Ships of hope on the mighty Brahmaputra
Swaminathan S Aiyar writes in his hugely popular column Swaminomics in The Times of India about the ‘Ships of Hope on the Mighty Brahmaputra’.
Reviewing the Impact of Conflict on Women in Assam and Nagaland
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…
A New Paradigm for the Northeast
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…
Bearing Witness: The Impact of Conflict on Women in Nagaland and Assam
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…
Health Camp at Kadamtola Kopahtoli char
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…
Community Radio in India: Redefining the Media Landscape
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…
Delegate from Centre for Disease Control & Prevention at Boat Clinic
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…
Don’t let young mothers die
On July 7, 2011, the Registrar-General of India (who is also the Census Commissioner) – and which office, for some unfathomable reason, best known perhaps to some babu in the GOI, remains located in the Ministry of Home Affairs, instead of the Ministry of Family Welfare – released the figures for MMR, IMR and TFR…
By the Brahmaputra (Vol :14)
C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter April – June 2011) Editorial Delhi needs to follow Gogoi’s lead The Assam Chief Minister, cruising on his massive mandate in the recent Assembly elections, is wasting no time in getting down to business. In a flurry of activity, Tarun Gogoi has, these past days, instructed members of his Cabinet…
Assam MMR still highest in the country
With the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) the Centre’s latest estimates are a mixed bag for Assam . MMR is the rate of women who die in child birth as a proportion of the population. Against a national average of 212, the MMR in Assam is 390, the highest in the country, according to the…