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Tradition Limits Development

 
/ May 13, 2010

In India’s northeastern state of Meghalaya tradition in West Garo Hills dictates the Gaonbura

Artisans Seek Local Market

 
/ May 14, 2010

Mukesh Rajak tells the story of bamboo artisans who lack a proper market to sell their goods.

Mines Deplete Water Supply

 
/ May 12, 2010

Goa is mostly known for being a top tourist destination, but away from the coast

Corrupt Cops Ignore Rape

 
/ May 11, 2010

Jai Kumar, Community Correspondent from Punjab, documents the failure of local police to properly investigate crimes.

Laboring with Hand Tools Alone

 
/ May 10, 2010

In Nagaland’s Wokha district and elsewhere women still engage in back-breaking labor with nothing but manual tools to till the soil.

Homosexuals Seek an Identity

 
/ May 7, 2010

In Chattisgarh, and much of India, homosexuals struggle to finda place in society.

Highway Limits Schooling

 
/ May 6, 2010

In Calcutta, migrant laborers cannot send their children to school because they must cross dangerous roads.

Girl and father burned alive by the upper caste

 
/ May 5, 2010

 20 dalit houses were burnt by people belonging to the upper caste in Mirjpur village of Harayana. A disabled girl and her father also lost their lives in this attack. The reason for the attack was that the upper caste Jat community did not want the Dalits(lower caste) to get...