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Odisha Villagers Continue to Protest Jindal Steel Plant Despite Police ‘Brutality’

The plant violates the Forest Rights Act and will displace the Adivasis of Jagatsinghpur’s Dhinkia village, according to activists.Ditsa Bhattacharya  Mar 2022 Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) supporters stage a demonstration against the use of batons by police on people protesting… Continue Reading →

Paul Farmer Global Health Pioneer (1959-1922) –Invented a New Way of Caring for One Another

The global-health pioneer redefined his field to make it more human, in part by being so wonderfully human himself.By Ashish K. Jha February 22, 2022 Several years ago, Paul Farmer and I both spoke at a conference at Harvard on… Continue Reading →

Gender, Caste And Class Were Irrelevant For Makers Of ‘Writing With Fire’

POSTED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2022 Writing With Fire is about ordinary women journalists with extraordinary spirit. Often, these women journalists are seen reporting from the field amid a crowd of men. It shows the operation of the journalistic landscape in… Continue Reading →

Leave the hijab, breast cover was also forbidden: Till 1924, Dalit women had to pay tax to cover the breast

Posted On February 15, 2022 Street to Parliament fight continues over whether Muslim girls should wear hijab or not in Karnataka school. Protest is happening. Even in protest, saffron-clad boys are protesting. In the midst of this head-covering fight, today… Continue Reading →

Khas-Arya women are ‘de facto’ women leaders

Posted On February 21, 202 While Nepal has reserved quota for women, the majority of the positions at administrative, political, and bureaucratic levels are occupied by those from the Khas-Arya group. Aakriti Ghimire Punam Yadav vividly recalls the conversation that… Continue Reading →

Jharkhand Protest against Adani’s New Coal Venture

Villagers Refuse to Allow Land Acquisition Surveys AEL’s mining project in Gondalpura will displace the villagers and pollute the rivers. The speed with which clearances are being acquired also appears to be suspicious. Agricultural land in Gondalpura. Photo: Sushmita Sushmita… Continue Reading →

‘Pakadwa Vivah’- ( Groom Kidnapping ) in Bollywood and Why is it Problematic #SundayReading

by- Europa Doley * The movie “Atrangi Re” directed by Anand L. Rai was one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, mainly because audiences were excited to watch Dhanush in his next big shot Bollywood movie starring opposite Sara… Continue Reading →

What the budget 2022 means for rural India

Rahul Raman Feb 03, 2022 The finance minister predicts big economic growth for the next two years, but will rural India be part of that growth spurt? From natural farming and “kisan drones” to more clean drinking water for the poor… Continue Reading →

Manipur : Six Targeted Attacks in Run Up to Assembly Elections

Protests on the Mayang-Imphal road SREYA DEB  ‘The police are saying that the investigation has started, but we haven’t heard anything about it yet.’ The recent grenade blast in East Imphal on Wednesday, January 19, targeted at the home of… Continue Reading →

At doom’s doorstep:It is 100 seconds to midnight

2022 Doomsday Clock Statement Science and Security BoardBulletin of the Atomic Scientists Editor, John Mecklin It is 100 seconds to midnight Editor’s note: Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the first atomic weapons… Continue Reading →

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