Kerala river
springs to life
KODUNGARAPALLAM, a 38-km river, originating from the arid Attappady hills of Kerala has silently created history. After a gap of more than 30 years, the river has started to flow again.
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Award for Ismail
in Kutch
IN a region which shied away from the written word, 23- year- old Ismail Jusab Sama has been spreading the light of learning. As president and coordinator of the Paccham Rural Development Society (PRDT),
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No SEZs say Goans in one voice
ON 23 November, Goa’s Movement Against SEZs (GMAS), a coalition of NGOs, citizens’ groups, intellectuals and opposition parties, including the BJP, Shiv Sena and CPI, carried out a march and held a protest at Panjim.
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A mela of ability
THE fourth Abilities Mela, which took place at the Blind Relief Association (BRA) in Delhi on 1-2 December, displayed the inspiring talents of people with disability.
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Flowery dyes from JU
INDIA celebrates as many as 13 festivals in 12 months. Yet, every festival leaves behind a trail of waste, most of it flowers. What isn’t used for rituals is left unsold in markets. Eventually, it becomes garbage.
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Struggle
for land in
Chengara
SINCE August 2007, around 5,000 Dalit, Adivasi and OBC families have been living in makeshift tents on the Harrisons Malayalam Estate (Plantations) at Chengara, in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district.
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The return of Bengal’s wondrous rice
IN the old days, Bengal’s farmers grew rice that was tasty and healthy. Some of their traditional seeds were rich in iron. Others had medicinal properties. Farmers had wondrous seeds that could survive drought and floods
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_____________________________________________________ Maldharis find bread in cheese
IT is 7 pm. Darkness descends over Mouli, a Maldhari village in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district. Inside, 16-year-old Sejal, a Maldharigirl, gets busy converting her verandah into a laboratory. .
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Fisherfolk left out in the cold
THE National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) is most upset with the government’s 2007 Coastal Zone Management (CZM) notification. The NFF sees the new notification as a sinister attempt to remove fishermen and bring in Special Economic
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