Ahilyabai Holkar

Ahilyabai Holkar: The Queen Who Rebuilt an Empire Ahilyabai Holkar, the queen of the Maratha kingdom of Indore, was a remarkable figure who defied the limitations of her time and left an indelible mark on Indian history. Born into a humble family in the 18th century, she rose to become a powerful ruler, renowned for … Read more

Self Help Groups

–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> (SHGs) and Civil Society in India The (SHG) initiative was adopted by India several decades ago in order to alleviate POVERTY, and improve Women’s ability to achieve rights and well-being. At the beginning, SHG was an initiative undertook by NGOs, but later on, due to its … Read more

Folktales and folk legends of Chhattisgarh

Folktales and folk legends of Chhattisgarh Raja Nal and Mata Damyanti Damayanti chose Nala for her husband in preference to the gods. This angered one of the demigods, Kali. He caused Nala to lose his kingdom and all his possessions. Nala and Damayanti went into the forest, but got separated. They took up work under … Read more