The Sambhar Lake Salt Cooperative Is One of India’s Oldest — and Most Forgotten — Success Stories
Somewhere on the cracked, white-crusted flats west of Jaipur, a 62-year-old Kharwal salt worker named Magan Lal scrapes crystallised salt into a mound with a wooden tool his grandfather once used. He earns approximately ₹180 for a day that begins before sunrise and ends when the Rajasthan heat becomes physically dangerous. His cooperative membership card … Read more
