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FeaturesBlue is the colour of peace
An international peace meet in Tumkur, Karnataka, explored the stages of transition for India’s dalits: from a subjugated peace, in which dalits live with the dominant castes in subjugation and fear, to resurgence, conflict and finally, peace with dignity More... Rainbow Walk: Coming out, in prideIn Kolkata, a city known to provide space to the marginalised, the LGBT community celebrated its sexuality and publicly declared its alternative sexual preferences More... Criminalising beggars instead of rehabilitating themA recent survey in Delhi revealed that many beggars are able-bodied and educated, forced into beggary by unemployment. The findings underscore the absence of a cohesive and humane national policy for beggars in India More... Brutal evictionIn yet another conflict over land between tribals and the forest department, government authorities brutally evicted 1,500 families from a stretch of land in Ghateha village in Madhya Pradesh, claiming they were illegal settlers. The tribals are now in hiding, desperately trying to earn enough to get by More... The seeds of a new social movementTrade liberalisation has had a severe impact on Kerala's fisherfolk. With no organised lobby to fight for their rights, the fisherfolk have been fighting among themselves, leaving the wealth of the sea to be plundered by middlemen and the global marine industry. But this August, traditional and mechanised fishermen across caste and communal divides, came together to fight the 62-day ban on monsoon trawling More... Fishing communities: the economics of impoverishmentForeign trawlers are entering Indian fishing zones as part of global joint ventures, and Indian markets will soon be flooded with foreign fish products. This is yet another nail in the coffin of Kerala's traditional fishing communities, and a major contributor to violence and social conflict More... Tension grows as pressure on marine resources mountsFor centuries the Hindu, Muslim and Christian fisher communities co-existed peacefully in coastal Kerala. The forces of communalism only surfaced after the 1960s, when mechanised fishing and the pressures of economic liberalisation destroyed traditional knowledge systems and brought new pressures into the lives of fishing communities. This is the first in a series of articles exploring the socio-economic roots of communal strife in Kerala. The series was researched as part of the CCDS Research Fellowships 2006 More... Ram-Rahim Nagar: An oasis of peace in AhmedabadA 21-member peace committee formed in 1969 has held the peace in this slum. Ironically, it is poverty and social stigma that binds these 'low-caste' Hindus and Muslims More... Waiting to go homeRamesh Patel, sarpanch of Ognej village near Ahmedabad ominously says that Muslims are welcome to return home "at their own risk". Ognej is one of several villages in Gujarat where Muslims are not allowed to return to their native villages More... |
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