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S. Krishnamurthy Mirmira: The Gandhian Pioneer of Bhadravati
Krishnamurthy Mirmira: The Gandhian Pioneer of Bhadravati S.K.Mirmira (1922-2006) Who was S.K. Mirmira? Hundreds throng to the small town of Bhadravati in Chandrapur district to see its places of worship which are thousands of years old. Far fewer people take the narrow lane that swerves to the left off the main road to pay a visit…
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Why do Activists Like Me Lose Elections?
Every few days someone asks me, “How come you lost in the elections so badly?” Others nod their heads saying, “Activists never win elections.” So, the question is why are social activists less likely to win elections? Instead of blaming the electorate for selling their votes or the opponent for corrupt practices, I would like…
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In the Wake of the Tragic Death of General Bipin Rawat
A military helicopter carrying the Chief of Defence Staff and others crashed on the slopes of Western Ghats near Kunnur in the morning of the 8th of December. Thirteen of those on-board have died, including the CDS, General Bipin Rawat. The helicopter was the Russian made M17V5, considered to be one of the best helicopters with advanced features like radar and weather…
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How NHRC Contributed to the formation of Shramik Elgar
District Collector K.B Bhoge, DGP Shankar Sen and myself, 1999 Around May 1999 I started work in the Chandrapur District Collectorate in a UNICEF supported programme called the Primary Education Enhancement Programme (PEEP) or Amchi Shaka Prakalp in Marathi. At that time there was another programme being implemented called the Swarnajayanti Shahari Vikas Yojana. The District Collector…
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Priyanka Gandhi’s First Visit to Gadchiroli … and All the Questions Being Raised
On 14th December Smt. Priyanka Gandhi is coming for the first time to Vidarbha. Her chosen destination is the predominantly Adivasi district of Gadchiroli. Unfortunately, the visit it marred by speculation arising from the fact that her visit is not organized by the Congress Party but by Vijaykiran Foundation named after the Congress minister Shri. Vijay Wadettiwar and…
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करोडपती ‘मजुरांच्या’ ताब्यात मजूर सहकारी संस्था
प्रवीण दरेकर – करोडपती मजूर? राज्य विधान परिषदेचे विरोधी पक्ष नेते, निवडणूकीतील त्यांचे अॅफेडेव्हिटप्रमाणे उद्योगपती असलेले प्रविण दरेकर, मजूरीचे नेमके कोणते काम करीत असतील? त्यांनी महात्मा गांधी ग्रामिण रोजगार योजनेचे जॉब कार्ड काढले असेल काय? इमारत बांधकाम मजूर कल्याण निधी अंतर्गत लाईनीत लागून, पाच हजारांची पेटीचा लाभ घेतला असेल काय? केंद्र सरकारच्या श्रम मंत्रालयाअंतर्गत चालू…
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Adivasis Wait Long for Justice
Adivasi village in Submergence Area of Bhendala Medium Irrigation Project, Rajura Recently the Adivasis of Navin Berdi village approached the High Court, Nagpur in a Public Interest Litigation asking for fair compensation for the houses and homesteads being acquired by the irrigation department for the Bhendala Medium Irrigation Project in Rajura Tehsil. A cursory…
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What’s your age? (A Poem)
What’s your age? Many a time people ask me- ” What’s your age?” Now ,what will I tell them? Do I really know for sure? The moment the plane goes zooming above me on the traffic packed overbridge , I am a five year old. While watching TV with my son, I am just…
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Rising Age of Marriage for Girls: Shrugging Responsibility on Child Marriage Issue
The recent decision by the Central Cabinet to raise the age of marriage of girls from 18 years to 21 years does not even pretend to address the ground level concerns regarding prevention of child marriages. There is no doubt that early marriage has severely adverse effects on the health, education and social life of girls but the…
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Senseless Categorisation of Widows into ‘Covid’ and ‘Non-Covid’
Adv. Yashomati Thakur, Minister, MWCD On 15th December 2021, the Women and Child Development Depaprtment of Maharashtra has come out with an important G.R (government resolution) with regard to property rights of Covid widows. The GR directs the local level teams formed under Mission Vatsalya to meet Covid widows in their jurisdiction and identify…
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