Barefoot doctors
Backward Bihar villagers receive healthcare from barefoot 'first aid physicians'
Water out of stone
A lift irrigation system helps tribals in Gujarat fight the tyranny of the seasons
Divine protection
Kumaon villagers discover that gods are the best forest guards
Pouring prosperity
The micro-watershed development project in Maharashtra has put a stop to what was earlier an annual ritual of deserting the drought-prone …
Scuttling scabs
The days when the word leper was almost an invective, and the disease itself considered a scourge, are over. Patients, voluntary workers and …
A drugs story
NGOs all over southern India are helping to revive the system of local medicinal plants and herbs, holding out the promise of not just cheaper …
Legacy of an empire
Encouraged by their ninth century benevolent rulers, Gond landlords and villagers had set up an intricate and immensely useful network of …