Bihar - Different Truths

December 29, 2016
Lopamudra Banerjee
Poem

Resurgence

A voice that cannot be stifled, a protest that breaks shackles is the poetic voice of Lopamudra. Her protest poem envisions change. Here’s her firebrand poem for Different Truths. Every single...

November 22, 2016
Prof. Bhaskar Majumder
Economy, Opinion

Dramatics in the Hands of Invisible Puppeteers: Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair!

To be caught in the high drama of a selection process to head a premier social science research institute leaves a bad taste. Despite being a forerunner for the post,...

June 11, 2016
Lily Swarn
Cover Story, Human Rights, Short Story

Chhotu

Deprivation, born out of poverty and hunger, has snatched away the carefree childhood from millions of children in India and other Third World countries. Here’s Lily’s short story, based on real...

June 8, 2016
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Human Rights, Law & Order, Subaltern & Dalits

207 Rescued from Bonded Labour at Hardoi Brick Kiln

Activists from JVI and PVCHR, with the active assistance of state government officials, rescued 207 bonded labours, belonging to 47 families, from a Hardoi brick kiln, last week (May 23). Here’s...

June 6, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Dissent, Economy, Environment, Politics

Govt. Fudging Figures to Misdirect People on Environment Protection

The Indian government has contributed to this fudging of facts to fool the people by reducing definition of forest cover to only 10 per cent tree cover over each...

April 12, 2016
Ashok Kumar Sinha
Health, Politics

Deplorable Health Sector and Development Issues in Bihar

Despite the change of guards in Bihar, twice, health sector and development issues in Bihar are deplorable. Here’s a report by Ashok. Bihar lacks and is a one of the...

March 29, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Dissent, Education & Career, Subaltern & Dalits

Dr Sayeda Hameed Concerned about Improper Implementation of RTE

Caritas India and PVCHR jointly organised a national interface on ‘Reality of Implementation of Right to Education Act’. The chief guest, Dr Sayeda Hameed, former Member Planning Commission expressed her deep...

March 27, 2016
Madhumita Ghosh
Food, Potpourri

The Great Indian Snack

Madhumita tells us about Masala Muri or Jhaal Muri, a popular Indian snack, also known as Churmura or Bhelpuri, that unites the country. A large bowl of Jhaal Muri is...

March 14, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Education & Career, Human Rights

RTE: Empowering Girls through Education in Bihar

PVCHR Vanarasi and Caritas India joined hands to organise a state-level interface on ‘Reality of Implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act in Bihar’. The students of Musahar community staged a...

November 24, 2015
Rajul Tiwari
Politics

‘Swachh Bharat’ and Elections

Swachh Bharat is a dream project of the Prime Minister. In Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, such projects exist only on paper. Electoral politics is very different from noble projects of...

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