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The Lori Project: Magic of Lullabies - ulaunch

“Chandaa mama door ke,

“Chandaa mama door ke, Puye pakaayen boor ke…” Does this lullaby bring back the sweet memories of your childhood? Lullabies have a significant role in shaping the pristine and loving bond between the mother and child. However, the evocative lullabies are disappearing in this fast-changing world. The Lori Project is first of its kind initiative that aims to collect, document and curate lullabies across India. It’s a crowd-sourced project started by four friends: Shubham, Adya, Nishita and Anurag in May 2020. They are working towards building an easily accessible, free, digital repository of lullabies in different languages and dialects. Read on the ulaunch article to know more about how the Lori Project is spreading the magic of lullabies!

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Buxwaha Forest: Bunder Diamond Mining Issue | Ulaunch

The life-giving role that forests have in our biosphere cannot be emphasised enough. Our lives are possible due to forests and their products. The ‘Heart of India’, Madhya Pradesh, retains the Buxwaha forest which extends over a vast area of 3 lakh hectares in the Chhatarpur district, Bundelkhand region. This forest is home to some rare species of animals like Indian Gazelles, Chowsingha, Sloth Bears, Leopard, Tiger, Monitor Lizards, Indian Rumped Vultures, and Peacock. It also sustains trees with medicinal benefits like Teak, Ken, Behda, Banyan, Jamun Tendu, Khair, Bel, Dhava, Seja, Ghoat, Renjha, Amltas, Saugon, etc. Read more on ulaunch.

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Xinjiang Cotton Controversy” | Ulaunch

#WangYibo made headlines recently after he cancelled his contract with #Nike as their brand ambassador in China. Considering that he is one of the biggest idols in China right now, we can expect him to influence a lot of his fans with this decision. #LayZhang has also cancelled his deal with Calvin Klein and Converse, while #JacksonWang has stepped back from his collaboration with Adidas. Many other celebrities like #XiaoZhan and #HuGe have uploaded one common photo on their Weibo accounts. All of these things have something in cotton — oh, sorry! common: The Xinjiang Controversy. Read to find out more about it on ulaunch!

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The Relevance of COVID Drive in India | Ulaunch

It’s been over a year since COVID’s presence was officially declared as a global pandemic. It’s presence in India was recorded for the first time around the same period. In the light of this, the availability of vaccination this soon is nothing short of miraculous. But do we need vaccination anymore? As proved in the last few months, the number of infected people can be controlled and it’s unlikely that we can bear the strain on healthcare caused by COVID, especially considering our deficit and decline in GDP in the last year. But the current picture presses on the need for wider reach of Covid 19 vaccine. Team ulaunch writes about the need to balance India’s resources with its vaccination needs.

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Girish Bharadwaj — Bridgeman of India | Ulaunch

There is no doubt about the fact that economic disparity in India is on the rise. This, very often, reflects in physical space as well. Consider a village and a Tier 1 city: How vast is the difference in infrastructure, in the standard of living? Villages are still disconnected from cities, especially ones across the river, which becomes a major roadblock to their development. However, Girish Bharadwaj — Bridge Man of India, seems to have been solving this issue for the past 30+ years. Read how he bridged the gap between isolated villages and the mainland on ulaunch!

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Sauramandala Foundation |Ulaunch

the Infrastructure in the remotest part of India is still a roadblock that prevents us from becoming a developed country in all senses of the word. Due to geological and other reasons, communities removed from the cultural hotspots of India have no access to important resources like education and healthcare. However, there are organizations like the Sauramandala Foundation that help in the development of such communities. Sauramandala Foundation lives with the communities for six months to identify their problems before figuring out a development plan. Read more about Sauramandala Foundation’s work on ulaunch.