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Kempakarai rests in a forested valley, where farms, homes, and water sources shape life at the edge of the wilderness.

People and Culture

Harvest festival of Kempakarai: A celebration of land, water, and continuity in Tamil Nadu

Sharat Chandra prasad

29 May 2026

9 min read

From the iconic stone heritage to the daily rhythm of the fishing boats, the resilience of Elephanta Island’s Koli community

Life on Elephanta island: Mumbai’s Koli community between shrinking fisheries and a changing sea

Sharat Chandra prasad

15 May 2026

11 min read

Stream within Mawphlang's sacred forest.

Inside Meghalaya's sacred groves where community care sustains water beyond policy

01 May 2026

9 min read

Work draws women’s bodies low to the earth, where repetition and strain gather slowly

The feet of agriculture: Designing footwear for Indian farmers with Earthen Tunes

30 Apr 2026

11 min read

Tripura Assembly

Rivers and Lakes

Silent Spills: Tracing the impacts of changing waters in Tripura’s gas-producing hills

28 Mar 2026

6 min read

Nohkalikai Falls in Cherrapunji of Meghalaya.

Why the wettest hills of India are running dry: The changing water story of Meghalaya

14 Mar 2026

7 min read

Children climb onto a wooden cart stacked with plastic drums as it rolls forward, pushed and pulled by bodies accustomed to weight. This is not play. The water they carry will decide the day’s cooking, washing, and drinking in their households.

Children’s water journeys on wheels in Shillong, Meghalaya

20 Feb 2026

4 min read

Fishermen sitting together in their boats on the calm waters of Wular lake, resting after a long day's work

Rivers and Lakes

“We are beautifying the wound”: Wular Lake, restoration, and the people of Kashmir

10 Feb 2026

10 min read

60-year-old Ramsurat Sahni gathers and harvests makhana. Age has made wading into the water difficult, but his skill remains unmatched.

Inside Bihar’s Makhana Economy: How Mithila’s Ponds Sustain Rural Lives

Sharat Chandra prasad

16 Jan 2026

9 min read

Aerial view of the thermal power plant construction in Mirzapur

Can Mirzapur afford a coal power plant when its rivers, forests, and farms are already running dry?

Brijendra Dubey

09 Jan 2026

14 min read

The Thajiwas glacier in Sonamarg shows bare rock and shrinking ice, where once snow spread thickly across the valley floor.

How Thajiwas glacier tells a larger story of Kashmir’s climate

28 Dec 2025

11 min read

Farooq Ahmad Dar sits in his boat on Anchar Lake, where he once fished for his family. The lake's pollution has now taken away his livelihood.

How toxic landfill waste is affecting livelihoods around Kashmir’s Anchar lake

17 Dec 2025

9 min read

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