India is a land of vibrant cultures and traditions, and its rural festivals are a testament to this diversity. While most ...

Gorehabba, the 'cow dung festival,' in Tamil Nadu's Gumatapura marks Diwali's end with a unique ritual. Villagers joyfully ...

The villages of India serve as the cultural and heritage center, where age-old traditions, ideals, and customs stay very much alive. Among all of the villages in the country, however, one shines a ...

On the outskirts of Amaravalli village on India's east coast, Marada Suguna has been hard at work planting mangroves.

When Asha Gond first started skateboarding, neighbors in her village of Janwar in central India were aghast. They urged the teenager's parents to keep her busy with housework or get her married. When ...

The day started well for Sayi Gharat. The nine-year-old schoolgirl managed to connect easily to her online science class, as ...

Villgro and CEEW drive clean energy adoption across India, enabling rural women to earn more and power change through ...

India’s Village of Officers: While its a fact that education in rural India still lags behind the literacy levels in urban centers, there are a few villages in the country which outshine even major ...

THULASENDRAPURAM, India (AP) — The temple reverberated with rhythmic Sanskrit and Tamil hymns, as a Hindu priest held a flame before the god. As this tiny South Indian village gathered to pray for ...

CHENNAI, India, Sept 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On the outskirts of Amaravalli village on India's east coast, Marada Suguna has been hard at work planting mangroves. Hired through India's rural ...

When Asha Gond first started skateboarding, neighbors in her village of Janwar in central India were aghast. They urged the teenager's parents to keep her busy with housework or get her married. When ...