Reportage
Crematorium workers, ambulance drivers and hospital cleaners are Corona Warriors, but who will save them from discrimination?
The Gaon Connection team met with ‘Corona Warriors’ in Jaipur, Rajasthan, who work relentlessly in crematoriums and hospitals, and drive ambulances, but face increased discrimination due to the nature of their work.
Avdhesh Parekh
Unwelcome Move: Uttarakhand government’s initiative to throw open the state to tourists has left villagers worried and protesting
The tiny village of Lata in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district Uttarakhand raises big objections to welcoming tourists into its fold.
Sarah Khan
A Bed of Thorns: For the migrant cotton carders from Bihar, their work in West Bengal earns them just disease and despair
The Mansoori community, traditionally associated with cotton, either in its cultivation, ginning or trading, sees no future for its craft with a decline in demand for cotton mattresses, and the impact of COVID-19. Many of its members suffer from asthma and tuberculosis.
Srishti Lakhotia
Clean energy solutions for water access in the arid region of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
There is no water to be had without diesel in the Thar. But solar powered units now enable uninterrupted water supply in the region for livestock, humans and wild animals.
Namrata Ginoya
Almost 40% of Nirbhaya Fund unspent while crime against women continues to soar in India
Data from Union Ministry of Women and Child Development shows that of the Rs 3,024.46 crore Nirbhaya Fund, which helps rehabilitate survivors of rape and sexual violence, only about 63 % has been utilised.
Daya Sagar
Logs, saris and bricks: A unique gym in Madhya Pradesh’s Gobaron Khurd village
They built a gym in the outdoors using locally available bricks, stones, planks and logs after the COVID19 lockdown interrupted their training
Sachin Tulsa Tripathi
Uttar Pradesh reports 11 rape cases daily. How sensitive is its police force towards survivors?
According to a recently released report that studied 14 cases of rape, it took 11 anywhere between two and 228 days to register an FIR, even when accompanied by a social worker.
Neetu Singh
Tribal inhabitants of Kaima Unmulan complain of being railroaded into quitting their home of 50 years
Inhabitants of a tribal settlement at Kaima Unmulan Village in Madhya Pradesh, jolted as Indian Railways sends eviction notices to vacate the land which has been home to them since 1970.
Sachin Tulsa Tripathi
95% women workforce in India is employed in the informal sector; has no access to maternity benefits
While pregnant women and lactating mothers are entitled to maternity benefits under the PM Matru Vandana Yojana, there is much to be done to strengthen the scheme and make it more effective.
Mayurdhar Devolla
Rape Narratives: Of the men, by the men, for the men
Rape-and-death cases, which manage to receive media attention and inspire Twitter hashtags, are often followed by narratives, which are driven by men.