The earthquake in Sikkim and the sheer terror and sense of helplessness that it inspired among the victims as well as those who have been trying to rescue them and document/report on event is a grim reminder of the power that nature can unleash without warning. I’m not talking about the ‘havoc’ that our natural…
The report of the Task Force on development processes for Himalayan Hill States set up by the Planning Commission, Government of India, and which was handed over to the Planning Commission in December 2010 talks of the importance of the Boat Clinics initiative (see below). The premier agency mandated to conduct the study was the…
Madras University's Political Science Department under Prof. Ramu Mannivannan, head of department, is hosting a three-day outreach programme on campus beginning on Sept 22 with the release of the Report 'Bearing Witness: The Impact of Conflict on Women in Nagaland and Assam'; this will be followed by the opening of the photo exhibition; a screening…
Swaminathan S Aiyar writes in his hugely popular column Swaminomics in The Times of India about the ‘Ships of Hope on the Mighty Brahmaputra’.
Former Home Secretary Gopal Pillai launched a three-day programme of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-nes) in New Delhi on September 7, 2011, saying that it was crucial for governments and non-government groups to reach out to groups and communities in the North-east which felt distanced and alienated. Mr. Pillai, who…
The Northeast is poised for a leap forward, as is the rest of the country. This may sound paradoxical at a time when there are so many prophets of gloom and doom. As one who has been reporting on India since the birth of the new Republic, I have heard such apocalyptic forecasts time and…
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research and the Heinrich Böll Foundation have pleasure in inviting you to a series of events to be held in a number of cities in India through September to October 2011. The events showcase the Research Report, Film and a Photo Exhibition conducted by C-nes and supported…
A visit was made to Kadamtola Kopahtoli char, Mondia Block on 15 July 2011 with the Barpeta Boat Clinic Unit II. The team reached the Manikpur ghat at around 930 hours. At Manikpur ghat the road was muddy and slippery. We had to cross a small stream near the ghat to reach our boat with…
Twenty-two year old Manjula reached the radio station before daybreak one day in August last year and started broadcasting Tsunami alerts at 5:00 a.m. Early morning listeners were caught unaware as they are used to the community radio station, Kalanjiam Vaanoli, beginning its broadcast only at eight. By mid-morning, Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu and the surrounding…
A two member team comprising of Ms D. Daniel from the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, US and Mr Santosh, UNICEF Consultant, visited the Barpeta Unit II Boat Clinic in lower Assam on July 14, 2011. The team joined the health team on the Boat Clinic during their trip to conduct a health camp at Rowmari…