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…
By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 40) C-NES Newsletter (For the Quarter October – December 2017) Singapore Documentary covers Boat Clinic An award-winning content production company from Singapore Filmat36 (S) Pte Ltd, featured C-NES in the upcoming season of their series, Kembara Kasih (A Journey of Love). This Travel-Documentary series follows the journey of their host and…
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…
The Vitamin A supplement program started in Assam from 1st November 2017. The Boat Clinic health teams have made best efforts to give Vitamin A supplements to all children in their targeted char/sapori areas by organizing special camps, awareness sessions and distributing IEC leaflets. The teams have visited village homes, paddy fields, schools etc for…
C-NES invites applications on contractual appointment for the post of ‘DATA ANALYST cum OFFICE ASSOCIATE’ at its Delhi Office. Qualification: Graduate from recognized university preferably in Commerce with at least 3 years working experience in relevant field and having basic knowledge of the North East and Assam in particular. Research scholars and PhD students who…
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.
MAJULI, India, October 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sitting on her haunches, Ritumani Baruah watches the boat drop anchor and waits for its crew to set up a clinic on the shore. Twenty minutes later, she asks to see the dentist and is guided to the lower deck of the S. B. Nahor, a boat…
Rambuai - Mizoram's Troubled Years was screened at Azim Premji University Bangalore on October 30, 2017.
By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 39) EDITORIAL Discrimination, being North-eastern and ‘Indian-ness’ Being Indian is no easy task. We cannot be guided by one view of India, or how an Indian should look, what he or she should or should not eat or dress or behave. We need to move towards a more inclusive society…
Every year, millions of people are displaced and extensive property, crops and livestock are destroyed in annual floods in Assam. Health problems are acute. Many are affected by water-borne diseases. A major problem is access to medicines and sustained health care. Periodic devastating floods and consequent erosion has not just reduced or degraded the amount…