December 2016
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Industrial Pollution goes unchecked in Chhattisgarh
The once green fields have turned black with fly ash, water has turned toxic in the community lake and farmers are forced to become labourers. Industrialisation is changing this village. When the news of industrial development had reached this village of Chhattisgarh, the residents were hopeful that they will reap...
The Goa Forest Warriors: Community Action stops destruction of indigenous forest
When the Forest Department of Goa started destroying the natural forests, the local tribal communities united to protect the forest and succeeded. See the extraordinary story of Goa’s forest warriors. Environmentally conscious citizens of the Cancona forest live in with the nature – borrowing its produce carefully for their cattle...
7 widows from one village still don’t receive their pensions
Seven widows, all hailing from a village in Jharkhand called Kanke, have not received their Widow Pension for years. Despite representations to the Block Development Officer in charge of their village. Hear Sameda Khatun’s sad story. She was widowed at the young age of 32 in 2003. Fortunately her son...
Is creating a culture of accountability in Kashmir, a problem? Khurram Parvez asks the Govt
Khurram Parvez is a noted Kashmiri Human Rights activist. He has led organisations like Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) to take strong stands on the police and army brutality in Kashmir. On September 15 Khurram was detained at Delhi airport...
Is creating a culture of accountability in Kashmir, a problem? Khurram Parvez asks the Govt
Khurram Parvez is a noted Kashmiri Human Rights activist. He has led organisations like Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD) and Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) to take strong stands on the police and army brutality in Kashmir. On September 15 Khurram was detained at Delhi airport...
This school has 550 children here and they need drinking water
In spite of four handpumps and a water pump in the school, the children of Marcha Middle School are still thirsty. There only source of water in this village’s government school, is a well without any protective barricades, on the premises. A year ago the district Assembly Legislator Paulo Soren...
Without pension, an old folk musician forced to beg for food
The folk music represents the soul of the indigenous culture of India. The songs are the oral history encompassing the myths, lives of peasants, the joys and struggles of men and women which are passed down from generation to generation. Folk music, like all folk arts, are the shreds of evidence of...
After 40 years, community gets a proper road due to collective action
The village of Dehri Amdana in Madhya Pradesh was cut-off from the rest of the world for 40 years. The only road leading to the village was a narrow muddy path which was highly inaccessible, making it hard for the villagers to travel for their basic necessities and livelihood. Children would...