-CivilSocietyOnline.com Bhubaneswar: Basanti Bhoi cultivates two gardens of betel leaves all by herself at Dhanahara village in Odisha. A year or two ago, a woman farming betel leaves would have been unthinkable. An age-old tradition barred women from entering betel enclosures. But today women in the district can grow betel leaves and work as labour in a betel garden. It is a social revolution brought about by Radio Kisan, a community radio...
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For bargadars, land is now labour lost -Smita Gupta
-The Hindu A systematic attempt is being made in several West Bengal districts to evict sharecroppers from land, despite the legal protection West Medinipur: At Jamirarah village, Srikanta Hansda points to two double-storey houses in the shadow of which his home — a rough mud dwelling with an asbestos clerestory roof — squats: “Those are the homes of the Ghosh family. They own Annapurna Bhandar, a well-known grocery store in Medinipur city...
More »A sinister pattern underway -Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey
-The Hindu The ruling party is doing its best to establish that being critical of its government is tantamount to being anti-national. It is not just the inconvenient person or collective being intimidated; the Constitution is under attack. “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act” — George Orwell The controlled voice of Ravish Kumar on a blackened screen and his stark report on NDTV India on February 19...
More »SC urged to set up panel to monitor hate speeches
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: A host of eminent citizens, including jurists, police officers, scientists and businessmen, have appealed to the Chief Justice of India and other judges of the Supreme Court to take sou motu action over "alarming and threatening" statements made by ministers and elected representatives, including the alleged 'hate' speech by junior HRD minister Ram Shankar Katheria. The signatories to the letter, submitted to the Supreme Court on...
More »Save-cow cost: Industry bleeds, farmers suffer & exports tank -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India 16 Lakh Dalit Leather Workers Depend On The Humble Cow For A Living. The Meat Industry Employs Many More. Every Year, India Exports Buff Worth 30K Cr. All This Is In Jeopardy With The Cow-Protection Clamour. TOI Takes A 360° Look Across the country, especially in rural areas there's simmering un ease bordering on panic. Farmers no longer think freely about buying or selling cattle. People especially from...
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