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India Discrimination Report

01 Oct, 2021

Nalanda, Bihar

Well-Armed Health Workers in Bihar's Nalanda

The criss-cross lanes of Dehra Daldali village (Harnaut block, Nalanda district) will lead you to Ruby Devi’s home. The first time I met Ruby, the 28 year old Dalit ASHA worker was carrying a stack of...

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Education

23 Sep, 2021

Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh

Mohalla Classes to Tide through the Pandemic

Seventeen year old Kavita Jaiswal has been teaching children in her neighbourhood in Kallu Ka Purwa hamlet in the Raebareli town area since June 2020. She runs what is called a mohalla school. She too...

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Private Sector Engagement

12 Sep, 2021

Assam

Trade Unions Warm Up To Living Wages

A Living Wage Study for Assam tea garden workers was commissioned in the year 2020 and the full report was release in July 2021. The report was shared with representatives from Trade Unions, companies...

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Economic Justice

06 Sep, 2021

Nalanda, Bihar

Stitching A Brighter Future

Priti Ranjan is ecstatic with her new sewing machine. The 26 year old from Nadha village of Hilsa block in Nalanda district has been sewing and supporting her husband, Ranjeet Kumar, a construction wo...

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India Discrimination Report

26 Aug, 2021

Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

DIAL 1800-102-6869

“We have been mostly getting calls around vaccine hesitancy and information around vaccination drives,” said Suchita Tripathi, Senior Operations Manager, Indian Society of Healthcare Professionals (IS...

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India Inequality Report 2022: Digital Divide

15 Aug, 2021

Sirsi, Nalanda

Back On Her Feet

Thirty-three year old Pinki Devi lost her husband to a liver disease in 2020, in the middle of a pandemic. Forty year old Charanjit Ram, a tailor by profession, left behind a wife, four children and a...

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