Fishing, crab collection, and honey collection are some of the primary occupations of the people of Sundarbans in West Bengal. But this livelihood exposes the local...
Sundarbans, the land of tigers and mangroves, is facing the onslaught of climate change which is affecting the lives and livelihoods of the people. To understand...
Menstruation is a natural, biological process affecting half the world's population. But such is the taboo, myth and stigma around it in India, that it gets...
Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Mallika Sarabhai talks about fighting the stigmas attached to menstruation. The dancer and social activist has specialised in using dance and its...
Bharatanatyam Dancer and Padma Shri Awardee Geeta Chandran often uses dance as a tool to create awareness, and has addressed issues like gender, environment, stigma, and...
सुंदरबन में मानव-बाघ या मानव-मगरमच्छ संघर्ष के पीछे क्या कारण हैं? नायलॉन नेट की बाड़ इसे सीमित करने में कैसे मदद करती है? बता रहे हैं पश्चिम...
The Boat Clinics are ensuring quality healthcare, and reaches millions of underprivileged inhabitants. An initiative started in 1997 by SHIS, the Southern Health Improvement Samity, these...
The Birds & Bees Talk programme is teaching adolescents in North East India critical growing up and life skills. These skills are imparted in engaging ways...
"Parents also have their own journey" says Ashok Row Kavi, India's first and earliest gay rights activist, as team Banega Swasth India talks to him about...
As a part of our Pride Month Special, team Banega Swasth India speaks with Ashok Row Kavi, India's first and earliest gay rights activist. He talks...
सुंदरबन दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा समृद्ध मैंनग्रोव फॉरेस्ट है. फॉरेस्ट सर्वे ऑफ इंडिया के मुताबिक बीते एक दशक में पश्चिम बंगाल का घना मैंग्रोव कवर सिमटता...
Mangroves are known to be among the most effective natural barriers against flooding. They are critical in the context of cyclones as they act as a...
On this International Day of Yoga, learn the importance of meditation, the benefits of yoga in curing depression and the connect between environment and yoga from...
Meet Sabrina Merchant, a Chartered Accountant who turned into a full-fledged yogapreneur. Sabrina decided to take her love and passion for Yoga forward. Initially, her sole...
June is the Pride month, a month dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community. The Pride Month is a celebration of culture and acceptance of identities. It is...
Onir, Filmmaker and Author of 'I am Onir, & I am Gay' is of the opinion that to achieve equality and inclusion and to leave no...
"It's time that our stories are told the way we want to tell them and not the way a heteronormative world accepts us", says Onir, Filmmaker...
"Why should any human being be treated less equally than anybody else?", says Filmmaker and Author Onir as he talks about equality, inclusion and leaving no...
Women spend hours in saline water, collecting tiger prawn larvae and crabs, on the Indian side of Sundarbans. But this livelihood comes at a price to...
A hygienic school is very cool, the danger of falling sick in such an environment is less, it's cool, it's cool, it's cool...A hygienic school is...
Always maintain cleanliness around you, keep everyone hygienic, plant trees and greenery, make your environment healthy, plant flora and fauna, make your environment healthy - these...
Keep your home hygienic, it will feel clean and beautiful - with these lyrics 'Sundar Gharna Saaf Rakho': Hygiene At Home folk song that is composed...
First, apply soap, then use water, apply it correctly, this is the way to stay away from countless illnesses - these are the lyrics of the...
You wash your hands, I will wash mine too, with soap and water and let's make our Rajasthan healthy - these are the lyrics of this...
The dark and dingy basement in Delhi's Wazirabad was the location for Delhi-based filmmaker, Shaunak Sen's, 'All That Breathes', the film that won accolades internationally. The...
Climate Change is real and it is impacting lives and livelihoods, health and nutrition of the people of Sundarbans. Home to a large human population -...
जलवायु परिवर्तन सुंदरबन के लोगों के जीवन और आजीविका, स्वास्थ्य और पोषण को प्रभावित कर रहा है. एक बड़ी मानव आबादी का घर - विश्व वन्यजीव...
Delhi-based filmmaker Shaunak Sen’s documentary All That Breathes bagged the prestigious L’OEil d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival 2022. Also called The Golden Eye, it...