Mizoram hosted its first-ever literary festival, LEI, on October 17-18 at the Aijal Club, drawing an impressive array of authors, poets, and participants from both Mizoram and across India. The festival celebrated Mizoram's rich literary heritage, offering a vibrant platform for discussion and exchange of ideas. The festival highlighted Mizo modern literature, featuring noted writers…
A new Boat Clinic health outreach programme for Darrang district in middle Assam was launched on July 26th by the Darrang District Administration to provide health care to vulnerable communities on the islands of the district. The district administration and the Darrang unit of the National Health Mission (NHM) has developed this project in collaboration with…
In her latest piece, Shivani Gupta highlights a critical observation made by Sanjoy Hazarika during his reporting from Assam’s rural areas: the urgent need for a consistent and accessible healthcare system. Partnering with the National Rural Health Mission, Hazarika’s non-profit, C-NES, addressed this need by launching boat clinics in 2005. These innovative mobile health units…
A camp conducted by Dhemaji Boat Clinic at Kankan island village on 12th April 2024 24th May 2024: In the early hours, precisely at 4 am, a team from Dhemaji Boat Clinic embarked on a maiden visit to Shivaguri, a remote area on the Assam-Arunachal border. This region is home to the Mising and Adi…
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) is proud to announce that its Managing Trustee, Sanjoy Hazarika, has been appointed as a member of the Technical Advisory Committee for Climate-Induced Migration. This committee, dedicated to addressing the micro and macro perspectives of climate-induced migration in India within the framework of a just…
At the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES), our commitment to amplifying the voices of women in Assam has led us on an incredible journey. In our pursuit of empowerment, the e-SAATHI team has been actively engaging with women in Assam who are benefiting from our digital solution. One remarkable facet of…
On 8th August 2023, Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee, delivered a presentation to the two week Online 2-Week Refresher Course in Human Rights & Social Inclusion (Interdisciplinary) organized by the Human Resource Development Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, Mr. Hazarika spoke on Human Rights in the North-east; Continuing Challenges. About 40 Faculty members of different Colleges and Universities from across the country participated. At…
District Program Officer - Key Responsibilities - The job of District Program Officer (DPO) will require extensive travel by boat on the river Brahmaputra in order to provide primary health care services to people residing in the chars/saporis of that district. The DPO primary role will be to organize health camps which will involve routine…
