Raajwrita Dutta

A COVID-era return to ancestral land led Noopur Chaughule to build Ayra Farms, a 4.5-acre farmstay in Maharashtra defined by nature, food and family.

How the Bhusawal railway division turned a retired coach into a mobile hospital, reaching over 4,300 people, and what it teaches about running mobile healthcare.

A Bengaluru couple rebuilt their 40-year-old home with salvaged teak, old doors and foundation stones, adding solar power and rainwater harvesting to cut costs.

Padam Singh cannot remember the last time he bought a lemon. That is because outside the rooms of his Delhi home, fruit grows almost everywhere. Mangoes, guavas, berries, starfruit, custard apples and even pineapples fill pots across his terrace and...

Padam Singh returned to gardening at 52, nearly a decade after losing his mother. Over 13 years, he has learnt to grow dozens of fruit varieties in pots while adapting to Delhi's heat, pollution and water scarcity.

She spent decades cooking for her family. At 98, Prabhavati Nani is running a food business in Ahmedabad, with more than 200 families waiting for her homemade dishes.

How women-led producer companies helped Jharkhand's mango farmers move beyond local traders to sell across India and export to England, Italy and Dubai.

At Tamil Nadu's century-old Theppakadu Elephant Camp, mahouts begin the day by preparing huge food balls with ragi, rice, jaggery, coconut and minerals. The meal is part of a carefully maintained routine before the elephants return to the forest to forage.

When a plant stops putting out new leaves, most of us assume it's finished. Alwar gardener Krishna says to check the stem first, then reach for a simple spray made from rice, baking soda and vinegar.

No new leaves. No fresh shoots. A plant that was once thriving suddenly seems to have stopped growing altogether. Before you give up on it, Alwar-based gardener Krishna (@gharkibagia) suggests checking one thing first: is the stem still green? If it...