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Abki Baar Company Sarkar? | Did we vote in a corporate government this time?
In Jharkhand, some 228 families have spent the last three years clinging to their land, defying the Indian government, the World Bank and an international coal conglomerate. But the government’s decision to do away with mandatory consent in the Land Acquisition Act may spell the end of their struggle. ...
Land Taken on Name of Development but no Compensation, Mandu Block, Ramgarh, Jharkhand
The Central Government’s recommendations to make significant changes in the Land Acquisition Act 2013, most significantly the removal of the consent clause have left civil society and human rights activists shocked. The changes have been justified by those in power as a means to make the process of acquisition much...
Proactive grannies need your Proactive Support
Robbed of their pensions. Government negligence. Old and left with no other option but to work the land. Shame. Imagine your grandmother breaking her back in the fields so she can feed herself. Disgraceful shame. “In the time of sowing seeds in the farms we work in the Munda...
Displacement- Pretend Promises, Damaged Dreams
“They said so many things before uprooting us, but did not fulfill their promises.” This is the case for residents of Turitola village, who were uprooted from their homes in the name of development but not given adequate compensation. Call to Action:Help them now! Prakash Chanda, General...
Abundance in Nature
“There is peace and tranquility in nature and it cannot be replaced by the riches of mansions.” VV-Correspondent Basanti Soren reports from Bansbunwa village, Jharkhand. Bansbunwa meaning bamboo forest is the perfect name for this bamboo haven. People from nearby villages like Raouta, Lukaiya, Ulhara, Pindra come to pluck bamboo...
“If we don’t tie her, she runs away.”
Father, “If we don’t tie her, she runs away.”This is the sad reality of Parvati Oriya, the disabled girl who is tied up to a post at home day in day out. The Government of India has failed yet again to provide her with disability benefits or support. Call...
Social exclusion stands in the way of Indira Awaas Scheme
Imagine living in a plastic shed because the government scheme you are eligible for is not being given to you. This is the reality for Gabriel Bodra and his family. The Indira Awaas (Housing) Scheme is a 1985 Indian government initiated social welfare programme created to provide housing for the...
Towards Equality for Girls
There is a great outrage in the country to curb acts of violence against women. But violence is not the only problem girls and women face in the country; at every stage in their lives, hurdles appear in the form of discrimination both subtle and obvious. For many it starts...