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'Civilising the uncivilised'
Around 40% of the children evacuated by the Salwa Judum to camps in Chhattisgarh are not in school. Some of them are being “adopted” by ashrams like the Chhattisgarh Jana Kalyan Sangh which aims to “civilise the uncivilised tribal children”. Eleven-year-old Naampodium Lacchu is now called Akash, and is well on the way to losing his tribal identity More... How one newspaper thinks positivePositive +, a free bilingual newspaper brought out on a laptop from Asma Naseer’s living room is India’s first newspaper on HIV/AIDS. The paper’s commitment to building up a friendship with the reader and its innovative design have made it popular in and around Chennai where it already faces a demand for more copies than the 5000 it can afford to print More... Moral panic in the mediaTo what extent did the media help – and hinder – the Pink Chaddi campaign against moral policing in Karnataka and initiatives that followed, such as Fearless Karnataka/Nirbhaya Karnataka? More... 'The poor pay the most for food – and also for health'Isn’t there something wrong with the fact that there is one Indian doctor available for every 1,325 Americans in the US, but only one Indian doctor for every 2,200 Indians, asks Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and human rights activist More... 'What wrong have we done?'On January 9, 2009, police in Bastar announced a historic victory over the Maoists. They had killed 19 of them in an encounter. Geetashree travelled to four villages of Dantewada district and was told a different story – of 19 tribal men randomly rounded up and shot More... People vs environmentalistsThere is no doubt that there is a sharp polarisation between Dahanu’s environmental lobby, which pushed through the region’s ecologically fragile status, and local communities, including industrialists, farmers and adivasis. Is this the result of an environmental movement that failed to ensure community debate and engagement? More... Forest Rights Act: A blueprint for future conservationThe Forest Rights Act has been opposed by those who fear it will pave the way for the destruction of forests and wildlife. But in Orissa there is evidence that the Act is in fact being used by local communities to strengthen their conservation initiatives More... Stony resistanceA strange debate is going on in Kashmir these days. Newspapers and scholars are debating the legitimacy or otherwise of stone-pelting as a form of civil society resistance. Is it Islamic or un-Islamic? A seminar was also organised on the subject More... The benefits of sex education and counsellingA drop-in sexual-health centre in New Delhi and an adolescence sex education programme for class 10 students in rural and urban Haryana clearly demonstrate the benefits of sexuality education and counseling for youth More... "Independence, even after I die"On the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising, 73-year-old Tibetan nun Anila recalls the torture and violence she experienced in 1959, when the Red Army overran Lhasa. It took her more than 20 years to make her way to India and be reunited with her husband More... Toxic dreamsClearance for a huge chemical hub on the barren island of Nayachar, West Bengal, has come just weeks before the polls in the state. But this time around, there is no opposition. While the hazardous project will not displace people, an expert committee of civil society organisations says it will have serious and far-reaching consequences for fishing, marine ecology and the Sunderban biosphere reserve More... Fire in the forestAs many as 3,800 civilians in Dantewada and Bijapur districts – tribals and non-tribals – have joined the Salwa Judum as special police officers. Most of them are young men, but there are plenty of children too. This part of our ongoing series from Chhattisgarh describes how ordinary villagers have been drawn into the pitched battle between Salwa Judum and the Maoists More... Disabled on an equal footing this electionIf Supreme Court guidelines are obeyed, the forthcoming Lok Sabha election will be a historic one. For the first time the poll process will be disabled-friendly, with ramps, separate queues and Braille-enabled voting machines that will allow disabled voters to enjoy the same rights as everyone else More... How Dahanu epitomises the environment vs development debateA fierce environmental struggle won Dahanu the status of a protected, environmentally-sensitive region in 1991. But in one fell swoop it destroyed Dahanu’s dreams of rushing into the neoliberal economy. This is the first in a series of articles, researched as part of the Infochange Media Fellowships 2008, that looks at how the environmental restrictions have impacted farmers, fisherfolk, adivasis, traders and others in Dahanu More... Disabled insured for good healthThe government-funded Niramaya scheme extends health insurance cover of Rs 100,000 to persons with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities, bringing a large section of disabled people into the healthcare system More... |
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