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Polluted water contaminates local farmland

 
/ February 2, 2012

Contaminated River Threatens Farmers’ Livelihoods

Arts And Culture And Community Media In Kutch

 
/ January 4, 2008

It is only a week or so since Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, and, in reading the Indian press that expresses such fear of greater instability in their neighboring enemy country, one tends to forget the incredible bonds that hold India and Pakistan together. Stalin and I saw these strong ties...

CVUs on Nickelodeon

 
/ December 9, 2007

Community Producer Neeru was featured on October 21st on Nickelodeon, in a special about Dalit kids. Read about it here. Neeru, shown here filling out a feedback form at a screening of a community video unit, is one of the all-Dalit community Producers working at Navsarjan’s CVU. Written by Jessica...

Pavement Dwellers Freeze to Death

 
/ February 1, 2012

Not enough shelters for homeless in Allahabad, U.P.

Bhisti Community Usurped By Taps

 
/ January 31, 2012

Bhisti Community, who used to provide water to Kolkata’s inhabitants, is slowly disappearing.

A Youth-organized Film Festival

 
/ November 30, 2007

Stalin and I returned to India from six weeks in the States four days ago, to a great scene in Drishti’s office. About a dozen young college students were singing one after the other folk songs from India and the West. They were auditioning for a place in a Peace Film...

A Non-profit Media Investment Fund

 
/ November 30, 2007

Just today I learned about a very interesting organization for community media groups to know about: The Media Development Loan Fund. Since 1996, it’s given out $61 million in loans to independent media globally, which enables independent media groups to more than double their income in two years. They describe one...

The Dalit Massacre of Paramakudi

 
/ January 30, 2012

Tamil Nadu Police uses teargas, lathi and guns on unarmed dalit protesters.