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Cleaning Gutters With Bare Hands

 
/ February 15, 2012

Dalits work in dangerous, undignified conditions to clean sewage in Trichy, Tamil Nadu

Slumdog Millionaire: Community Producers’ reality hits mainstream

 
/ January 15, 2009

I am truly surprised at the film that is on everyone’s mind right now and the fact that it happened to be shot just 30 minutes away from my home in Mumbai, India. Slumdog Millionaire is an energetic film with an interesting storyline and was shot entirely in two locations...

Community-Owned Media: What Does It Mean?

 
/ December 24, 2008

Many people today who work in social change are convinced that the typical ‘top down’ approach to development, where bureaucrats and international agencies design large-scale social programs and then impose them on millions of poor people, isn’t working. Instead, they favor the idea of ‘community-led development’, in which communities themselves...

Manipur’s Famous All-Women Market in Crisis

 
/ February 14, 2012

Ima Katheis of Imphal, Manipur faces troubled times.

The Challenge of Bringing Net Access to Poorest Areas

 
/ November 3, 2008

This week, I’ve given a lot of thought to how poor communities on the other side of the digital divide are able to connect. The Internet is now only accessible for a tiny portion of humanity. Probably less than 20% of humanity has regular internet access, and in rural India,...

Adivasis Rebel Against MGNREGA Corruption

 
/ February 13, 2012

Baiga Tribals of Padariya, Chhattisgarh wait over 3 years for MGNREGA ages.

Gods Of Bad Omen Burden Dalits

 
/ February 10, 2012

Temple in Beed district, Maharashtra follows archaic customs demeaning to basic human dignity.

Kashmiri Pot keeps you Hot

 
/ February 9, 2012

Traditional furnaces keeps Kashmiris warm in winter.