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Devdasi or Temple Slave

 
/ May 25, 2010

Devdasi is the institutionalized practice of exploiting women by religious organizations and temples.

Villages Lack Healthcare

 
/ May 24, 2010

Despite a government requirement, many villages all over India lack proper healthcare facilities.

Marchers Protest Dam

 
/ May 21, 2010

The Sardar Sarovar Dam project has already displaced thousands in the Narmada River Valley.

Government Ignores Preschoolers

 
/ May 20, 2010

Under the Anganwadi system in India, it was legislated that even pre-school children have a right to schooling. 

Water Mixed with Sewage

 
/ May 19, 2010

People of Karoli lack access to clean water, as public pipes mix with sewage.

Experiencing community media with Video Volunteers

 
/ May 18, 2010

– Séverine Lenglet “We don’t write to delight or to blame people but to put the pen inside and reveal the lives of others”, said Albert Londres. This famous French writer left his foot print on the 20th Century travelling the world while pioneering the field of investigative journalism. When...

No Justice for Juveniles

 
/ May 18, 2010

The Juvenile Justice Act provides for the establishment of separate facilities

One Room Schooling

 
/ May 17, 2010

In Lucknow, capital of Uttar Pradesh, there are many schools where education takes place only in a single room.