23-Nov-2022 Finding stability and profit rearing animals post lockdown Many in rural Bengal say it is a better alternative to migration
08-Nov-2022 Autumn arrives in Bengal bringing Kaashphool and new business prospects The once romanticised grass-flower has become a source of steady income
08-Nov-2022 A locksmith’s life post lockdown in rural Bengal Reduced to finding odd jobs, Najubul Sheikh was once a proud locksmith
07-Nov-2022 Are Earthen Lamps a thing of the past? Bengal potters express despair, the once cherished profession is slowly fading away.
31-Oct-2022 Blazing Prices Of Goods, Unemployment; Poor In Bengal Feel Anguished And Helpless Prices Of Essentials Seem To Be Consistently Growing In The Post-Pandemic World
29-Oct-2022 Dhankurs on the verge of extinction; Bengal’s winters are losing artisans that once wove together warmth As winters approach in Bengal, people see less of the once highly popular woollen weavers
13-Oct-2022 Stone quarries and mines shut down across Birbhum: Unemployment, Silicosis haunt workers They were shut down after authorities deemed them illegal, but now lives and livelihoods of thousands of people are in jeopardy
27-Sep-2022 Lockdown took away our livelihood, the Ganges took our home Residents of Bengal share agonising details of floods and destruction
12-Sep-2022 Rising cooking gas prices: Birbhum residents ask how they will eat, if they can’t afford to cook? Low-income families in rural Bengal are already struggling financially due to inflation
20-Jul-2022 Ripon | CJP grassroots fellow continue groundbreaking work in Bengal He is bringing us stories from the heartland of Bengal
09-May-2022 Message in a bottle! Terracotta bottles made by potters of rural Bengal, then painted by master artists, are popular this season
02-May-2022 A boy, lost and found… yet still lost A rural family was devastated when their son went missing
01-Apr-2022 What does the mask hide? Chhau masks are made of paper, cloth and clay and can withstand time, but not a failing market
31-Mar-2022 CJP Impact: Four migrant workers from Birbhum district get long overdue wages CJP fellow’s intervention led to release of dues to the tune of Rs 1,80,000
10-Jan-2022 Pattachitra: Where paintings tell a story Hindus and Muslims sing and paint together, and hope that the tradition survives
25-Dec-2021 CJP’s Fantastic Four Meet the youth leaders who were awarded the CJP Grassroots Fellowship 2020-2021