WHEN the North-East of India comes up for discussion in a public forum or figures in media coverage, the stock phrases used in conversations or dialogue usually give the impression that the entire region is engulfed in strife and confrontation. I am willing to bet that a majority of stories would be inspired by phrases…
By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 27) C-NES Newsletter (For the Quarter July – September 2014) Editorial By the Brahmaputra Smart cities, unsmart living: lessons unlearned The images of the devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir that leaped at us from television screens and the front pages of newspapers – especially the aerial views –…
A visitor to Aizawl, state capital of Mizoram, will drive through hills wrapped in green and swathed in mist. But as she nears the capital, the landscape changes. Multistoreyed buildings jostle for space, clawing towards the sky. There are no fields or parks to play in. And, for a hill town, there are very few…
C-NES invites application for appointment on contractual basis at its Guwahati office for the NHM supported Boat Clinic program. 1. Accounts Manager: M.Com with knowledge of overall accounting procedure proficient in Tally ERP 9, Taxation, PF, Insurance, Bank procedures and laws. Preference to those having worked for at least 5 years in the same position…
The renowned film actor Victor Banerjee recently visited the boat clinic at Dibrugarh and interacted with the Brahmaputra Community Radio Station team. “I met (C-NES Managing Trustee) Sanjoy (Hazarika) at Shillong and have seen the documentary 'Where there are no Roads', on the Boat Clinics and was very impressed. I am amazed that such good work…
Bangladesh and India share the largest river networks in South Asia. These 54 trans-boundary rivers directly influence the lives and living of over half a billion people. Management of basin and regional level natural resource challenges is limited to practitioners in this region. Moreover, the curricula of universities, colleges and training institutes in Bangladesh and…
Hopping between islands dotted in the upper reaches of the mighty Brahmaputra River, a team of 16 ordinary professionals are making extraordinary contribution to the lives of hundreds of islanders by sailing out healthcare to them. Arkadripta Chakraborty, a 28 years independent Photographer who hails from Agartala in Tripura, and the winner of the prestigious Habitat Centre Photography…
By the Brahmaputra (Vol: 26) C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter April – June 2014) Editorial By the Brahmaputra Of Car Parks and Governance While looking at some old expense vouchers, part of an effort to refurbish the home in Shillong, I came across the tiny stub of a car park ticket. The yellow stub…
“We are a few kms from the borders of Burma. We have to look at ourselves and how we look at C-NES the next 15 years.”These were the opening remarks of Sanjoy Hazarika, Managing Trustee C-NES in his welcome address at the three day C-NES Annual Review Meeting organized at the picturesque, serene Mount Tabor…