Guwahati/New Delhi, April 18 – Condemning the attack on the home of Patricia Mukhim, Editor, Shillong Times, as an attack on those believing in freedom of media and freedom of expression, the Board of Trustees of the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) has called on Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma to ensure robust…
During the floods in Chennai in 2015, a tweet by a concerned netizen described ground reality of those days. “Should we simply rent a boat for a week?” It was a sight to witness boats rescuing people stranded in the inundated city. But even in the 21st century, there are many places in India where…
https://fijisun.com.fj/2017/12/10/top-human-rights-man-here-tells-of-risks-in-our-region/ On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative feels optimistic after recent talks in Fiji. Sanjoy Hazarika, a former New York Times journalist, was in the country attending the International Civil Society Week (ICSW) conference last week.Mr Hazarika has been acclaimed internationally for designing…
Preeti Gill, C-NES Trustee, is a panelist on a Special Panel Discussion on “Our Society: Smouldering With Rage” on All India Radio which is being broadcast at 9:30 pm tomorrow(7th November 2017) on the following frequencies on AIR: FM Rainbow (102.6 Mg Hz), Medium Wave 450.5 metres/666 K Hz (Rajdhani Channel) & National Network as an all India Broadcast.
For communities perilously living in flood prone areas, access to basic resources and opportunities is a perpetual challenge. River islands especially lack basic infrastructure and services such as healthcare, education, power, drinking water and sanitation. People risk the weather and flooding rivers, and make long journeys in difficult terrains to get basic health services such…
http://www.ipcs.org/article/india/the-state-and-the-states-the-northeast-in-the-centres-5339.html
Monday August 14 at 6.30 pm: "River Voices, River Talks" - A talk by Sanjoy Hazarika, eminent journalist and writer. He will also show a film on the Brahmaputra he did with Jahnu Baruah. Venue: F21, Jangpura Extension (near Eros Cinema)
http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/discrimination-being-north-eastern-and-indian-ness/story-s8Y33kar75WFkH4CdGkV8H.html
The link to an article written by C-NES intern, Anjali Paul doing her M.A.Development Azim Premji University, about the riverine islanders in Assam http://www.esocialsciences.org/Articles/show_Article.aspx?qs=+30QEbn3Sin1XnvhkfnzXVMpYu7w83gG7XAQhjbRJx5JvXK7N5iWCi/2rwY2lAl+6oxpsYPCEUch+Ij7qcM7DA==
“The governments’ failure to deliver more effectively on human development indicates they need to look for new models and replicate them, taking advantage of NGO initiatives and their ability to provide services as effectively as the Brahmaputra boats do” Sir Mark Tully. Follow the link for more http://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/to-change-india-we-need-a-state-ngo-collaboration/story-7qnMxnsszPVhP5IEnFpsCL.html