The sudden nation-wide lockdown led to what was probably one of the largest mass migration of people in recent times. Out of jobs to earn a living, out of a roof to live under and with little to zero access to food and medicine, the migrant workers from various parts of the country were forced […]

The 16 days of Activism campaign against Gender-Based violence follows the 2020 UNiTE campaign theme ‘Orange the world : Fund , Respond , prevent , collect’ which is an apt and relevant theme that shall be focused across the globe by women’s  groups, feminist organisations, gender-justice fraternity, faith groups , civil society organisations and corporate […]

“We are facing a lot of difficulty to sustain our family. There is no work available to earn any income.” The havoc created by the pandemic has made life extremely difficult for 32-year old Gora Bai Kodar, who is paralysed from waist down. She lives with her family of four in the village of Pounatha […]

Sanjay Kumar Saroj is a 19-year-old resident of Rasulpur village in Gram Panchayat of Jaunpur block, Machil Shahar, Uttar Pradesh. He belongs to the ‘Pasi’ community and has a family of seven to look after. Due to financial strains in the family, they could not perform farming activities on their small landholding. Working as a […]

40-year-old Babli Tulsiram of Ambada, Madhya Pradesh, has a family of seven to look after.  With the nationwide lockdown, the rate of unemployment has increased unprecedentedly, with Babli being no exception to this suffering. Each year, her family migrates seasonally. This year, during the Kharif season, which is the most productive time for cultivation for […]

Violence against women in India is an issue rooted in societal norms and economic dependence. This affects the physical and psychological well being of the women. Although female participation in public life is increasing and laws have been amended, India still has a long way to go to make women equal citizens. The situation of […]

With the whole world coming to a standstill and struggling to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, there is a section of the population that has lost their livelihood and earning. Sailam Raihing, a single mother of three children who hails from Paorei village,  Ukhrul district of Manipur was also left jobless and struggling to support her […]

 “Shob shesh hoye gyalo (Everything is over)”, was the answer that Dipankar Mridha received from his mother after cyclone Amphan ravaged the Sundarbans delta in West Bengal on 20th May, 2020. Dipankar Mridha is a 22-year-old migrant worker from Jogesganj, Madabkati village in Sundarbans delta, West Bengal. His family is struggling to recover from the destruction […]

Suraj Ramji is a 25-year-old migrant worker hailing from Awaliya village in Madhya Pradesh. He belongs to the Korku tribe, which is an ethnic adivasi group residing in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. A lesser known tribe, the Korkus are known to follow a traditional form of living with thatched huts made up of […]