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
03-Dec-2021 Help! Our children are forgetting how to read the alphabet Schools shut, no online access, rural children have forgotten what they had once learnt
29-Nov-2021 The eternal romance of traditional farming may soon be folklore A rare insight into the wooden plough, that may soon be seen only in a museum
13-Oct-2021 Silence of the Bauls Traditional folk musicians of Birbhum facing financial crisis even after end of lockdown
05-Aug-2021 CJP Impact: Churki Hansda goes from being called “Dayan” to “Di” Once accused of being a witch, this Covid Warrior is now an icon in Birbhum
21-Jul-2021 How the pandemic has affected Bengal’s weaving industry This report is part of CJP’s Grassroots Fellowship Program