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Chhattisgarh, Here Comes IndiaUnheard

 
/ January 4, 2013

On Saturday 25th August 2012, Video Volunteers began recruitment of new Community Correspondents for the IndiaUnheard program in Chhattisgarh. The program is currently targeting sensitive states where the need for community media as an alternative to the mainstream is matter of urgency. In February 2012, 18 new correspondents joined IndiaUnheard...

Women Forced to Walk Barefoot: Fear & Loathing in Rajasthan

 
/ January 2, 2013

In today’s video, IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent Shambhulal Khatik calls the bluff on the hypocrisy behind senseless rituals that demean women which are allowed to continue in broad daylight, in the name of ‘tradition’. Says Shambhu, “As soon as a girl child comes of age, she is married off. Numerous restrictions...

Citizen Journalist in Odisha Speaks Out Against Corruption & Illegal Mining

 
/ December 31, 2012

Dear Friends, My name in Ranjit Dehury. I am 25 years old. I have only recently joined Video Volunteers’ as a Community Corespondent from my district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha. There are many injustices that my community has to face on a daily basis but you may never head of...