Tag: Migration

Bribed but denied – 50 elders of Jharkhand village without pension, ration

 
/ April 29, 2016

Deocharan Manjhi, an old man in a village in Jharkhand struggles to survive but his struggle isn’t so much as physical, as much as fighting for a dignified survival. It has been many years since Manjhi has been unsuccessful in applying for the old age Pension Scheme to get his...

Parched district not yet declared drought affected in Chhattisgarh

 
/ March 21, 2016

In Hatkacharama village, 15 km from Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, farmer Vishnuram Sodhi is worried that his crop may fail, adding to his already mounting debts. His tehsil, Narharpur has received negligible rainfall in the monsoon, putting futures of many farmers in a similar jeopardy. However,...

Workers Caught in Dead-End Deal

 
/ December 14, 2011

The brick kiln labourers are one of the largest workforces of unregulated labour in India.

Govt. Threatens to Displace Community

 
/ November 11, 2011

The Forgotten People of Trichy Fight for their Homes

Locals in Tourist Destination Threatened

 
/ September 21, 2011

Residents of Doodhpathri, Kashmir face poverty and displacement due to contradictory govt. policies.

Unplanned Expansion Causes Chaos

 
/ June 6, 2011

Migration into Gairsain results in disorderly development.

Unemployment Forces Youth Into Gutters

 
/ May 20, 2011

The caste of those doing manual scavenging has changed, but the exploitation remains.

Businesswomen Stop Rural Migration

 
/ April 20, 2011

A women’s self-help group in India’s Chhattisgarh stop migration by making ready-to-eat meal powder.