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Gearing up for India’s largest Community Media Gathering
If you are based in Goa – or excited enough about the community movement in India to travel from far to see it up close – we invite you to come join the fun.
You are Invited to India’s largest Community Media Gathering
Dear Members of the Media, What will 150 people armed with cell-phone cameras and trained in documentation, storytelling and video journalism be doing, from 29 September through 4 October in Goa? And why will film-star Abhay Deol be joining them on their final evening? This is to invite you to come and find out: at...
Caste based discriminated in Classroom
Mansi has a startling revelation: the principal forced her to dispose of the carcass of a puppy. When she refused to do so she was brutally caned. That is not all, she is also regularly made to sweep the school premises. Investigation reveals that many children like Mansi are forced...
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Donate With a donation to Let´s Go Journalism you´re equipping our Community Correspondents with the tools and resources they need to help make a sustainable impact, improving the well-being of the Dalit and rural communities that often go forgotten and neglected by the Indian government and people. With a donation,...
My name is Mukesh Rajak: Personal Profile
My name is Mukesh Rajak. I am 22 years old. I was born in a Dalit family in rural Jharkhand. Growing up as a Dalit meant that I often experienced discrimination. Opportunities were few but I was lucky to land a scholarship that enabled me to complete my studies. I...
Gang Rape in return for love: caste-based violence
An upper caste boy raped a girl and her mother, along with other 4 men. The girl belonged to lower caste and was not allowed to be involved in a relationship with someone belonging to the upper caste. So, they broke in the girl’s home late at night and started...
Three Killed in Manual Scavenging Accident
Nashik District, Maharashtra | Maya Khodve In December 2014 three men lost their lives at an accident at their work site. All three were conservancy workers who had been hired by contractors working for the Nashik Municipal Corporation. The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act 2013,...
The Hard Fight for Building Schools in India
95% of India’s schools fail to meet the standard of infrastructure set by the Right to Education Act. This is the story of two community correspondents attempting to fix the system. In 2010 a boat carrying seventeen children capsized, resulting in the death of two girls. For those children, the...