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[Photo Story] Boat clinics in Assam providing healthcare to islanders on Brahmaputra River

Hopping between islands dotted in the upper reaches of the mighty Brahmaputra River, a team of 16 ordinary professionals are making extraordinary contribution to the lives of hundreds of islanders by sailing out healthcare to them. Arkadripta Chakraborty, a 28 years independent Photographer who hails from Agartala in Tripura, and the winner of the prestigious Habitat Centre Photography…

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C-NES Newsletter (April – June 2014)

By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 26) C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter April – June 2014)   Editorial By the Brahmaputra  Of Car Parks and Governance While looking at some old expense vouchers, part of an effort to refurbish the home in Shillong, I came across the tiny stub of a car park ticket. The yellow stub…

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C-NES Annual Review Meet at Kohima

“We are a few kms from the borders of Burma. We have to look at ourselves and how we look at C-NES the next 15 years.”These were the opening remarks of  Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee C-NES  in his welcome address at the  three day C-NES Annual Review Meeting organized at the picturesque, serene Mount Tabor…

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‘If you want to deliver a last-mile solution, the best way is to ask those affected how they might do it’

The World Bank’s Development Marketplace grants programme selects social enterprises delivering development solutions across different geographies for funding in India each year. This year’s winners will be announced later this week in Guwahati. Country director Onno Ruhl discussed the programme, and the World Bank’s engagement with the new government, with Yamini Lohia. Excerpts: Do you…

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C-NES film screened at World Bank (Delhi premises)

C-NES’ documentary  'Where there are no roads' on its innovative Boat Clinic health care services directed by Maulee Senapati and scripted and produced by Sanjoy Hazarika was successfully screened at the World Bank premises in Hindustan Times House in New Delhi on 14th May 2014 to a packed crowd. The screening started with an introductory remark by Onno…

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Connectivity, conformity and usability – The 3 “-e’s” of Rural eHealth in India

Usability and reliable connectivity is critical in the widespread adoption of connected medical devices. The ability for patients and providers to collect, access, and share data seamlessly, regardless of the product brand or wireless connection, will increase confidence and the application of connected medical devices, thereby helping consumers and providers better manage personal health and…

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Why burning bodoland?

क्यों सुलगता है बोडोलैंड असम के बोडो क्षेत्रीय परिषद इलाके में हाल ही हुई हत्याओं और भय के माहौल की खबरें अखबारों के मुखपृष्ठ और टेलीविजन की हेडलाइंस से उसी तेजी से गायब हुईं, जिस तीव्रता से उन्होंने देश का ध्यान खींचा था। चुनावी गहमागहमी में ऐसा होना अस्वाभाविक नहीं है। मगर लोग इससे परेशान…

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Complexity and conflict in Assam’s ‘Bodoland’

Indian political pundits and election officials are probably extremely dismayed with the violence in Assam state , in the country's northeast, which has blotted efforts for a peaceful national election. More than 40 persons have died in the attacks , almost all of them being Bengali-origin Muslims, in a sudden, ugly burst of killings in one of…

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