Homeless Irula families in Thengal and Periyathangal villages near Walajah town in Ranipet have got 22 temporary houses after residents in these farming villages mobilised funds to construct houses for them. Since then, they have been appealing to the local panchayats for the concrete houses under centrally- “The temporary houses on government land will ensure our safety during such events. …
Once a popular folk art, Mandana designs that used to adorn mud walls of homes in rural Rajasthan are quickly disappearing. Mandana designs are mainly drawn on mud-smeared walls with a white lime liquid called “khadiya" by rural women on auspicious occasions like Diwali, Holi, birth and wedding ceremonies. Sita Devi Sharma says the folk art that was once used …
Once a popular folk art, Mandana designs that used to adorn mud walls of homes in rural Rajasthan are quickly disappearing. Mandana designs are mainly drawn on mud smeared walls with white lime liquid called "khadiya" by rural women on auspicious occasions like Diwali, Holi, birth and wedding ceremonies. Rajasthan's Mandana paintings suffer due to increasing urbanisation Sita Devi Sharma …
Neither the harsh winter nor the searing summer seems to have had any impact on the farmers protesting against the three farm laws near Delhi's borders. Camping at the borders for more than 200 days now, farmers on the Delhi-Rohtak highway have erected concrete shelters fitted with air-coolers or air-conditioners, fridges, fans to tackle the Delhi heat. A drive through …
