Government Schools in Rajasthan Are Going Hi-Tech with Laptops, Printers &...
Initiated by Piramal Foundation for Educational Leadership, Project Kaleidoscope aims at digitising the classrooms in 45 government schools in Taranagar, Rajasthan.
View ArticleWhy an IIM Graduate Left a Well-Paying Job to Start a Dairy Farm With Her Dad
This father-daughter duo left their well-paying jobs and became farmers. Today, they earn as much as they did in their corporate jobs.
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Displaced by War, Women in Thar Desert Find Empowerment in...
Undeterred by displacement from Pakistan during the 1971 war and resettled in the unforgiving Thar Desert, women now living in Bikaner district have used their skills of traditional embroidery to earn...
View ArticleHow a Village in Rajasthan Went from Dry to Water Sufficient in Just One Year
People from a small village in Rajasthan were suffering from acute water crisis. The ground water table was continuously depleting, the villagers were migrating and even every day survival was a...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How Women in a Rajasthan Village Are Boosting Local Tourism by...
Sunder Rang, a unique initiative, is empowering livelihoods of rural women in Rajasthan through arts and crafts.
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Girls in Rural Rajasthan Learn That Menstruation Is No Taboo,...
Talking about topics like menstruation and menstrual health can be difficult in rural India. Recognising this, a team of volunteers decided to create a space where young girls from a Rajasthan village...
View ArticleAt This Wedding in Rajasthan, the Groom’s Father Encouraged Guests to Donate...
After losing a family member who needed blood, father of the groom Rakesh Vaishnav has made every effort to spread awareness of the importance of donating life-saving blood and encouraging people to...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Meet the Family Behind Rajasthan’s Lok Utsav, a Festival...
Two generations of a folk musician’s family from Mungaska in Rajasthan are striving hard to keep their art and traditions alive while their numbers are dwindling in the community and social media is...
View ArticleNot All Fathers Are Bound by Blood, This Man Proved So After Stepping in to...
People are known to go the whole mile when it comes to their family. But it’s not very often that we hear in-laws doing so. Here is the heartwarming story of one man who is leaving no stone unturned...
View ArticleJaipur’s All-Women Cop Squads Are Hoping to Tackle the Issue of Women’s...
Jaipur has been ranked the third unsafest city for women in India. The government's latest initiative of women cops is hoping to deter harassment and violence against women and make Jaipur's streets...
View ArticleHow 12 Classmates Rescued a Rajasthan Child Bride and Helped Her Return to...
At 11, her brothers married her off to a man who was 10 years older than her. Shakti (named changed to protect identity), continued to live with her brothers and pursue her studies at an informal...
View ArticleArmy Rescues 519 Girls Stranded at a Flooded Hostel in Rajasthan’s Jalore
When the flood hit Rajasthan’s Jalore district, 519 girls and staff members were stranded at the Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Girls Hostel in Bhainswara, Ahor sub-division of the district.They were rescued in...
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You Can Help a Rajasthan Village Get an Eco-Friendly Sanitary Napkin Factory...
According to a study by AC Nielsen, of the 355 million menstruating women in India, only 12 per cent use sanitary napkins. The researchers, who interviewed 1,033 women in rural India, found that over...
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With a Can of Milk and Determination, This 19-Year-Old Is Funding Her Own Dreams
Young girls in India often face the dilemma of having their schooling interrupted. Reasons range from parents suffering financial difficulties to archetypical norms of society. While many have no say...
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TBI Blogs: How Women in a Rajasthan Village Are Boosting Local Tourism by...
When we were exploring offbeat areas in rural Rajasthan in India, one thing we noticed in common in almost all the villages was that most of the women were confined to household work. Rarely did we see...
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At This Wedding in Rajasthan, the Groom’s Father Encouraged Guests to Donate...
As far as wedding gift ideas go, a donation of blood is not a common fixture on the list. However, this was the only gift requested by Rakesh Vaishnav for the weddings of his two sons, Arun and Alpesh,...
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TBI Blogs: Girls in Rural Rajasthan Learn That Menstruation Is No Taboo,...
On the 1st of February, our team reached Sadri village and met the people residing here. We met with women, youth, and teenage girls, and acquired some information about the culture, education, and...
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TBI Blogs: Meet the Family Behind Rajasthan’s Lok Utsav, a Festival...
The sound of the Jogiya Sarangi playing in the background, the colourful costumes shimmering in the setting sun, the gradual flow of audience slowly filling up the IMA Hall – this was the scene minutes...
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Not All Fathers Are Bound by Blood, This Man Proved So After Stepping in to...
People are known to go the whole mile when it comes to their family. But it’s not very often that we hear in-laws doing so. Here is the heartwarming story of one man who is leaving no stone unturned...
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Jaipur’s All-Women Cop Squads Are Hoping to Tackle the Issue of Women’s...
All-women police squads are patrolling Jaipur’s streets aiming to make them safer for women citizens and to enable the normalisation of women in positions of authority. Since May this year, a team of...
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