Chhattisgarh

This is the story of a Chhattisgarh lady cop who has 7,20,408 followers (at the time of writing this) on FaceBook. She has gained these 7 lakh+ followers in just 20 months and that too without any help from a PR agency or with the help of paid followers. Through the FaceBook she has helped a number

Some time back news had come how a District Collector in Chhattisgarh had used the social media to attract the attention of medical doctors to work in Maoist affected area. And the response he got was very encouraging. Today a report in Hindustan Times by Sanchita Sharma gives the insight of this

To escape from the regular violence that happen in the naxal area in Bastar in Chhattisgarh, the youth have found help from a 70-year old who teaches them how to play good football. This is the story of Dilip Basurai who is a fan of the legendary West Bengal player Chuni Goswami. The 70 year old

This is the story of the Bastar region where Maoists in the forests of Chhattisgarh do not let concrete structures to be built, even if it is for schools. The reason being that they fear that these concrete structures could also be used as camps for security forces. The locals with a zeal to get

Sogada, a small village of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh, is beautifully nestled in the lap of nature. The picturesque settlement is surrounded by green hills which make the village somewhat difficult to access. Not surprisingly, this inaccessibility has added to the difficulties being faced by

The motorcycle-ambulance is a new concept in India that is saving lives in remote regions where people had been dying because they could not make it to the hospital on time. This programme is supported by the UNICEF in collaboration with an NGO, Saathi Samaj Sevi Sanstha, and the Health Department

Pipantola, a village of 25 homes in the hills that dot Kabirdham district in Chhattisgarh was hit by drought. With the encouragement of a volunteer of a NGO volunteers from each of these 25 homes began building a community well from scratch. And then after they dug about 40 feet they struck water

27 tribal students who live in remote, Maoist-affected villages in Chhattisgarh have cleared the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) entrance exam this year thanks to a state government programme called ‘Prayas’. Read this excellent story by Ejaz Kaisar in HT. (Earlier, on May 3, we had posted a

Tired of waiting for officials to make a path through a hill, tribals in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district are building a road for themselves. Dipankar Ghose gives a detailed report from the ground which is published in The Sunday Express today. This would certainly inspire others too.

Villagers of Pipantola, in Chhattisgarh, are from a remote tribe Baigas. And this tribe is one of the seven primitive tribes here classified by the govt as 'protected vulnerable tribe' with a combined population of 72,000. They have fought the drought with their sheer will and well. A deep insight

A Sarpanch in Chhattisgarh builds toilets for each house and also builds a school by taking a loan of 24 lakhs. We need such Sarpanchs' all over to see a developed, swachh Bharat. Salutes to her. To read details of this news click http://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/sarpanch-builds