Author name: Surbhi Mishra

Surbhi Mishra is pursuing MBA in Sustainable Development and Management at Nalanda University with deep interest in environmental conservation, community development, and responsible sustainable practices. She is currently TRIP intern working on Hamra Bihar project.

Threads of Nepura: Reviving Bihar’s Handloom Heritage

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Their struggle is not with creativity, but with access. They can weave magic with their hands, but they lack a platform — a place to reach customers directly. Most of their earnings are eaten up by middlemen and wholesalers who buy at low prices and sell at high margins elsewhere. The handloom industry is one […]

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The Forgotten Custodians of Cleanliness: The Harsh Reality of Bihar’s Waste Pickers

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Apart from the poor economic condition, their social mobility is also an issue. Waste picking carries heavy caste and class stigma. Many waste pickers belong to marginalized communities and face daily verbal abuse. Their children are bullied in schools, reinforcing exclusion and a sense of inferiority. In the Ramchak Bairiya dumping yard on the outskirts

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