By SANJANA PEGU | NEWSLAUNDRY —- THE Indian state currently recognises me as an NRI which, as any non mainland Indian will tell you, is slightly bemusing since our relations with India has always been one of estrangement. Personally, my feelings towards the Indian nation state is moody and tenuous, somewhere between like and dislike, […]
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Mumbai Takes Steps To Clear The Air
COUGH, cough, cough. Achoo. Those were the sounds on my flight back from celebrating Diwali in Delhi. The air quality was so poor, it was just a film of haze over the city as we took off. While many of us are generally aware of the worsening outdoor air quality during Diwali, crop burning, and […]
Destigmatising Mental Health In Schools
“MENTAL illnesses are disorders of brain function … and having a mental illness is not a choice or a moral failing. Mental illnesses occur at similar rates around the world, in every culture and in all socioeconomic groups … with 1 in 5 young people suffering from a mental illness.” So, why are we as […]
‘Our Only Assets Are These Hands And Legs’
By PURUSOTTAM THAKUR | PARI —- BHAGAULI Sahu walks from Shankardah village to Dhamtari town nearly every day, carrying two bundles of straw or grass, depending on the season. He ties the straw or grass to a stick called kanwar, which he places on his shoulders. In Dhamtari, around 70 kilometres from Chhattisgarh’s capital city Raipur, […]
