Quest to redefine my identity
21- year old Vimla Devi is a migrant worker from Nepal. She migrated to India with her family in search of better livelihood alternatives. However,... Read More
Mollifying the severe repercussions of the COVID-19 lockdown
“The nationwide lockdown was imposed when I arrived in Shimla … No one has been employing domestic help or labour … How should I feed... Read More
The Place they call Home
The lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic has uncovered the latent class inequalities prevalent in the country. It has brought forth the living conditions... Read More
An endeavour to provide a secured source of sustenance
“I still didn’t find work when the lock down was declared at the outbreak of the pandemic. I was left trapped in the city. The... Read More
The Succour to her Lost World
The lockdown and the pandemic have affected different sections of the society and have particularly rendered the migrant population helpless. One such story is that... Read More
IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON FOREST-DWELLING COMMUNITIES
“I traversed 12 to 13 kilometres on foot, through the forests, to reach the villages which the Chakma tribe had inhabited. The path to reach... Read More
The Snake Charmers that lost their sway
Saura is a tribal community that mainly resides in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh. They were labeled as one of the ‘criminal tribes’ under... Read More
Hundreds of people lost their lives, thousands of them lost their homes and lakhs were directly affected
At a high wind speed of 185 kmph, cyclone Amphan left a trail of destruction on the coastal regions of Odisha and West Bengal. Sundarbans... Read More
BRIDGING BACK TO SCHOOL
Anusha and Rama, the Unbiological Sisters, as they were known, dust their school bags to resume school after 3 years. Sunburns, deep bruises, rough wounded... Read More
‘CASA is as old as the freedom of India’
CASA returns to its old project area Damal Asim village in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills District where it implemented its development programme from 1986-2005 and... Read More
Cyclone Gaja Response
CASA responded with non-food items such as clothing, utensils, tarpaulin sheets among other items in an effort to help them restore their normal livelihood. CASA... Read More
CASA Forms New Board
The society meeting of CASA held on February 7, 2019 constituted the National Board of CASA for the next quadrennial. His Grace Dr. Yakob Mar Irenaios... Read More