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When Alum moved to Nagaland's Salomi village after marriage, she wasn't familiar with farming. But time has been her tea...
24/02/2026

When Alum moved to Nagaland's Salomi village after marriage, she wasn't familiar with farming. But time has been her teacher, and with experimentation, she has learnt how planting and cropping cycles work. To her, farming is a way to ensure the food her children eat is nutritious and safe from chemicals.

Alum's success is closely tied to the Salomi village's hands-on approach to agriculture and self-sustenance; here, even the local school teaches students farming by taking them to the fields. To know more about how Salomi is growing its own food, check out the full video on our YouTube channel.

23/02/2026

In Assam, the lives of tea workers remain precarious. Their livelihood depends on the tea gardens. So does their housing.

From this reality emerges a painful dichotomy: permanent jobs at the estate offer stability; yet that stability often comes with poor living conditions.

This binds families to a relentless cycle of labour in the tea gardens, not just day after day, but generation after generation.

Yet, there is space for hope within this cycle.

For the first time in over two centuries, families living in the residential quarters (known as labour lines) beside tea plantations are set to receive land rights and long-term housing security, giving them a chance at dignity and a hope for tomorrow.

Watch our latest documentary on YouTube to find out more about life in a tea plantation. Link in bio.

If you live in Bengaluru, this is a good time to look up from your phone screen while you stroll through the streets. Fe...
20/02/2026

If you live in Bengaluru, this is a good time to look up from your phone screen while you stroll through the streets. Few things match the wonder of seeing a rich canopy of lavender-purple petals. The magic of Jacaranda trees has just begun to unfurl—have you had the chance to spot one yet?

Rooted in Gandhian ideals of simplicity and self-reliance, Janapada Seva Trust in Melkote promotes alternative ways of l...
18/02/2026

Rooted in Gandhian ideals of simplicity and self-reliance, Janapada Seva Trust in Melkote promotes alternative ways of living—organic farming, local economies, and a life attuned to nature rather than endless accumulation.

 Through its ‘Nene Bana’ initiative, the Trust is restoring native ficus species—banyan, peepal, cluster fig—once pushed out by monocultures after the Green Revolution. Ficus trees are keystone species: they fruit multiple times a year, feeding birds, bats, and insects when little else does. A single banyan can support 1,200–1,500 life forms, says JST member Sumanas Koulagi, creating shade, soil moisture, and entire microhabitats beneath its canopy.

 

17/02/2026

A raincoat, an umbrella, and a pair of sandals—when the rain pours down on Assam's tea estates, this is all that protects its workers whose hands pick and deliver coveted tea leaves. Come rain or shine, they must spend 8 hours in the gardens each day, carrying heavy baskets of harvested leaves as they diligently make their way from one row to the next.

Watch our latest documentary to know more about the life of a worker at a tea plantation.

Assam's journey in becoming India's tea capital started in the early 1800s, and was built on the backs of lakhs of triba...
13/02/2026

Assam's journey in becoming India's tea capital started in the early 1800s, and was built on the backs of lakhs of tribals from central India who were coerced into migration. Over 200 years later, those communities continue to work at tea plantations. Their work is gruelling—long hours, brief breaks, and no respite from rain or sun. The fluctuating weather, the headaches, the fevers, the lack of rest all add up and chip away at their strength.

And yet, life goes on. They sing as they work, forage local greens during their lunch break, and laugh over their shared lunch. Despite their hardships, the workers continue to treasure the idea of a permanent job at the tea estate and the land rights it could bring in its wake. What does it mean to be a worker at a tea plantation in Assam?

Watch our latest documentary to find out.

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