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Travel author Shivya Nath; Malika Virdi, a sarpanch in Uttarakhand; and Osama Manzar, a social and angel investor, have come together to start Voices of Rural India – a not-for-profit digital initiative that hosts curated stories by rural storytellers.
An online platform amplifies stories from rural communities 31 December 2020 A photo essay by Mahadu Chindhu Kondar, a school teacher from Maharashtra’s Purushwadi village, on the vessels, vases and ornaments made of wild grass was published by Voices of Rural India in October last year. Mahadu Chindhu Kondar A photo essay by Mahadu Chindhu Kondar, a school teacher from Maharashtra’s Purushwadi village, on the vessels, vases and ornaments made of wild grass was published by Voices of Rural India in October last year. Mahadu Chindhu Kondar In the 1970s, when the bazaars first came to Uttarakhand’s Munsyari village, people began to purchase grain instead of growing it. Barley, one of the crops native to the region, slowly diminished in quantity and purpose. Rekha Rautela, who wrote about this, learnt about the rise and fall of the grain in her village through scattered accounts and personal reflections. Her memories ....