How these Women Grow Vegetables in the Cold Desert of Ladakh
‘How These Women Grow Vegetables in the Cold Deserts of Ladakh’ (2025) is a 9-minute Hindi-language documentary by the Good Food Movement.
Culinary Practices
Resources documenting what the woman farmer eats, forages, prepares, and preserves in the field, at home, and across seasons. These take a closer look at her relationship to food as a producer, cook, and eater often with an interest in nutrition, culture, and survival.
Farmers in a changing climate: Does gender matter? Food security in Andhra Pradesh, India
‘Farmers in a changing climate: Does gender matter? Food security in Andhra Pradesh, India’ (2010) by Yianna Lambrou and Sibyl Nelson for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), United Nations.
One Seed at a Time
‘One Seed at a Time’ (2025) is a 16-minute Marathi-language documentary directed by Kavita Carneiro, and hosted by the People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI).
Meghalaya’s Paddy Fields Hold More Than Just Rice
Randa Papiah, Toy Sumer, and Hunlang Papiah recall their memories of catching dohthli (snakehead fish) in the paddy fields of Meghalaya during the rice harvesting season.
“I learned to clean fish from my mother. You have to be careful—the blade must not cut into the fish”
Despite its importance, cleaning fish remains one of the least visible forms of labour in the fisheries economy. Revathi Sunil and Rashmi Sridar document what a day’s work looks like for the women at the Rameshwaram Fish…
“The heat is just too much! But pineapple and roselle juice sell well”
—Ibadapmon Barim, 32, Khweng village, Meghalaya
“Our elders say, if you never put an axe to a mahua tree, it won’t let a person go hungry”
—Kalabai Merawi, 45, Kannai village, Madhya Pradesh
“We have always lived on these islands and gone to sea. How can the state say it does not belong to us?”
—S. Pandiammal, 44, Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
Hands That Brew: The Complexities of Female Labour in the Making of Rice Beer
Traditional drinks are often regarded as repositories of culture. In Centrepiece, Rini Barman explores some of the less romantic aspects of this practice and the many implications of the act of brewing rice beer.