A report by the Dy. Commissioner, and SP Palamu indicates that police in Palamu is not serious about pursuing Lalit Metha’s murderers
One of our colleagues, Lalit Mehta, was brutally murdered in Palamu, Jharkahand recently. A sloppy report has prepared by the Deputy Commissioner and the SP, Palamu indicates that the Jharkhand police is either insincere […]
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Jharkhand police: Enquiry or cover-up in Lalit Mehta’s murder case?
Published June 17th, 2008 in India, Right to food campaign and Current Affaires. 1 CommentMurder of Lalit Kumar, NREGA activist in Palamu, Jharkhand
Published May 23rd, 2008 in India, Human rights, Governance, Right to food campaign and Current Affaires. 2 CommentsIn one of the worst cases of attack on an NREGA activist, Lalit Kumar was murdered this week in Palamu
Right from the word go combating corruption in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has been a major agenda of activists of the Right to Food Campaign. Needless to say, it brings activists into conflict […]
Being young in a social movement
Published July 3rd, 2007 in Social Movements and Right to food campaign. 1 CommentYoung people contribute a lot in social movements…but what is their status in them?
It looks like there is a large attrition of young people from social movements in India, and perhaps elsewhere. I guess a part of it must be for financial and professional reasons. But that is clearly not the whole story. […]
America’s New Deal & India’s Employment Guarantee Act
Published June 25th, 2007 in Right to food, Social Policy, India, Governance, Right to food campaign and USA. 0 CommentsComparisons are often drawn between the New Deal in USA and the Employment Guarantee Act in India (NREGA). One programme of new deal comes close to NREGA - Civilian Conservation Corps
The Government of India passed the all-important National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in 2005 (for an intro click here). Whenever I mention it to […]
Papers and Reports I was involved in
Published February 21st, 2007 in Right to food, Social Movements, Bibliography: Lists & Tools, Research: Ideas, Tools, Talks and Right to food campaign. 0 CommentsThe right to food has been my main academic preoccupation so far. The following are some of my pieces (many co-authored) on various themes surrounding the issue.
Citizens’ Initiative for the Rights of Children Under Six. 2006. Focus on children under six. Delhi: Circus.
This report looks at the status of children under six, and the […]
Documentary on MKSS and right to information campaign
Published February 7th, 2007 in Social Movements, Right to information, Rajasthan, Governance, Right to food campaign, Documentaries and Video & Audio online. 0 CommentsThis documentary by Jan Madhyam Productions gives a very good introduction to the right to information campaign in India and on how RTI is used with social audits to combat corruption.
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Notes from the Right to Food Campaign
Published September 15th, 2006 in Right to food, Social Movements, India and Right to food campaign. 0 CommentsIn this note I have tried to put together some lessons that I learned from the Right to Food Campaign. I have drawn these notes from the activities of the campaign, the discussions we have had, the materials we have prepared for the public interest litigation and for the campaign. The campaign deals with questions […]
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