Articles by Deepanwita Gita Niyogi

A hum of voices reciting “A for aluminium” and “B for boron” float through the air in a room of eager children. As the clock strikes three in the afternoon,…

Anita Devi’s life was different even a year ago. A potato farmer from Jharkhand, her fortunes have taken a turn for the better. Earlier, a distressed farmer dealing with huge…

The mellow winter sun casts a soft glow on 13 sal (Shorea robusta) saplings encased in bamboo enclosures at Pandrasali, a small hamlet in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district. Pradhan Birua…