August 2011

Dalit Woman Fights for Her People

 
/ August 31, 2011

An uncommon woman champions her people’s rights and returns land to 120 families.

Poor Punished For Confronting Corruption

 
/ August 30, 2011

Officials in rural Chattisgarh punish poor villagers by denying them their housing benefits.

No Cheer For Feni In Goa

 
/ August 29, 2011

Goan cashew farmers are caught between rising costs and big business.

Apple Fields Forever, Kashmir

 
/ August 26, 2011

New technology brings new hope to Apple Farmers in Kashmir.

Mystery Disease Cripples Orange Farms of Manipur

 
/ August 25, 2011

In Tamenlong District, Manipur, orange trees are dying and no one seems to be able to explain why.

Monsoons Flood School

 
/ August 24, 2011

Vipin Joshi, Uttarakahnd. Monsoons wreaks havoc government school and students have nowhere to go.

Women Aloud: Gender Equality In CVUs

 
/ August 23, 2011

This is the final part of the 3-blog series by Jessica Mayberry, the founding director of VV on how Community Video Unit (CVU) – VV’s pioneering community media model,  in addressing sensitive issues such as caste, sex and gender, and find innovative ways to deal with them.To read more about...

Tribals Suppressed, Rights Ignored

 
/ August 23, 2011

Two tribal leaders in Goa are killed after protests to safeguard their rights.