Geetanjali Krishna

India

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Articles

How Blind Women Are Learning to Rock a Look

1 month ago | reasonstobecheerful.world | Geetanjali Krishna

On a spring morning in March 2025, a group of women gathered in a hall above a bus station in Hackney, about 4.5 miles from London. In front of them was a dazzling array of conditioners, serums, mousses and hairbrushes, punctuated by the odd mannequin head. Amid merriment and banter, they learned how to use different products and tools and felt the texture of their own hair.
The News Show Made by and for People With Learning Disabilities

1 month ago | reasonstobecheerful.world | Geetanjali Krishna

In 2021, before Norway’s general elections, politician Jonas Gahr Støre was kidnapped outside the parliament building. A net thrown over his head, he was marched into a dark room and interrogated. It was a publicity gimmick by a TV show, and yes, Støre was a willing partner. Afterward, everyone was suddenly talking about TV Bra — the Norwegian news station where all reporters are autistic or have learning disabilities.
Elevate Your Fashion IQ With These 7 Unmissable Books

2 months ago | news24online.com | Geetanjali Krishna |Dana Thomas |Scott Schuman |Valerie Steele

An in-depth exploration of the fashion industry's impact on the environment and society.
Reasons to be Cheerful: A vintage New England fish surges back

2 months ago | withguitars.com | Kea Krause |Across India |Geetanjali Krishna

Some environmental problems seem so long-term it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Not so with the Atlantic mackerel, a small but mighty fish staging a stunning comeback off the shores of New England. Just three years of protection have proven that temporary fixes can make a big difference. The return of Atlantic mackerel is proof that even a few years of careful stewardship can bring a marine species surging back from the brink.
Community Libraries Are Spreading Across Rural India

2 months ago | reasonstobecheerful.world | Geetanjali Krishna

Every morning, Amit Sonkar sets up his little stall in a bustling vegetable market in Mirzapur, a small town on the banks of the Ganges in North India’s Uttar Pradesh. He piles up the tomatoes and carrots in inviting pyramids and lays out the beans, spring onions and green chili peppers in baskets. Once he is satisfied with the array, he sits behind the stall and waits. “Earlier, I’d have whipped out my phone and seen mindless reels on social media,” he says.
Ancient Himalayan Water Temples Are Meeting Modern Needs

2 months ago | reasonstobecheerful.world | Geetanjali Krishna

In Uttarakhand’s prime fruit-growing region, a brightly clad woman carries a pitcher to what looks like a tiny temple set amid apricot orchards. This 400-year-old structure is one of the hundreds of water temples, locally called naulas, that dot the steep Himalayan slopes of Uttarakhand, a state in Northern India. Naulas were historically built over fresh water springs, which formed wherever groundwater managed to find its way to the surface.
Myanmar junta blocking aid as earthquake death toll nears 3000

2 months ago | bmj.com | Sally Howard |Geetanjali Krishna

News BMJ 2025; 389 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r657 Cite this as: BMJ 2025;389:r657 Sally Howard, Geetanjali KrishnaLondon and DelhiThe death toll continues to rise in central Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit South East Asia on 28 March.
Reasons to be Cheerful: In the U.K., free-roaming bison are rewilding ancient woodlands

Feb 19, 2025 | withguitars.com | Peter Yeung |Elizabeth Hewitt |Geetanjali Krishna

Amid the rustling of trees, the enormous, mossy brown head of a bison, with two impressive curved horns, emerges from the forest. Hoof by hoof, its entire hulking body appears. This is not a scene from the past, but rather the reality at a nature reserve in the U.K., where these gentle beasts are roaming free — and boosting biodiversity.
The Pioneering Paralegals Helping Women Take Back Their Land

Feb 14, 2025 | reasonstobecheerful.world | Geetanjali Krishna

When Bhanuben Bharatsingh’s husband died, his elder brother took control of the field she had tilled all her married life. This was the norm in Gujarat, the state in western India where she lived, but Bhanuben knew that her family’s well-being depended on what she did next. So she went to the village administration office to meet the friendly local paralegal. “I asked her what I needed to do to assert my right to my husband’s land,” she says.
How these simple electric trucks are helping Rwandan farmers boost their profits

Feb 10, 2025 | devicedaily.com | Geetanjali Krishna |Sally Howard

How these simple electric trucks are helping Rwandan farmers boost their profits December 24, 2024 In Rwanda, farmers often watch their harvest spoil before it can reach the market. Ox Delivers is changing that. BY Reasons to be Cheerful, Geetanjali Krishna, and Sally HowardEsperance Dushakimana looks at her field of potato in Musanze district in North Rwanda. “It is hard,” she says.