Community Correspondents

Harishankar Gupta

Harishankar reports from Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. He is a full-time social activist, primarily reporting on land rights, food security and education. He also reports on Dalit rights and police torture, and believes that mobilising the community is crucial to resolving any issue; and believes in working for community media as opposed to mainstream media because the latter, he feels, does not report on the issues of disadvantaged communities. 

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Families forced to live in Shanties

 
/ August 8, 2022

The Community Correspondent (CC) Harishankar found that in Sarvahanpur village of Biswan Block, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, around 80 families are not getting the benefits of PMAY Rural.

MGNREGA workers demands renewal of thier Job Cards

 
/ June 30, 2022

The Community Correspondent (CC) Harishankar reports that 35 families had their job cards made 10 years ago and due to non - renewal of these cards, they are not getting any MGNREGA jobs.

Electricity Poles Erected 22 Years Ago, But No Electricity Yet | Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022

 
/ February 17, 2022

Villagers have decided to boycott the elections if their demands are not met.

Large Swathes of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh Facing Unseasonal Floods

 
/ October 27, 2021

First, COVID and now, climate change is affecting the livelihood of poor farmers of Uttar Pradesh.

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After Seven Years, a Road Was Constructed in Motigarpur Village, Uttar Pradesh.

 
/ April 24, 2019

In Uttar Pradesh, Motigarpur village’s seven-year woes of bad roads came to an end after a video helped to construct a new road.

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Living with Food Insecurity in Uttar Pradesh

 
/ July 2, 2018

Many residents of Shivpuri village in Uttar Pradesh are living in vulnerability without the food security that comes with having a ration card.