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Rama Mehta’s Cornucopia
Rama Mehta’s Cornucopia Am I in a Dream? 23 September 2023, I walked up the stage of the Vidya Bhawan Auditorium at Udaipur to receive this year’s Rama Mehta Writing Grant Award for English. Sara Rai, a scholar, author and translator, the granddaughter of the towering intellectual Premchand was on stage along with Vikram…
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The Aftermath of Sexual Violence – Two Books and a Film
The Aftermath of Sexual Violence – Two Books and a Film It is a coincidence that the two books I read recently and a film I watched on the OTT Prime Amazon all revolve around the common theme of sexual violence. The three are set in different societies, Mexico, India and the US, but all…
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‘My Pursuit for No Caste, No Religion’
‘MY PURSUIT FOR NO CASTE, NO RELIGION’ Being born to a Baniya Hindu family, It was both a privilege as well as a disability for me. From the cradle itself, this society has taught me about the superiority of my Caste as well as my Religion, which was forced upon me owing to my birth…
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Memories of the Quit India Movement at Dhekiajuli
Memories of the Quit India Movement at Dhekiajuli Some places of India’s freedom struggle dwell in our consciousness – Jallianwala Bagh for instance or Gowalia Tank Maidan, Jhansi and Meerat and Chauri Chaura. But there are many other places scattered across the country marked by Shaheed Minars and Hutatma Smaraks which remain unknown to the…
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Kolam Youths Allege Toolkit Scam
Kolam Youths Allege Toolkit Scam Complain against ITI Jivti to Tribal Development Project Officer, Chandrapur A group of youths belonging to the Kolam community from Jivti and Korpana blocks of Chandrapur district met the TDPO to complain about corruption in toolkit purchase by ITI Jivti. All the youths have completed the required skill development…
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दिंडोडा प्रकल्पग्रस्तांचा लोकलढा
दिंदोडा प्रकल्पग्रस्तांचा लोकलढा आपण सर्वच विविध प्रकल्पामुळे विस्थापित होणाऱ्या लोकांच्या लढ्याचे वार्तांकन -वृत्तांत वाचन वाचत असतो. प्रत्यक्ष त्या भूमीवर काय चाललं असेल याचे चित्र डोळ्यासमोर वाचकांसमोर उभे राहते .आपल्या महाराष्ट्रातील विस्थापितांच्या लढ्याची उदाहरणे म्हणजे सरदार सरोवर- नर्मदा नदी, दुसरे उदाहरण म्हणजे विदर्भातील वैनगंगा नदीवरील गोसेखुर्द धरण .या दोन प्रकल्पाने बाधित लोकांच्या लोक लढ्याने महाराष्ट्रातील लोक…
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The Lost Paradise of Jiwati Adivasis : Through the Lens of the Tehsildar
The Lost Paradise of Jiwati Adivasis Through the Lens of the Tehsildar The evening of 10th March. The premises of the Jiwati Tehsil Office is overflowing with large crowds of Adivasis from the across the taluka. For once, this was neither a protest rally nor the public meeting of a political neta. They have…
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Bangladeshi Students Protest : A Conversation
Bangladeshi Students Protest : A Conversation I had a long conversation with my friend, (I have purposely not named him), who teaches in a private university in Dhaka. We talked about the on-going Bangladeshi students’ protest has taken a bloody turn leaving several students dead. His voice was grim on the other side –…
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गांधीद्वेष आजही का उरतो?
गांधीद्वेष आजही का उरतो? … याची कारणे फक्त गांधींच्या चरित्रात वा कृतींमध्येच नव्हेत तर गांधीजींच्या जिवंतपणी त्यांना होणाऱ्या विरोधामागे जी सांस्कृतिक पार्श्वभूमी होती ती आजही कायम असण्यामध्ये शोधावी लागतील, असे सांगणारे पुस्तक आता इंग्रजीतही आले आहे… महात्मा गांधींची दीडशेवी जयंती २०१९ या वर्षी होती; त्यानिमित्त जगभर गांधींवर नवी पुस्तके प्रसिद्ध झाली. एकविसाव्या शतकातील नव-भांडवलशाही आणि…
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Human-Wildlife Conflict: Voicing the Concerns of Chandrapur’s Villagers
Human-Wildlife Conflict: Voicing the Concerns of Chandrapur’s Villagers One of the most difficult conundrums one faces while working as a community organiser in the villages of Chandrapur is the issue of human. It is true that wildlife such as tigers and leopards are endangered, but in certain pockets of Chandrapur such as Brahmapuri division, the…
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