Society, Culture, Religion and History
Right to drinking water in India - A working paper by Centre for Economic and Social Studies
Posted on 21 Oct, 2010 10:31 PMThis working paper by Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad deals with the issue of right to drinking water, an issue that has assumed greater significance in India in recent years. Declarations by the United Nations and other international organisations, and judic
Review of right to water: Human rights, state legislation, and civil society initiatives in India
Posted on 19 Oct, 2010 07:33 AMThis study by CISED is a review of the rights discourse in the context of water, based on academic and popular literature on rights and civil society initiatives as well as government documents regarding water and related subjects.
Construction in and around a 300 years pond which is a heritage site in West Bengal
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 04:42 PMI, on behalf of the local people bringing to your notice that we have a 300 years-old pond in our locality which is known as Bhabani Pathak Dighi which is declared as a Historical and Heritage Site by the West Bengal Heritage Commission.It is in the City Centre area adjacent to the Ambuja Housing.
The total 8.48 arcs of pond and its surroundings (area not known) have been declared as a. A tunnel was found when a construction work was going on beside the pond and some renovation work has also been done there accordingly by West Bengal Heritage Commission (annexure no 13). Now the pond is only approx 3.5 arcs left and rest has been filled.
This awesome site has shot to fame by the novel Durgesnandini of great Bengali novelist Bankim Chattopadhyay.The novel describes the best featuring and intricacies of these tunnels and the pond.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) launches second Asia-Pacific video contest
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 04:40 PMArticle and Image Courtesy: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is launching its second video competition which is open to all aspiring filmmakers across the globe.
Ramlila performed on a river, in Saharanpur after 30 years !
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 03:22 PMSaharanpur (9 Oct) : History was created in Saharanpur once again. Today, Paondhoi had thousands of visitors (e.g.
Cleaning Paondhoi river : Marching ahead on the path of success
Posted on 12 Oct, 2010 02:58 PMBlessed are those whom Almighty gives a chance to see their dreams coming true in their life time itself. My pleasure today knows no bounds. When the idea of converting the Paondhoi river from an eye sore to the Pride of Saharanpur had struck my mind way back in 1997, I was hoping that may be a decade would be needed for this vision to become a reality.
‘Samajik Parivarthan Yatra’ (National Yatra for Social Transformation)
Posted on 11 Oct, 2010 11:51 AM
The historical ‘Samajik Parivarthan Yatra’ (Rally for Social Transformation), has been started to consolidate the gains of the movement for total eradication by liberated safai karmacharis who for the first time are bonding with one another began the journey for social change together, to inspire others who are still engaged in manual scavenging to free themselves from the obnoxious practise and regain their sense of dignity, and also to achieve their rightful claims for the rehabilitation package and dignified alternative livelihoods on the one hand; and on the other, to motivate civil society to reject the heinous practice of manual scavenging. The Bus Yatra has been planned to start from five different corners of India, and traverse through 160 districts in 20 states and finally culminate in New Delhi with a large rally. Each route has been named after an eminent person who contributed to social change in a revolutionary manner.
Special edition of Hind Swarajya by Mahatma Gandhi
Posted on 02 Oct, 2010 01:42 PM
A special edition to commemorate 100 years of Hind Swarajya
Analysis of the UN General Assembly's Resolution on Right to Water and Sanitation
Posted on 30 Sep, 2010 06:47 PMThe historic UN General Assembly Resolution declaring Water and Sanitation as a Right, was passed on the 28th July 2010.
What is surprising is the complete silence to this UN Resolution from some of the countries who have been traditional champions of human rights, in terms of celebrating it as a historic achievement in advocating a basic right to water and sanitation. Instead some of them went one step short of openly opposing and vetoing the UN Resolution and have heaped criticism on Bolivia for tabling this UN Resolution.
Protect the right to life considering the dignity of women who do not have access to a toilet
Posted on 30 Sep, 2010 10:26 AMSanitation - a big problem in India, as half the population of our country do not have access to this facility. Mumbai is one of the biggest cities in the world and advanced in terms of its commercialization. However, sanitation is one of the most common issues neglected. Our team of women from Jan Jagruti went into the lanes of 3 areas Azad Mohala, Bharatiya Kamla Nagar, Vijay Nagar and spoke to women to understand the severity of the sanitation issue prevailing. These areas have severe problems with public health, due to improper sanitation infrastructure and insufficiency of toilet facilities, compounded by numerous issues of flooding during the monsoon season. Khaaddi, a local area/dumping ground, is widely used by local residents for urination and defecation, leading to the spread of contagious diseases. Though women use paid toilets, the issue of cleanliness and waiting in long queues are the most common problem before them. It is very insecure for them when they use open spaces for defecation.