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Author Archives: Saurabh Sharma

Posted inIndia, South Asia

Socialist-Dalit alliance aims to jam BJP’s state juggernaut

by Saurabh Sharma January 14, 2019February 18, 2020

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP), two political adversaries in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which sends the largest number of members – 80 – to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, announced on Saturday that they have joined forces to weaken the dominant Bharatiya Janata Party’s chances […]

An Indian woman looks after her child at the encephalitis ward of the Baba Raghav Das Hospital in Gorakhpur, in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. At least 70 children have died in recent weeks from a fever yet to be diagnosed. Photo: AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Spate of deaths in Uttar Pradesh blamed on ‘mystery fever’

by Saurabh Sharma October 2, 2018February 18, 2020
Phula Bai was the first woman in the Bundelkhand region to demand that women be allowed to lease ponds for fish-farming. Photo: Saurabh Sharma
Posted inIndia, South Asia

How Indian women smashed patriarchy in a backward region

by Saurabh Sharma July 12, 2018February 18, 2020
An Indian woman cooks food by candlelight in her home in the village of Anandpur in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Photo: AFP/Money Sharma
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Power-less villages belie Modi’s 100% electrification claim

by Saurabh Sharma, Swapaneel Bhattacharjee and Shafat Mir June 8, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian Christians pray at the All Saints Cathedral in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: AFP/Diptendu Dutta
Posted inAT Finance, Germany, India, Israel, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

Couples booking graves so they can rest in peace together

by Saurabh Sharma March 27, 2018February 18, 2020
A visitor gives a thumb impression to withdraw money from his bank account with his Aadhaar or Unique Identification (UID) card during an event held to promote digital payment in Hyderabad. Photo: AFP / Noah Seelam
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Aadhaar obstacle depriving widows of pensions in Uttar Pradesh

by Saurabh Sharma and Ved Prakash Tiwari March 22, 2018February 18, 2020
Bundelkhand region in India's largest state, Uttar Pradesh, faces a deepening water crisis. Photo: Flickr / Waterkeeper India
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Priest wages lonely battle against drought in India’s Bundelkhand

by Namrata Gulati Sapra and Saurabh Sharma March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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