NEWS BY THOSE WHO LIVE IT
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Indian Government is Failing its Nutrition and Healthcare Crusaders
Anganwadi workers across the country have been protesting for higher pay but the government fails to realise their importance in eradicating malnutrition.
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Rape by Any Other Name Would Still be Rape
52 countries have criminalised marital rape. But in India, lawmakers supposedly fear destabilising the institution of marriage. It’s not fear, it’s misogyny.
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Flood-Affected Farmers Fight for Entitled MNREGA Benefits
While floods in Bihar get some media attention, the effects on the agrarian community are far reaching and need sustainable solutions rather than immediate relief packages.
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Waiting for the Promised Pucca House
A family of five living below poverty line in West Bengal has been hoping that their votes will get them a pucca house. Will their fate change with elections next year?
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#BattiGul: 71 Years and No Freedom from Darkness
Seven decades after independence, thousands are yet to see what electricity looks like, while others are waiting for their defunct poles and wires to be more than ornamental.
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Not ‘Honour’ Killings, but Murders to Exert Power
‘Honour’ killings aren’t about honour at all - they are murders carried out by the apparently powerful to maintain status quo of caste, power, and property.
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Adarsh Gram Yojana: Inside PM Modi’s Ideal Village
The residents of Nagepur were jubilant when their village was adopted by the PM under the Adarsh Gram Yojana. Two years on, little progress has been made.
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Seeking Justice for Medical Negligence in Kashmir
Private hospitals have become money minting machines, says a Srinagar couple who lost their newborn baby to medical negligence.