Archive

Cycle of Monthly Discrimination

 
/ March 7, 2011

Menstruating women in Rajasthan are imposed with certain restrictions pertaining to food and mobility.

Caste Violence Leads To Migration

 
/ March 4, 2011

A Dalit colony in Mirzpur has slowly been abandoned after a violent caste-related conflict last year.

Shrines Chosen Over Shelter

 
/ March 2, 2011

Millions of rupees meant to provide basic amenities to locals is diverted to build temples by village panchayat in Goa’s Cotigaon.

MNREGA Scheme Still Ineffective

 
/ March 3, 2011

Beneficiaries of the MNREGA scheme in Atara, Chhattisgarh are being paid erratically and irregularly.

Micro-finance Changes Women’s Lives

 
/ March 1, 2011

Women in rural Orissa are empowered through micro-finance initiatives.

Saundariya: The Nameless Community

 
/ February 28, 2011

Meet the Saundariyas of Chhattisgarh – a community that scavenges for gold.

Capturing Stalin in an apolitical frame

 
/ February 27, 2011

His long hair tied into a ponytail, dramatic speech and side-splitting humour does not deflect the gravity of issues he deals with. In turn, he ends up communicating powerfully. With a zest to bring the suppressed voices of communities to the mainstream media, he launched a non profit ‘Video Volunteers’...

Cremation Customs Pollute Ganges River

 
/ February 25, 2011

The Ganga in Allahabad is being polluted by the tradition of immersing cremated corpses.