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Amid Covid-19, Odisha’s Koraput girl helps underprivileged children ‘bridge’ learning gaps

As it was almost a year into the school closure, concern among parents emerged as to how their children will be back to education. The situation of Kaliaguda, a remote village of Kundura block in Odisha’s Koraput district was no… Continue Reading →

Development vs Environment: The Situation in Meghalaya

by- Isheeta Sharma * On June 22, the Public Works Department (PWD) cut down ancient Pine trees on the 7th Mile Upper Shillong stretch of the National Highway. These trees have been in existence since the colonial period. However, many… Continue Reading →

Sustainable Ecotourism Plans for Andaman & Nicobar Raise Many Eyebrow

By: Isheeta Sharma The Andaman & Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corp. Ltd, which is a government undertaking, has been tasked with developing the territory in an environment-friendly and balanced manner. The corporation has further invited applications from developers to create… Continue Reading →

Tribal Villagers in Chhattisgarh Continue Month-Long Protest Against India’s Security Forces

by Alisha Rahaman Sarkar  Given the constant state of conflict between the insurgents and security personnel, the villagers in Bastar have started to become hostile towards the government’s troops. The locals fear that the government’s bid to increase security in the… Continue Reading →

The Woman Who Was Not Afraid of Being “Unfeminine”: A Friend’s Tribute to Sharmistha Choudhury

by Nandini Dhar * Communists have their own mortuary rituals. The customary final red salute, the corpse wrapped in the red flag, the slogans and the final farewell with the Internationale – the communist death is a colourful and noisy… Continue Reading →

Haryana – Stop Unjust Evictions of one lakh residents in Khori Gaon, Faridabad

NAPM Condemns the unjustifiable order of the Supreme Court to Evict around One Lakh Residents of Khori Gaon, Haryana, without Rehabilitation in the Middle of the Pandemic Right to Housing of Working-Class people Living in Precarious Conditions is inalienable: ‘Environmental… Continue Reading →

How baby Mrutyunjay was born in Malkangiri

By: Jayanti Buruda Illustration- Labani Janga In Adivasi hamlets in a reservoir area of Odisha’s Malkangiri, amid thick forests, high hills, and the state-militant conflict, erratic boat services and broken roads are the only ways to reach sparse health facilities… Continue Reading →

Bhima Koregaon Case : Marking three years since the first arrest

Recalling the first set of arrests made in the questionable Bhima Koregaon violence case almost exactly three years ago, NIHALSING B. RATHOD, in this first of a three-part series, recollects the personal horrors of trying to track Surendra Gadling in the… Continue Reading →

No Medical Care, No Awareness Programs: Covid-19 Pandemic Pushed Adivasis Further into Invisibility

In and around tribal areas, the health facilities and covid awareness are just not poor but almost missing. How State failure and paucity of medical facilities have impacted the Adivasis in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. by- Shreya Basak 28-year-old… Continue Reading →

How racism in India has affected Northeast Indians especially in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic

by- Europa Doley * In the year 2020, as the inevitable pandemic begins to take over our lives, an increased number of cases of racism against Asians or mongoloid looking individuals were reported around the world. There is no doubt… Continue Reading →

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