Stories of change

The Transformative Journey of Vengalamudaiyal from Appanenthal Village

In the quaint village of Appanenthal, nestled in Ramanathapuram district, lives Vengalamudaiyal, a resilient single mother and dedicated farmer. Life dealt her a tough hand when her husband left her, leaving her to raise her children and sustain the family with just three acres of farmland. Undeterred by the odds,...

A Farmer’s Triumph Over Juliflora : The Case of Mr. Loganathan

In the heart of rural Tamil Nadu, the landscape has long been shaped by the rhythms of the seasons, the toil of the farmers, and the legacy of traditional agriculture. Yet, over the years, the very soil that had sustained generations came under threat from an unrelenting force—Juliflora, an invasive...

Lavanyas Journey to Success in Vanjinagaram

Lavanya, a 39-year-old woman from Vanjinagaram, a small village in Melur Taluk of Madurai District, Tamil Nadu. This village, with 1,216 households, is nestled in the southern part of India and is governed by the Vanjinagaram Gram Panchayat. She represents the strength and resilience of women who overcome lifes adversities...

Ensuring Healthy Births

Vasuki is pregnant woman from sellur area. She is born and brought up in Madurai and got married to Muthu Sadaiyandi of Theni. Theni is a neighboring district of Madurai. Her husband is a driver. As his income is very less, he got his family settled in Madurai at sellur....

From a farm hand to a farmer

Case of Ramaiah and his family of Punganur mandal

Prelude

He was a farm hand once, working at the command of his landlord and making a living by serving his master. ‘When we were married, we didn’t have any land of our own, and he worked...

Ensuring Primary Education

“I want to became a teacher “ says Ms.Harita. She is a member of Ten roses adolescent girls group member at Poonthamallinagar cluster in Sellur Vattara Kalanjiam. Her mother name is Mrs. Kavitha, her mother is a housewife and a member of Senpagapoo Kalanjiam in the same cluster . Her...

Turning the Tide : Enabling Poverty Reduction

Prelude

It is rare to find a woman shoulder the responsibility of farming. It is usually the male counterpart who takes up the farm responsibility, but it is not so in the life of Kamatchi. She owns around 4.5 acres of rainfed land, and lives with her husband...

Neerkattis

The Story of India’s traditional water managers

‘I am the neerkatti of the Chinnakachikunta tank of Marlapalle village,’ says a proud Anjeppa from a remote village called Marlapalle in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, one of the driest regions in India. ‘As the neerkatti of this tank, I...

Kalanjiam Milk Producer Company Limited

Tank - a reason to celebrate!

Case of rehabilitation of Katchagudi tank in Singampuneri

“It has been 10 years that we (ayacut farmers of Katchagudi tank) got a good yield. Now we are celebrating, the entire village is celebrating! Because all the farmers harvested good yield,” says Mr.Chinnaiah, one of the members in Katchagudi...

Vasanthikurubai gains confidence

Vasanthikurubai is a member of Selvalakshmi Kalanjiam in Krishnanpudur cluster in Salem. She has two daughters who are studying in 10th and 12th standard, living with her husband - Isravel.

Both she and her husband are involved in murukku preparation activities. ‘We used to get an income of...

Kalanjiam Helps Meet Health Expenses

Sahin Banu is a member of Kathambam Kalanjiam for the past 8 years. Born and brought up in Erode, she came to Salem, after marriage. She is a mother of two girls who are studying in school.

Before joining Kalanjiam, she used to get loan from outside - from money...