Apala of Sonagachhi
This is a poem about the plight of a young girl, Apala, who was forced to work as a sex worker in Kolkata’s red light area, Sonagachhi. Forced into...
Balraj Sahni, An Activist Writer-Actor, believed a Good Actor is a Good Person
Two films, Do Bigha Zamin and Garam Hawa, are enough to showcase the acting range of this versatile actor, Balraj Sahni. The pathos of the farmer entrapped in the...
Socialism for the Rich, Capitalism for the Poor in Budget 2017
The PM has reached out to the raising agricultural credit to Rs. 10 lakh crore. The highest-ever allocation for MGNREGA, the promise to pull one crore people out of...
Bihar Education Budget: High on Inclusion, Low on Per-Student Spending
With one-fifth of its state budget earmarked for school education and allocating provisions for the most marginalised children, Bihar has shown positive intent, while the state lags behind in per-student spending...
Soccer for Child Rights at Kolkata
CRY championed the importance of child education through the beautiful game, football, on Saturday (Nov 26) at the Mohun Bagan Athletic Club Football Ground. The tournament was organised by CRY –...
Dalits Walk Tall
A decade long movement leads to Dalit empowerment in Varanasi. Two authors, Dr. Archana Kaushik, a social work educator, teaching Social Work at the University of Delhi and Shruti Nagvanshi, a...