Rajasthan is a desert. Socially, in that state, girl child has not been treated well, as many parents have aborted the girl child. In such a social and ecological scenario, one village has started an interesting ritual and practice that intends to hit at both the issues in one go. The village is Piplantri village. The new ritual? For every girl born in the village, all the villagers get together to plant 111 trees (like neem, sheesham, mango, Amla etc) in... Read more