Why We Left Our Mumbai Life & Moved to a Tiny Konkan Village
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Why We Left Our Mumbai Life & Moved to a Tiny Konkan Village

After losing jobs, Mumbai couple Shirish and Pooja Gavas moved back to their roots – a small Konkan village in Maharashtra. They found success in…

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ISRO Scientist Returns to His Village to Grow Organic Dates, Earns Rs 15 Lakh/Year
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ISRO Scientist Returns to His Village to Grow Organic Dates, Earns Rs 15 L/Yr

After working as a project scientist in ISRO, Professor Divakar Channappa left city life in Bengaluru and turned to farming. In a bid to grow…

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This Village Eatery Has Been Steaming Chiblu Idlis in Bamboo for 70 Years
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This Village Eatery Has Been Steaming Chiblu Idlis in Bamboo for 70 Years

Feature image credits: @foody.monk Slathered with a dollop of butter, coconut chutney, and vegetable stew, nothing gets better than the soft and fluffy idlis as…

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I Ran My YouTube Channel From a Village With No Network to Break Meghalaya Food Stereotypes
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MasterChef Contestant Ran YouTube Channel From A Village

Nambie Jessica Marak moved to Chennai for her higher education. Hailing from Upper Rangsa, a village in the West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya, she missed…

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How an IAS Officer Used a School To Bring The World to a Far-Flung Tribal Village
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IAS Officer Used a School To Bring The World to a Far-Flung Tribal Village

Nestled inside the Chennampatti forest range in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu, the Kathirimalai hamlet can be accessed only by traversing the rough terrain…

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Love Snowfall? Himachal Man Builds Igloo Village, Boosts Local Livelihoods In Winter
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Love Snowfall? Himachal Man Builds Igloo Village, Boosts Local Livelihoods

Inspired by Eskimos, Vinod Bodh set up the unique Sethan Igloo Village near Manali in Himachal Pradesh. You might label me as a nerdy kid…

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This Village Near Kolkata Supplies India More Than 600 Kgs Rabri a Day!
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This Village Near Kolkata Supplies India More Than 600 Kgs Rabri a Day!

For 44-year-old Kanak Dhada of West Bengal’s Ainya village, the day’s routine is fairly simple but laborious. “I wake up at 5 am, do puja…

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‘Mini Brazil of India’ Was Once Infamous for Illegal Liquor: How One Man Transformed a Village
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How This Man Transformed Once-Infamous Village

Almost a decade ago, Bicharpur — a village in the tribal-dominated Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh — was notorious for its rampant production of illicit…

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Ex-Journalist Honours Dad’s Memory with Free Boarding School in India’s Highest Village
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Ex-Journalist Opens Free Boarding School in India’s Highest Village

Trigger warning: This story contains mentions of depression and anxiety. The fondest memory that Portia Putatunda has of her departed father is of him playing…

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‘I Bake Cakes for Affordable Education’: 65-YO Uses Profits From Her Cafe to Run Village School
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65-YO Bakes Cakes For Her Cafe & Uses Profits to Run Village School

Just five kilometres from Kempty Falls in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, there’s a small village named Sainji. Also known as the “corn village”, it’s a popular destination…

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