People's Archive of Rural India

It’s ten years since PARI was officially launched on December 20, 2014. Our biggest achievement? We’re still here. A piece on PARI's evolution by @PSainath_org ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/pa…

ruralindiaonline.org/article/the-po… Jharkhand state acknowledges the presence of deadly fluoride in drinking water, but the lack of official action is crushing lives, young and old

When I saw the news that 93 children were rescued from a saree packaging unit in Surat, Gujarat. I wished Abbas had been one of them.”

He told me that at night he sleeps either on the floor between the very frames he works on by day, or out on the concrete footpaths just outside the shutters. Abbas has travelled with me in my thoughts since then.

ruralindiaonline.org/article/childh… Purabi Bhattacharya, in her poem, C Minor, writes about the memories of her visit to a zari unit in Surat, Gujarat.

The awards will be presented to the seven recipients by @tmkrishna, Karnatik Musician & Author and @PSainath_org, Founder Editor, People's Archive of Rural India (PARI) during the inauguration of the People's Photographers Collective exhibition.

The People's Archive of Rural India (PARI) and TM Krishna are pleased to announce the recipients of the TM Krishna–PARI Award for 2026, an annual award recognising exceptional work at the intersection of art and journalism.

This can now bypass the need for land titles (saat baara) entirely, allowing farm widows and landless women farm labourers to Apply for state subsidies and crop insurance in their own name Access institutional bank credit to clear or manage family debts

While the Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill does not grant land ownership rights, it issues an official “women farmer certificate”.

The Maharashtra Government has unanimously passed the Maharashtra Women Farmers’ Empowerment Bill, 2026. This means that the state legally recognises women working in agriculture as farmers, regardless of land ownership.

ruralindiaonline.org/article/no-mor… In Kattupalli on the coast near Chennai, Irular families caught between climate change and port expansion, struggle to hold on to their traditional livelihood of gathering kilinjal (seashells).

Bank fraud in Barshi Just superb reporting by @parthpunter in @PARInetwork In Maharashtra, small cooperative banks are being forced to give large unsecured loans to political masters, while small debtors are being defrauded. An investigative story ruralindiaonline.org/article/bank-f…

ruralindiaonline.org/article/iran-w… The latest ‘Peace MoU’ notwithstanding, a village in Marathwada’s Beed district that built a thriving trucking economy takes a huge hit from diesel scarcity brought on by the war on Iran. Read the story by @journohardy on PARI

Doing subsistence farming on his land, and working as a teacher in a school without drawing a salary, this man prepares a comprehensive dictionary -- including etymology of words and meanings in English and Assamese. The story is part of our Endangered Language Project,

ruralindiaonline.org/article/cultiv… 🎥Tai Turung: a granary of words by Himanshu Chutia Saikia This is a moving and inspirational tale of the septuagenarian Anant Turung, who has dedicated his life to document his mother tongue Tai Turung.