If there are a handful of South Asian figures whose work has universal relevance and international respect because of their brilliance, clarity of vision, scholarship, pragmatic realism and integrity as well as determination to make a change in the lives of billions of people, then Rehman Sobhan stands in the same league as Prof. Amartya…
The games are over and Delhi will get back to its ways; traffic jams will endure, people will urinate on the walls of the new stadiums – an expression of relief, of lack of facilities and also contempt for the organizers for the games – and the posters, banners and paint, like public memory, will…
C-NES Newsletter (For the quarter July - Sep 2010) Editorial Mainland Discourse: The media ignores basic facts about the Northeast, J&K in its insurgency chatter Across India, there is a bonding of searing pain, especially in its northern and eastern peripheries. The hurt and tumult envelops families and communities in a shroud of despair, whether…
Nominations are invited for ‘SCHOLL Research Challenge 2010’. Nominations are invited from young and bright researchers who are into high caliber action based research in development and governance thematic areas within the larger social science research domain. Papers / case studies having practical, policy & programme impact in addressing development and governance challenges in the…
Dr. S.C. Katiyar, senior scientist from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, north east regional office, Shillong visited Kukurmara on 30 September 2010, to prepare a report on the proposed distillery unit- “N.V. Distilleries and Breweries Ltd” at Rampur village, near the Kulsi river at Kukurmara. Dr. Katiyar’s visit follows a meeting between Sanjoy Hazarika,…
Lee Iacocca, one of America’s business leaders said, “Humans have brains — at least most of us do — and that means we can act based on reason, hope and possibility.” Lee poses three fundamental questions for anyone launching into something innovative but he did so based on what was America’s great need at the…
The Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) and UNICEF, Assam organized a consultation on “Upscaling the C-NES-UNICEF education initiatives in the saporis of Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur districts of Assam” on 24 September, 2010, at the Indian Institute of Bank Management (IIBM), Guwahati. The consultation was held to share and discuss the experiences…
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has announced a sponsorship amount of Rs. 12 lakhs for the Centre of North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) to build an additional boat for its innovative boat clinic initiative in Assam. The first installment of Rs. 4 lakhs was handed over…
The Forest Rights Act of 2006—also known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act—came after considerable and bitter opposition from conservation groups. They said the Act, which would grant land rights to tribals and other forest dwellers, would destroy forests and wipe out wildlife. Worse, the rights would…
German Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF) has supported C-NES in conducting a year long study on the Impact of Conflict on Women, in Assam and Nagaland.The focus is on the suffering and trauma of women at times of conflict and the extent of post trauma stress syndrome (PTSS) and post trauma stress disorder (PTSD).The major aim…