Tag: Marginalized

Clay Figurines: The Threatened Craft

 
/ December 2, 2010

Heritage craft of Lucknow, India needs patronage, preservation.

Sanjhi Art: A Symbolic Gender Equalizer

 
/ December 1, 2010

Traditional Indian art form Sanjhi helps create gender sensitivity.

No Home For Chattisgarh’s Poor

 
/ November 12, 2010

Corrupt officials in rural Chattisgarh punish poor villagers for raising voice against corruption, deny them housing.

Education – A Risky Business

 
/ October 25, 2010

Rural students in India’s Chattisgarh risk their lives everyday by crossing rain-swollen river in narrow boats to attend school.

Toilets For Villagers – A Success Story

 
/ October 22, 2010

Successful implementation of government sanitation program brings joy to a rural community in Orissa

Ironsmiths’ Children Yearn For Education

 
/ October 19, 2010

Children from the Ironsmith community in Rajasthan long to go to school instead of hammering metal.

School Is Here, Where Is Education?

 
/ October 7, 2010

The growing number of school going children hasn’t improved the standard of education. Here is an image of that from rural Orissa, India