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Watching The Watchmen:Community Correspondent Mani Manickem on Media, Corruption, Caste and The Politics of Science

 
/ November 2, 2011

M. Mani is a dalit activist, a budding scientist, a social worker, a community journalist, a teacher, the host of a weekly live tele-quiz science on Tamizh channel Makkal TV and the IndiaUnheard Community Correspondent from Chennai. With his family, he lives in Chennai’s Nallambakkam slum which borders a very...

The Case of the Missing Tehsildar

 
/ November 2, 2011

Ambagad Chowki, Chhattisgarh, is in need of a regular Revenue Officer.

Community Screening in a Tribal Village in Goa

 
/ November 1, 2011

Tracy Wares is an America India Foundation Clinton Fellow currently volunteering at Video Volunteers. She first lived in India from 1999-2000 while participating in a year abroad at UC Berkeley. She filmed a documentary there entitled, “Shakti: The Performance of Gender Roles at Kamakhya, Assam”. Her first experience working with...

MNREGA brings Employment to Rural Uttarakhand

 
/ November 1, 2011

Government scheme has proved beneficial to the rural unemployed.

Harsh Realities of Dalits In India

 
/ October 31, 2011

64 years of freedom and dalits remain captive. In this special video, the IndiaUnheard correspondents across the country shed light on the continuing social, economic and political oppression of the dalits. The footage from three correspondents figure predominantly in the video- Amit Kumar, Satyawan Verma and Jai Kumar. Dalits themselves,...

Youth Lose Lives in Dangerous Waters

 
/ October 31, 2011

No safety for unsuspecting swimmers in Solan district

Bollywood Star Abhay Deol Interviews Dalit Activist Amit Kumar

 
/ October 30, 2011

Amit Kumar is from Ladwa town in Kurukshetra District, Haryana. He is a former police constable turned committed dalit activist. He has a BA in Music (Vocals) and is currently pursuing a Masters In Women’s Studies. His community is predominantly Hindu but Amit abides by no religion and is a...

Mumbai Demands End to Corruption

 
/ October 28, 2011

Residents of Mankhurd, Mumbai came together to protest kerosene price hikes.