Meet the people taking yoga to every house in Thavanampalle, Andhra Pradesh
Total Health’s Arrjava Warriors, a group of yoga practitioners tell us how the ancient knowledge has changed both their lives as well as their students’
The Chenchu teen mothers of Amrabad and NSTR
Teenage pregnancies, anemia, and lack of hygiene mark the lives of Chenchu women in the Nalamalla hills
Death and debt by alcohol in Amrabad’s Chenchu community
Easily accessible alcohol from towns outside their forest homes is pushing Chenchu adults deeper into alcohol addiction, making alcoholic liver cirrhosis the major cause of death in this community
Why is diabetes prevalent in rural India? Lessons from Aragonda
The answer seems to lie in the shift in diet to favour white rice in ration shops, changing agricultural patterns, and an overall reduction in movement.
Overcoming the ‘outsider’ barrier in serving tribal communities
A year in, doctors at the Total Health clinic in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve have learnt that the key to gaining the trust of people in pentas deep inside the forest, is showing up consistently
What does deep philanthropy really mean?
It means building deep foundations with a long-term view of development
In the loneliness-inducing pandemic, how yoga fostered a sense of community in Thavanampalle’s senior citizens
For the elderly villagers of Thavanampalle, yoga became more than a way to control lifestyle diseases – it lifted their spirits and improved their mental health during the pandemic
Serendipity is a couple meeting on a bus and benefitting a whole community
This health worker couple, who travel to villages deep inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana every day, explain why they could not do it without each other