Us and the Northeast
We need to change the habits of intolerance. And send out a tough message by enforcing the law.
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
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
IUCD insertion camp held at Kochudola and Jogighopa ghat on 29th of October-2013
Our Boat Clinic, Bongaigaon conducted an IUCD insertion camp at Jogighopa and Kochudola ghat in the boat on 29th of october-2013 in collaboration with the District health society, Bongaigaon and respective Boitamari BPHC. The jurisdiction covered the Boat clinic areas. The Day-long camps started at 9.00 am at Kochudola ghat and ended at 5.30 o…
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…
We need a free flow on the Brahmaputra
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has flagged Indian concerns on China’s plans for damming and diverting the waters of common rivers like the Tsangpo-Brahmaputra to his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang. That it has figured at the summit level is a major step forward, as, till now, only a small circle of scholars have raised the issue…