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Lawyer and human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj, before she was arrested by the Pune police, leading to outrage across India. Photo: Courtesy Varsha Torgalkar
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

Arrests of activists push Indian civil society to the brink

by Varsha Torgalkar August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

In a major crackdown across India, police on Tuesday raided the homes of several human-rights activists, lawyers and journalists, accusing them of instigating violence at a rally in Bhima Koregaon, a small hamlet in the state of Maharashtra, on January 1. A case was registered by the police in Pune, a city in Maharashtra 180 […]

Men from India's Erikala tribe unload bamboo from the Nalamalla forest, at their hamlet at Lingala Mandal in Mahbubnagar district in Andhra Pradesh. The Erikala tribals earn their livelihood mainly by making bamboo products. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s plan to commercialize forests will impact bio diversity, tribals

by Aritry Das April 14, 2018February 18, 2020
Farmers shout slogans against the government at a rally organized by All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) in Mumbai, India, on March 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Farmers’ long march to Mumbai reflects India’s agrarian crisis

by Kanchan Srivastava March 15, 2018February 18, 2020
A tribal farmer stands amidst his Pearl Millet farm. The productivity of the crops is quite high, as it is grown only with cattle manure. The problem is that the landholding is so small that the total produce is not enough to feed the village. Photo: Rohit Jain
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

India’s Bhil tribe struggles to cope with modernization

by Rohit Jain February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

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