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Can’t fight racism by soft power alone

At a discussion on Doordarshan in the studio at Mandi House in New Delhi on Friday, several students and professionals from the Northeast spoke with anger and sadness about the discrimination they face on a daily level. Words which are barred by court edicts such as “Chinky” still remain in common use, filling them with…

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Community conserved areas in Nagaland

Stories from four community conserved areas in Nagaland : The Mithun forest of Thetsumi (Jan 27/ 2014) http://www.livemint.com/Politics/ZFPBNcDFbj8zuSok3bcFmJ/The-Mithun-forest-of-Thetsumi.html The sambar and red hot chilli peppers (Dec 24 / 2013) http://www.livemint.com/Politics/rMW9nHq3dTC2TZFZDObAYP/The-sambar-and-red-hot-chilli-peppers.html The battlelines of Khonoma (Nov 24/2013) http://www.livemint.com/Politics/hFHMI0kATVtvtbiVMBpSdK/The-battlelines-of-Khonoma.html The flight of the Amur Falcon (Oct 29/2013) http://www.livemint.com/Politics/34X8t639wdF1PPhlOuhBlJ/The-flight-of-the-Amur-Falcon.html

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C-NES Newsletter (Vol: 24)

By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 24) C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter October – December   2013)  Editorial By the Brahmaputra Water, water … and dams without data A simple question: if you are suddenly told that the father or uncle you have known all your life is one foot taller than he appears to be, how would…

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Vacancy: Medical Officers

Applications for contractual appointment of Medical Officers in the Boat Clinic Program under NRHM support are invited from interested candidates to work among the island communities in the Brahmaputra with extensive travel by boat. Candidates having MBBS qualification with the ability to work as team leader should send their resume / CV to CEO, Centre…

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একটি অ্যাম্বুলেন্স যাত্রা এবং ঢাকার সঙ্গে সংলাপ

ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে অ্যাম্বুলেন্সে যাচ্ছিলাম ঢাকার শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দরে। অনবরত সাইরেন বাজছিল। ট্রাফিক জ্যাম ছিল এবং সাইরেন এ ক্ষেত্রে যথেষ্ট কার্যকর হয়। আমাদের অ্যাম্বুলেন্সে যাত্রী ১০ ভারতীয়। আমি কিংবা সহযাত্রীদের কেউই সামান্য অসুস্থও ছিলাম না। কিন্তু আমরা যে অনুষ্ঠানে যোগ দিতে ভারত থেকে ঢাকা যাই তার আয়োজকরা মনে করেছেন, রাজনৈতিক অস্থিরতার সময়ে এটাই বিমানবন্দরের মতো…

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An ambulance ride and Dialogue with Dhaka

Early this morning (I write on Tuesday afternoon, approaching the column’s deadline), just after daybreak, a group of three ambulances made their way from Dhaka University to Dhaka airport in Bangladesh, sirens wailing, speeding at breakneck speed, to avoid the massive and unending traffic jams which cripple this vast city, surging with life, energy, people,…

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C-NES Newsletter (July-Sep 2013)

By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 23) C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter July – September 2013) Editorial By the Brahmaputra In new and old states, where will the poor live ?In the fresh crisis that is engulfing Assam and other parts of North-east and Eastern India following the Telengana announcement, much angry rhetoric is being spewed. There…

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Workshop on “Poverty and Funding in the North East

The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES)  organized a one-day workshop on 28 October, 2013 at Guwahati with a focus on the drinking water and sanitation sector in  Assam as a part of a project on “Poverty and funding in the North east: States of Assam and Mizoram” supported by the Heinrich Boll Foundation, Germany. The study examines the relationship…

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