Parul Abrol

Articles by Parul Abrol

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  Dec 29, 2019

  Six months in Meghalaya's Smit village: Time, modernity may prove most insidious incursions yet

  Smit, in Meghalaya, fluctuates between its old and new values and systems, navigating the pull of modernity and tradition. Follow Parul Abrol as she follows Smit's stories — a different world, within our own | Part 6 of 6
  India Governance Meghalaya Northeast northeast India Khasi indigenous FWeekend TheNarrative rural reporting SmitDiary Smit Seng Khasi East Khasi Hills district slow journalism
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  Dec 28, 2019

  In Meghalaya's Smit village, community kickboxing classes offer a chance to beat gender stereotypes

  Smit, in Meghalaya, fluctuates between its old and new values and systems, navigating the pull of modernity and tradition. Follow Parul Abrol as she follows Smit's stories — a different world, within our own | Part 5 of 6
  India Governance Meghalaya Northeast northeast India Khasi indigenous FWeekend Kickboxing TheNarrative rural reporting SmitDiary Smit Seng Khasi East Khasi Hills district slow journalism
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  Dec 27, 2019

  A matriarch of Smit's founding family looks back on how things have changed in the Meghalaya village

  Smit, in Meghalaya, fluctuates between its old and new values and systems, navigating the pull of modernity and tradition. Follow Parul Abrol as she follows Smit's stories — a different world, within our own | Part 4 of 6
  India Governance Meghalaya Northeast northeast India Khasi indigenous FWeekend TheNarrative rural reporting SmitDiary Smit Seng Khasi East Khasi Hills district slow journalism
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  Dec 26, 2019

  Seng Khasi lore of severed link between heaven and earth plays out in locals' lives in Smit, Meghalaya

  Smit, in Meghalaya, fluctuates between its old and new values and systems, navigating the pull of modernity and tradition. Follow Parul Abrol as she follows Smit's stories — a different world, within our own | Part 3 of 6
  India Governance Meghalaya Northeast northeast India Khasi indigenous FWeekend TheNarrative rural reporting SmitDiary Smit Seng Khasi East Khasi Hills district slow journalism Seng Khasi religion
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  Dec 25, 2019

  Change comes to Meghalaya's Smit village, but local traditions endure and governance is conditional 

  Smit, in Meghalaya, fluctuates between its old and new values and systems, navigating the pull of modernity and tradition. Follow Parul Abrol as she follows Smit's stories — a different world, within our own | Part 2 of 6
  India Governance Meghalaya Northeast northeast India Khasi indigenous FWeekend TheNarrative Ujjwala Yojana rural reporting SmitDiary Smit Seng Khasi East Khasi Hills district slow journalism
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  Dec 24, 2019

  In Meghalaya's Smit village, examining the insiders versus outsiders debate at close quarters

  Smit, in Meghalaya, fluctuates between its old and new values and systems, navigating the pull of modernity and tradition. Follow Parul Abrol as she follows Smit's stories — a different world, within our own | Part 1 of 6
  India Governance Meghalaya Northeast northeast India Khasi indigenous FWeekend TheNarrative rural reporting SmitDiary Smit Seng Khasi East Khasi Hills district slow journalism