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State Repression Forces Adivasis Out of Their Land in Odisha
The PESA law makes it mandatory for village councils to be consulted before any land acquisition in the village, but it is being blatantly violated today.
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A Highway in Kashmir Threatens to Cut Across the Fortunes of Farmers
Apple and peach farmers in Budgam fear losing their land as the road of development lays down concrete through their orchards.
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Corruption Plagues the World’s Largest Employment Guarantee Scheme
The Cooch Behar district administration has been felicitated for their commendable MNREGA work, but workers’ rights find no place in the celebration.
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A Childhood Swept Away by Development
“They demolished our school,” says a young boy who expresses his desire to go to school. His opportunities and dreams have been submerged by the lower Indra Irrigation Project, another dam construction in the name of development.
70 Years On, West Pakistan Refugees Continue to Live a Life of Irony
In Jammu and Kashmir's Lassipora, the West Pakistan refugees say they're at the risk of being displaced because of the government’s double-dealing.
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Community School Strives to Keep Native Language Alive
In the tea gardens of West Bengal, an Adivasi community school is taking the first steps to preserve its native language amidst political and cultural turmoil.
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Maharashtra Police Takes Arbitrary Action Against Protesting Farmers
Crushing dissent and stifling voices seems to have become the state’s tried and tested formula in dealing with protests, but people’s movements continue to persist.
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First Stop Education Matters
This anganwadi in Chhattisgarh’s Bhurbaspani village in Kawardha was built in 2000, but in 2018, it is still functioning without even a building.