March 2011
IndiaUnheard Training : from discussing practical details to debating environmental issues
The morning session usually balances technical advices and larger debates, on the themes covered by the Community Correspondents (CCs). Video Volunteers is not merely training good filmmakers, but attempting to raise awareness among its CCs on issues crucial in contemporary India. The IndiaUnheard process Stalin starts the day with...
Women Trained For Disaster Management
An organisation in Uttarakhand trains women in rescue and relief efforts.
Discussing development and technology in IndiaUnheard training
I just arrived in Video Volunteers at the beginning of the week. I will intern in the NGO for 6 months. Since I will work on the India Unheard project, meeting the Community Correspondents (CCs) was very important to me. It was the occasion for very rich encounters, and a...
Identifying The Real Identity: Exercise To Help Community Correspondents Identify Their Core Issues
During the IndiaUnheard training, director Stalin K held a special session on identity. The session saw community correspondents speaking aloud about issues that are dear to their hearts such as gender discrimination, caste-based violence, economic deprivation, terrorism and destruction of forest land. Each of the CCs has deep personal connection...
Minorities EvictedIn Meghalaya
Violating the laws, rich landlords and corrupt officials continue to dupe poor families in Meghalaya.
Government Plays with Power, Dalits Displaced
The government and a power company are forcefully acquiring Dalit land, leading to violence.
Cycle of Monthly Discrimination
Menstruating women in Rajasthan are imposed with certain restrictions pertaining to food and mobility.
Caste Violence Leads To Migration
A Dalit colony in Mirzpur has slowly been abandoned after a violent caste-related conflict last year.