Warli hamlet</a></h2><p>Away from the fireworks and city lights, in an Adivasi pada just outside Mumbai, my family celebrated Diwali this year like they do every year, with traditional delicacies, community rituals, reverence of nature, and joy<br/></p><h5>November 22, 2018 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/mamta-pared/">Mamta Pared</a></h5>

Recalling a recent Diwali in a Warli hamlet

<h2><a id="5501" linktype="page">Performing Ramkatha in a changed Ayodhya</a></h2><p>During the Dussehra month, the ragtag Ramkatha Singing Party dashes off from stage to stage, before returning to their day jobs, even as the retelling of the epic is engulfed by contemporary politics</p><h5>October 19, 2018 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/joydip-mitra/">Joydip Mitra</a></h5>

Performing Ramkatha in a changed Ayodhya

<h2><a id="5499" linktype="page">Marking a different milestone on Dussehra</a></h2><p>In 1956, on Dussehra day, Dr. Ambedkar publicly rejected the Hindu faith. Radhabai Borhade and Walhabai Takankhar sing about this landmark event and of Buddha’s renunciation, for the Grindmill Songs Project</p><h5>October 18, 2018 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/namita-waikar/">Namita Waikar</a> and <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/pari-grindmill-songs-project-team/">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Marking a different milestone on Dussehra

<h2><a id="5371" linktype="page">Bengal meets Baroda to sculpt Ganpati idols</a></h2><p>Migrant artisans from West Bengal blend idol-making styles in Vadodara, where some, like Tapan Mondal, run signature workshops, while many also work as farm labourers, house painters or in other jobs</p><h5>September 17, 2018 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/ujjawal-krishnam/">Ujjawal Krishnam</a></h5>

Bengal meets Baroda to sculpt Ganpati idols

<h2><a id="5271" linktype="page">Summit of the ancestor gods at Semargaon</a></h2><p>Every four years, Gond Adivasis bring their clan’s deities to a festival in Semargoan village of Chhattisgarh to make offerings to their ancestors, seek their advice and create a space for the ‘deceased’ to mingle too<br/></p><h5>August 27, 2018 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/purusottam-thakur/">Purusottam Thakur</a></h5>

Summit of the ancestor gods at Semargaon

<h2><a id="4711" linktype="page">Gathering at the campfires of Niyamgiri</a></h2><p>At the Niyamgiri plateau in Odisha, the Dongria Kondhs gather for a colourful festival every year. But with ever-present threats of mining, this celebration also speaks of a growing need to protect their homeland<br/></p><h5>April 27, 2018 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/purusottam-thakur/">Purusottam Thakur</a></h5>

Gathering at the campfires of Niyamgiri

<h2><a id="4636" linktype="page">&#39;Someday we will be accepted&#39;</a></h2><p>The Koovagam festival in Tamil Nadu, which ends on April 25 this year, draws many transgender persons. They come here to sing, dance, cry and pray – but mostly, to be themselves without fear of ostracism</p><h5>April 23, 2018 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/ritayan-mukherjee/">Ritayan Mukherjee</a></h5>

'Someday we will be accepted'

<h2><a id="3901" linktype="page">&#39;Brother-sister are oranges from the same tree’</a></h2><p>For Diwali, here are 13 ovi related to Bhaubeej from the Grindmill Songs Project – celebrating the ties between brothers and sisters. The singer is Shahubai Kamble of Nandgaon village in Pune district</p><h5>October 19, 2017 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/namita-waikar/">Namita Waikar</a> and <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/pari-grindmill-songs-project-team/">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

'Brother-sister are oranges from the same tree’

<h2><a id="3810" linktype="page">Melodies that thrive like marigold</a></h2><p>Dussehra, on September 30 this year, is celebrated in a few songs in the Grindmill Songs Project. This week, we feature three ovi sung in 1999 by Shahubai Kamble of Nandgaon village, that describe the festive rituals</p><h5>September 29, 2017 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/namita-waikar/">Namita Waikar</a> and <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/pari-grindmill-songs-project-team/">PARI GSP Team</a></h5>

Melodies that thrive like marigold

<h2><a id="2611" linktype="page">Melodies of Mahila Holi in Munsiari</a></h2><p>In the villages of Uttarakhand&#39;s Kumaon region, Holi festivities are a time for women to dance and let their songs echo amid the mountains. A photo story for a PARI series on International Women’s Day<br/></p><h5>March 17, 2017 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/arpita-chakrabarty/">Arpita Chakrabarty</a></h5>

Melodies of Mahila Holi in Munsiari

<h2><a id="2603" linktype="page">The song of Sohrai</a></h2><p>During the harvest festival in January, Santal women in Chirchirya hamlet in Bihar sing about their way of life while men play the instruments, and there is a feast and some mahua as well</p><h5>March 16, 2017 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/shreya-katyayni/">Shreya Katyayini</a></h5>

The song of Sohrai

<h2><a id="2514" linktype="page">Kuttikkuthira of Kerala: children, chariots and festive cheer</a></h2><p>In Karthikappally and other villages along the backwaters of Alappuzha district in Kerala, children make their own chariots and participate with gusto in an annual ritualistic procession</p><h5>February 3, 2017 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/sasikumar-vasudevan/">V. Sasikumar</a></h5>

Kuttikkuthira of Kerala: children, chariots and festive cheer

<h2><a id="2018" linktype="page">Journey through Kumartuli</a></h2><p>At the centuries-old potters&#39; colony in Kolkata, artisans work through the night on the clay idols that they will soon send out to the city for Durga Puja<br/></p><h5>September 12, 2016 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/sinchita-maji1/">Sinchita Parbat</a></h5>

