-The Hindu Six years after it was set up to challenge mainstream media discourse, kafila.org has not only provided an alternative space for critical writing, but also offered a radical model of editor-less, ad-free, voluntary journalism with a zero marketing budget Aditya Nigam, an academic and activist on the left, had long been frustrated with the nature of the Indian media. In 2002, soon after the Gujarat ‘massacres', he was a part of...
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On disability, missing the bigger picture -Dorodi Sharma
-The Hindu There is reason to be optimistic about the U.N. report on disability rights, but there is also disappointment at its failure to make the poverty connection The disability movement has waited anxiously for the report of the high level panel on post-2015, formed by the Secretary General of the United Nations, which was released in May. This document is expected to set the tone for the Secretary General's report on...
More »Phulwari scheme to combat malnutrition in kids
-The Times of India RAIPUR: Taking another measure towards eradication of malnutrition, a Phulwari scheme has been launched for children between age group 6 months and 3 years. It has been launched with an objective to keep children healthy by providing them nutrition. In initial phase, the scheme will be implemented in 85 tribal blocks of 19 districts in the state, where 2,850 Phulwari centers will be operated. Besides pregnant women and...
More »Rice and shine -Shonali Muthalaly and Anusha Parthasarathy
-The Hindu Shonali Muthalaly and Anusha Parthasarathy join the queue at an Amma Unavagam in the city and sample the fare as early as seven in the morning We are in the queue at 6.30 a.m. That's if you can call this a queue. Three people stand around sleepily. So much for our mental image of waiting in a hungry Oliver Twist-like queue for idlis! Two more people saunter into the Alwarpet...
More »80% of working women have no investment say: Report -Partha Sinha
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Less than one in five single working women, excluding those divorced and widowed, take their own investment decisions, a recent all-India survey has found. Despite handling responsibilities at their workplace, they depend on parents and family members, friends and financial advisers when it comes to taking a call on money matters such as where and how much to invest. The reasons for this behaviour vary from...
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