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Women wedding photographers click in Kashmir

Jun 20, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Suhail Bhat |Anisha Roy |Kiranjit Kaur Jhunir |Rangeet Mitra

Women are changing the wedding photography scene in Kashmir, a field once dominated by men. Meet two inspiring photographers, Syeeda Sakeena and Aaisha Irtika from Kashmir, who share their journeys, challenges, and experiences in capturing beautiful moments at Kashmiri weddings. Being a female wedding photographer is tough. It requires skill, physical strength, and emotional resilience. Week after week, these women take on the challenge, driven by their passion.
Golden empowerment: Women effect change through turmeric

Jun 19, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Anisha Roy |Kiranjit Kaur Jhunir |Rangeet Mitra |Sudip Maiti

Turmeric – one of the most common ingredients in Indian kitchens – is transforming people’s lives and livelihoods. And it is women who are behind this transformation in Chundri, a village in Gumla district of Jharkhand. The women from Chundri who had no prior experience in turmeric cultivation or processing, learned everything from scratch – how to grow turmeric, how to run a processing unit and how to market their products – and tasted success in their ventures.
Traditional skincare remedies that show grandma’s beauty wisdom

Apr 30, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Sukanya Roy |Harshal Mankar |Rangeet Mitra

As per some records the earliest evidence of cosmetics use dates back to about 2500 BC, during the time of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Both women and men used traditional skincare to augment their appearance. This beauty remedy practice was related to the seasons, and various kinds of lepas (masks) were recommended depending on the prevailing weather conditions, while tailams (oils) and ghritas (clarified butter) were also in use.
Trouble brews in Bengal’s tea gardens

Apr 26, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Rangeet Mitra |Sukanya Roy |Subhransu Satpathy

Chai! Indians’ favourite anytime, anywhere drink. How else can one explain the fact that we consume 87 percent of the tea that we produce ( 2021-2022). India is the second largest tea producer in the world after China. During British rule, tea was brought from China, primarily to break the Chinese monopoly. The British found the weather and climatic conditions of northeastern India favourable for tea cultivation, and started growing tea in the northern parts of Bengal.
Nature-based solutions can help Sundarbans survive

Mar 26, 2024 | downtoearth.org.in | Rangeet Mitra

Climate Change Mangroves hold crucial resources that can help protect the rich and diverse biosphere The Sundarbans is a Ramsar site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It provides shelter for 84 species of flora, including 26 mangrove species, 453 species of fauna, 120 species of fish, 290 species of birds, 42 species of mammals, 35 reptiles and eight amphibian species.
Gufkrals: Oldest caves in Kashmir

Feb 12, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Aamir Ali Bhat |Worngachan Shatsang |Rangeet Mitra

Gufkrals, an archaeological site located in Banmir – a pastoral hamlet in South Kashmir’s Tral area, tells us about the early settlement of mankind in Kashmir. Guf means cave and Kral means potter. These sites were utilized by potters to make pottery and live in these caves. The best part is these caves in Kashmir are still being used by potters who see these caves as their inheritance.
The exuberant post-wedding bridal march of Tangkhul Nagas

Feb 12, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Worngachan Shatsang |Rangeet Mitra

The bride is adorned with traditional clothes and ornaments from head to toe. The most common ornaments worn by Tangkhul brides during the ngala katha are: Kongsang – A necklace made of different colours of beads, conch shells, cowries, and other precious stones. One kongsang is worn around her neck and another on her head during the ngala katha. Huishon – A bronze ornament of interlaced rings worn dangling from the head on both sides down to the knee.
Restoring the Sundarbans ecosystem

Feb 9, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Rangeet Mitra |Kiranjit Kaur Jhunir

It literally means ‘beautiful forest,’ but the Sundarbans region is now struggling to thrive in the face of various threats and challenges. The mangroves, which are rich in biodiversity, have been facing various natural and man-made challenges.
Bird feathers flocked together at this Gujarat library

Jul 13, 2023 | villagesquare.in | Jyoti Thakur |Rangeet Mitra |Hiren Kumar Bose

We all know that birds of the same feather flock together. But what happens when only the feathers flock together? Well, you get a ‘Feather Library’. Courtesy Esha Munshi, a 35-year-old Ahmedabad-based architect with an insatiable thirst to know more about the winged animals adapted for flight, there is a digital library that hosts all kinds of information on birds’ feathers now.