Resist dyed in the leheriya technique, the unique Leheriya turbans from Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur and Nathdwara in Rajasthan, are prized by the region’s nobility and business community. They bear the characteristic ‘leher’ or wave in two or more colours. When worn, the diaphanous, overlapping layers create a stunning, rippling interplay of colour and stripe. Some complex designs use eight or nine tints to create an extremely intricate visual undulant. These fine muslin turbans are aptly named, reflecting the desert state’s reverence for water.
The Universal Immunization Program (UIP) also called Routine Immunization (RI) is primarily implemented by government health services under the National Rural Health Mission. In Uttar Pradesh (UP), it is implemented in all 72 districts. UNICEF office for Uttar Pradesh is supporting Government of UP in RI implementation and bringing up the immunization coverage levels.
Under the Atal Bihari Bajpai Bal Arogya Evam Poshan Mission, a five day training module for ICDS health frontline functionaries (AWWs) was developed. This training module was produced keeping in mind the fact that AWWs should be well informed and confident about using the available mechanisms and platforms for increasing coverage of evidence based interventions as well as have the required skills for performing their tasks effectively.
Tribal/indigenous people are among the most marginalized, exploited and vulnerable groups in our society. Over the years, they have become a disadvantaged and neglected lot. They are also being increasingly displaced from their customary lands and deprived of their natural resources by various vested interests; as a consequence of their exclusion, they are also victims of human rights violations.