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Kulesh Bhandari

Kulesh Bhandari

The Wire

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In Jharkhand's Tribal Uplands, Women Carry the Forest Home on Their Shoulders

Listen to this article: At daybreak, when the air is still cold enough to sting fingertips, a narrow footpath above the Sal forest in Rajapathar Hills...

08.07.2026 20

The Wire

Kulesh Bhandari

The Women Who Still Know the Forest

Listen to this article: At the Hatiya weekly market in Dumka district, Jharkhand, Rupa Soren, 52, sits cross-legged on the bare ground, a spread of...

25.06.2026 30

The Wire

Kulesh Bhandari