Sadaf Shabir

2 months ago | villagesquare.in | Satyabrata Panigrahy |Atiqur Rahman |Fahim Mattoo |Sadaf Shabir

As the temperature fell below 12 degrees Celsius, as is characteristic for the hilly tracts of Damanjodi block in Odisha’s Koraput, the artists at a winter art camp held here in the last week of November 2024 were least affected. They were immersed in recreating scenes of tranquility from their surroundings. All of them seemed like monks in deep meditation, trying to listen to the sounds of the forest and recreate what they were experiencing on paper.

Jun 11, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Aatreyee Dhar |Aarav Valrani |Sadaf Shabir

Placing Bundelkhand’s native kathiya gehu, also known as durum, on an equal footing with sparkling wine from Champagne and Darjeeling tea won’t be an exaggeration anymore. Like those illustrious gastronomic products, this native wheat strain received on March 31 this year the geographical indication (GI) tag — a sign used on products with specific geographic origins that confer unique qualities or reputation.

Jun 10, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Aatreyee Dhar |Aarav Valrani |Sadaf Shabir |Fahim Mattoo

Barak valley in southern Assam and perennial floods have long been notoriously synonymous. Surrounded by a sea of floodwater every monsoon, thousands of villagers in Cachar district live with the paradox of “not a drop to drink”. However, a simple technology ensures that Rakhal Dey Laskar of Sarashpur village has clean water to drink.

Jun 10, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Aarav Valrani |Sadaf Shabir |Fahim Mattoo |Shanti Bikash Chakma

In the verdant heartland of India, where agriculture paints the landscape with endless hues of green, lies a stark environmental paradox. The nation – a global agricultural powerhouse, particularly in paddy farming – grapples with the daunting challenge of balancing its monumental task of feeding billions against the escalating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In India, one of the significant contributors to GHG emissions is agriculture.

Jun 7, 2024 | villagesquare.in | Sadaf Shabir |Fahim Mattoo |Shanti Bikash Chakma |Unnati Sharma

On the banks of the Jhelum River, in a dilapidated room in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, an elderly man meticulously adjusts the tuning knobs of a recently made rabab to attain a perfect note. Initially emitting a high-pitched noise, the tone becomes smooth and melodic as he fine-tunes the knobs. In this room, Ghulam Muhammad Zaz fidgets with strings and pegs, breaking the silence that looms over the ancient mud walls and the debris littering the floor.