Development
October 7, 2005For me, development is not the number of roads we build or flashy flyovers or cars on the road. For the simple reason that there will always be those in society who have the money and power to demand and receive it….
Harini Calamur's Writings
For me, development is not the number of roads we build or flashy flyovers or cars on the road. For the simple reason that there will always be those in society who have the money and power to demand and receive it….
About 15 months ago -has it only been that long? – i was in Marathwada making a documentary on Self Help Groups set up by destitute women that form the basis of bare foot capitalism. Starting with nothing these women have built…
Cylcone Pyar hit AP and caused destruction to life and property. Almost with cyclical efficience, cyclones have hit AP this year destroying property and life. Around a 60 dead (officially) and 200,000 displaced – evacuated with monotonous efficiency by the armed forces….
The Day has arrived. And after an extensive search through Indian blogdom – this week’s Bharateeya Blog Mela is finally in place. Thank you for all those who nominated. And as usual, this task would have been chaotic without Bloglines. Announcements JK…
One of the purchases that I made at the Strand Book Sale was Dr. Narendra Jadhav's book The Untouchable. From the author's note, the book grabs your attention and keeps it rivetted. "Every sixth human being in the world today is an…
Two very different stories that I chanced upon today. Both have to do with food. And both have to do with death. Both have to do with abject Government callousness, and the complete disregard for regulatory norms by those who control the…
Today i went into viewing the rushes from the shoot. All you can see is dry heat and warm tones. And viewing the footage made me realise that no matter what the fuckups the story that is going to be told is…
“It costs Rs.3 lakhs – Rs.300,000 – to get into the army. About Rs.1 lakh to become a teacher and something inbetween to get a job as a pune in a college. where do we get that kind of money from?” is…
“we need books” is the answer. The question is ‘what can be done to improve the situation of Dalits in rural Maharashtra.’ Gyaneshwar Suryavanshi tells me that students from Dalit backgrounds who have graduated high school (12th) or even graduation with high…
TDSS funds four projects and over 50 scholarship holders in this region. The four projects are: a) The Maharashtra Samaj Unnati Mandal (MSUM) -the social upliftment forum of Maharashtra – implemented Self Reliance Programme for widows and destitute women. This is the…