English Public health organisations want Rajasthan’s Right To Health strengthened; pvt doctors up in arms Rajasthan is the first state in the country to legislate the Right To Health that has provision for mandatory free-of-cost...
Kisaan Connection A cold wave, a heat wave followed by hailstorms — all in the space of a few weeks destroy cumin crop in Rajasthan Nearly 90% of cumin production in India comes from Gujarat and Rajasthan. But back to back extreme weather events have...
English Jaipur’s Centuries Old Tradition of ‘Gulaal Gota’ Holi Jaipur’s royals played Holi with gulaal gota, wafer thin lac balls filled with dry colours, which have been handcrafted by...
English “There is a drug addict in almost every home, some as young as 12” Drug abuse is assuming frightening proportions in Hanumangarh district in Rajasthan and the worst hit are the rural youth, whose...
English Cold wave in Rajasthan: 40% mustard crop lost to ground frost, complain farmers Several districts in Rajasthan are in the grip of a severe cold wave. According to IMD, this is the first...
English The Kitemakers of Handipura, Jaipur’s 150-yo Kite Market Jaipur has an old tradition of flying kites on Makar Sankranti. It is said that Maharaja Sawai Ram Singh loved...
English Molela, Kaavad, and Phad — Rajasthan’s traditional art forms get a makeover Art imitates life and so it is with the traditional Molela, Kaavad and Phad paintings of Rajasthan that are struggling...