Online published on 16 January, 2017.
This article describes the rural renewal movement led by Aranya Agricultural Alternatives, a nongovernmental organisation promoting ecological practices, organic farming, sustainable development and traditional healthcare in villages in India. Mahatma Gandhi's vision of uplifting and making villages self-sufficient was one of the key motivating factors behind Aranya and thus with a little thought, knowledge and hard work Aranya's founder Narsanna Koppula and his team kicked off a revolution for reclaiming the soil and associated traditions. They have integrated Permaculture principles into the existing system and the successful completion of projects reiterates the fact that cultivating food crops does help sustain people's lives and they need not be completely dependent on cash crops for survival.
