Fear is the Key in Bundelkhand
A first-time visitor to the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP) will be struck at the sight of men openly carrying guns. Explains Vidyasagar Bajpeyi, a long-time worker of the Akhil…
A Glimmer of Hope for the Sahariyas
The Sahariyas, living in and around the forests bordering Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, are among the poorest and most oppressed people in India. Bundelkhand Sewa Sansthan (BSS), a PACS programme-supported CSO, and the lead…
Women Find Ways to Stop Migration
Laxmi, 35, from Budhora, Mahoba district, belongs to the Kori caste, which traditionally earns its livelihood through manual labour. Like others in her community, Laxmi had to migrate in search of work. Since 2004, however,…
Civil Society and Governance
Interface between civl society and governance in India is somewhat different from countries which share a different political, economic and social context. This book by Dr Rajesh Tandon and Dr Ranita Mohanty of Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), New Delhi, seeks to explore this interface in a context where democracy has travelled some distance but at the same time economic and social inequalities of various kinds persist to create a great divide among its people. The book contains empirical case studies drawn from various regions of India and we reproduce the case study about ABSSS.
Annexure-6: Alarming Increase in Distress Conditions in Bundelkhand (Based Mainly on Media Reports and a Few Interviews)
Widespread Hunger Newspapers have prominently highlighted an official survey in Banda district which found that over 4 lakh (out of a total population over 15 lakh) were affected by hunger and nearly 40 thousand were…
Annexure-5: 7000 Khadi Weavers Face Sudden Unemployment
Visitors to Jaitpur (a small town in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh) miss the constant hum of handlooms. For nearly 20 months the looms of weavers have been silent here, signalling the sudden unemployment of…