Journey through Kumartuli

<h2><a id="1477" linktype="page">When the cows come home in Parkidih</a></h2><p>During the &#39;go-bnadna&#39; festival – a time of earth colours, wall painting, music and games – the Santals of Purulia district in West Bengal offer thanks to their cows</p><h5>July 4, 2016 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/arunava-patra/">Arunava Patra</a></h5>

When the cows come home in Parkidih

<h2><a id="1255" linktype="page">Ma Bonbibi, mother to humans and tigers</a></h2><p>The jungle goddess of the Sundarbans in West Bengal demands that Hindus and Muslims unite in upholding her pact with the animal kingdom<br/></p><h5>April 16, 2016 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/shatarupa-bhattacharyya/">Shatarupa Bhattacharyya</a></h5>

Ma Bonbibi, mother to humans and tigers

<h2><a id="1063" linktype="page">Devotion, perforation and pain in Purulia</a></h2><p>The Gajan ritual in West Bengal inverts caste hierarchies, if only for a fortnight<br/></p><h5>September 9, 2015 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/madhabi-maity/">Madhabi Maity</a></h5>

Devotion, perforation and pain in Purulia

<h2><a id="619" linktype="page">A Sahariya Holi</a></h2><p>People of the Sahariya community of Baran district in Rajasthan – among the poorest districts in the state – prepare to celebrate Holi and the harvest<br/></p><h5>June 11, 2015 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/sweta-daga/">Sweta Daga</a></h5>

A Sahariya Holi

<h2><a id="273" linktype="page">The Tubri competition</a></h2><p>The Purbannapara community of Makardah village in West Bengal holds an annual &#39;protijogita&#39; for making the brightest and biggest &#39;tubri&#39; or firework-candle</p><h5>December 23, 2014 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/madhusree-mukerjee/">Madhusree Mukerjee</a></h5>

The Tubri competition

<h2><a id="97" linktype="page">Hoisa Shigmo!</a></h2><p>Goa&#39;s &#39;Hindu carnival&#39; -- a traditional folk festival -- only has men participants<br/></p><h5>December 20, 2014 | <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/shalini-singh/">Shalini Singh</a></h5>

Hoisa Shigmo!

Festivals and the folks who fashion them

ہندوستان کے مختلف تہوار اور ان کے منتظمین

<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">At present, we can only accept donations in Indian rupees by Indian citizens. All donations made to the CounterMedia Trust are eligible for exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Here is a copy of our exemption certificate.</span></span></p>


India is bigger than New Delhi. And people need to know more about the rest of this vast nation.


<p style="line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Younger, media-saturated generations are growing up knowing little about their country, but a lot about the elites of a few metros and towns. For a narrowly-owned, commercially-driven media, the dumbing down of a nation is part of standard operating procedure. The last available data of the Centre for Media Studies (CMS, Delhi) show us that reports from New Delhi account for 66 per cent of news on the front pages of major dailies. The CMS data also found that just about 0.24 per cent of front page news came out of rural India. The TV channels are not much better.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">PARI exists to change that.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are a non-profit organisation. We publish under creative commons, and do not charge readers a subscription fee or put-up advertisements. Nothing is behind a paywall and we are completely free-to-access by anyone. We guard our independence and receive no direct grants from governments and corporations, nor any funding that could dictate our content. So, we are dependent on volunteer labour, donations from individuals, foundations and institutions that see value in independent and free media.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">PARI is changing the way Indian journalism reports and documents the rural.India is more than the elite of a few metros and towns. We report on rural lives and livelihoods, languages, communities, migrants and more. We need your help to pull off this most ambitious of Indian journalistic endeavours. The scale of this effort costs money. Donate generously - and spread the word about PARI.</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;" dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p>

Donate FAQs


Let’s get you acquainted

Welcome to PARI

All our content is, and will forever be free to consume. If you enjoy our work, you can support us by becoming a volunteer or by donating to help fund our work.

<p><i>Want to republish this article?</i> Please write to <a href="mailto:zahra@ruralindiaonline.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">zahra@ruralindiaonline.org</a> with a cc to <a href="mailto:namita@ruralindiaonline.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">namita@ruralindiaonline.org</a></p>

<p><i>IN TELUGU - Want to republish this article?</i> Please write to <a href="mailto:zahra@ruralindiaonline.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">zahra@ruralindiaonline.org</a> with a cc to <a href="mailto:namita@ruralindiaonline.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">namita@ruralindiaonline.org</a></p>

Festivals and the folks who fashion them

Related stories

A rain-scented walk in Sivagangai

Living on ravaged land

Biswas and the bamboos on his bike

Recycling energy, Godda style

Bhadels of Goa

Pookadai: still throbbing with morning life

Koli Kadlas

Malnourishment high among children of migrants: study

Wheels of the rural Indian West

Living Under a Red Cloud in Bellary

Vedla – earrings of the Maher community

Dreaming of water, drowning in debt

Kali: the dancer and his dreams

Farmer's diet worse than a convict's

In Yavatmal, life goes on

Suicides are about the living, not the dead

Death of a carpenter

Hoisa Shigmo!

Women farmers: weaving a life in Anantapur

Defiant in Dhinkia

Spice and all that's nice

Kerala's Green Army

The ‘jugaad’ not-a-mobile

Health as someone else's wealth

Calibrating in a Kudumbashree assembly unit