July 2010

Rural WorkersDenied Wages

 
/ July 30, 2010

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) provides livelihood security to rural poor.

Teacher CanesDalit Student

 
/ July 29, 2010

Atrocities on Dalit communities is one of the ugly realities of India that refuses to decrease.

“Anganwadi”Who Is Benefiting?

 
/ July 28, 2010

The Anganwadi program is an Integrated Child Development Service.

Going BankruptOver Traditions

 
/ July 27, 2010

India is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society.The great diversity is often reflected in the number of festivals and ceremonies.

Mighty Mithun Under Threat

 
/ July 26, 2010

‘Mithun’ (Bos frontalis) is a semi-domesticated animal found in the hills of North East India.

Cultural Dee Jays – the need for cultural translation with community media

 
/ July 25, 2010

– Jessica Mayberry The TED talk of Ethan Zuckerman, the founder of the international blogging site Global Voices, is quite an amazing insight into the challenges of telling international stories online, told in the great TED way of painting lots of pictures and using a ton of anecdotes. He says...

Bikaner Heritage in Ruins

 
/ July 23, 2010

The term ‘Haveli’ is used for a private mansion. It is derived from Persian meaning “an enclosed place”.

Power Cuts Short-Circuit Growth

 
/ July 22, 2010

Recently Nagaland government has shown much seriousness in achieving higher industrial growth.