In Gujarat’s Poorest Tribal Pocket, A Women’s Agri Collective Shows The Way
Last November, 0ver 100 guests got to sample the tribal cuisine of the Bhil tribe during the annual three-day conference of the Institute of Rural Management […]
In 15 of the 86 constituencies where the general elections will be held tomorrow, more than 30% of voters are impacted by the Forest Rights Act. We look at how the loss of forests impacts the lives and livelihoods of Adivasi women
‘We Are Harassed, Beaten’: Adivasi Women Who Demand Forest Land Rights In Gujarat
“Ye pitai khayi hui auratein hain (These are the women who’ve got beaten up).” That is how we are introduced to Nandaben Nayak, Navliben Nayak and […]
A Dalit women’s collective is fighting for the land it toils on, In Gujarat
Around 400 metres off the Gujarat state highway near Vautha village, along the snake-like curves of the Sabarmati river, lie nearly a hundred acres of land […]
Adivasi Women Bear The Brunt Of Slow Community Forest Rights Approvals In Gujarat
It has been years since the women of Bilmarh, a village on a small hillock some 25 km from Ahwa, the district headquarters of Dang district, […]
Women Leaders Help In Securing Women’s Land Rights in Gujarat
Geeta Ben Gamit, 42, is a busy woman. The Sarpanch ( village council head) of Bhatpur in Tapi district in South Gujarat was finishing signing papers […]
Dalit Women Wait To Till Their Lands In Gujarat
“We were happy — we wouldn’t have to work in others’ fields anymore. We were going to be farmers,” says Daksha Ben Babu Bhai Parmar, a […]
In Their Fight For Light Rights, Gujarat’s Women Face Long Battles
Kanchan Kolipatel is a threat. It may not be apparent from her short build, soft voice or sorrowful brown eyes. For some members of her family though, […]
Women May Own Land In Gujarat But Men Control It
Shankuben Rabari insists she is 40 years old. She has grey hair, a deeply wrinkled face and arms dotted with the green tattoos distinctive to elderly […]
Women Own Forested Land In Gujarat But Not Its Wealth
Mangla Hira Ji Thakre (45) and her family are sprawled around the television for their post-dinner ritual of watching a hit soap opera. “Arey, this hero […]
How Organic Promotion Policies End Up Excluding Women Farmers In Gujarat
On May 14, 2021, while encouraging farmers to take up organic farming as he released the 8th instalment of the Pradhan Mantri- Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), […]
Dams Displaced And Changed Women’s Lives In Gujarat
If it were not for the pandemic, Raju Ben Vasava’s grandchildren would be at school. But, schools are shut, and Raju Ben, 55, is baby-sitting for […]
Women Yet To Cross Gender Barriers In India’s Agricultural Markets
Lassu Ben, 38, is an outspoken and resolute woman but even she sometimes hesitates to trade with the men at the local farm market. ‘Bahas mat […]
