Thu24May2012
Livelihoods Sidelines
There are still thousands of people in India cleaning dry latrines with their bare hands, including 7 km from the capital. But there are many signs of change too: on August 15, the Safai Karmachari Andolan plans to declare Andhra Pradesh the first manual scavenging-free state in India, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara, starting a new column on social inequities and the people who are fighting for social justice
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Mari Marcel Thekaekara has been an active media campaigner on the rights of adivasis, dalits and disadvantaged groups, which is the focus of this Infochange column. An independent writer, Mari has focussed on social issues in magazines and newspapers which include The Hindu, Statesman, Times of India, Indian Express, Frontline, Economic and Political Weekly, Hindustan Times, Seminar, Infochange, New Internationalist and The Guardian. |
