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Samastipur, Bihar

Oct 04, 2023

All the way to the top of the toddy tree

In Bihar’s Samastipur district, a region with substantial out-migration, Ajay Mahato prefers to stay back. He climbs palm trees for a living – a livelihood fraught with risks

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Author

Umesh Kumar Ray

Umesh Kumar Ray is the first recepient of the Takshila-PARI Senior Fellowship (2025). A freelance journalist, he is based in Bihar and covers marginalised communities. Umesh was a PARI Fellow in 2022.

Editor

Dipanjali Singh

Dipanjali Singh is a Senior Assistant Editor at the People's Archive of Rural India. She also researches and curates documents for the PARI Library.

Video Editor

Shreya Katyayini

Shreya Katyayini is a filmmaker and Senior Video Editor at the People's Archive of Rural India. She also illustrates for PARI.