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Society, Culture, Religion and History
"Taral Darpane Samajer Mukh" by Joya Mitra – Bengali translation of Anupam Mishra's booklet "Tairne Wala Samaj Doob Raha Hai" on floods in Bihar
Posted on 21 Jul, 2012 04:19 PMThe second edition of the book came out in 2008 just after the devastating Bihar floods in the year when the river thundered down from the Himalayas on its way to the sea sweeping half of Bihar.
Ek dozen pani - Twelve stories on the passage of water in Mumbai and its relation with everyday lives - Films by Aakansha Sewa Sangh, Agaaz, Arts Collective CAMP and Nikhil Anand
Posted on 14 Jul, 2012 05:07 PMAs part of an investigation into the social life of water in areas in Mumbai, Ek Dozen Paani is a collaborative project between youth of two community organisations namely, Aakansha Sewa Sangh and Agaaz, Arts Collective CAMP and anthropologist Nikhil Anand and includes twelve s
Privatisation of water services in New Delhi : Myth and reality - Report by Water Privatisation - Commercialization Resistance Committee
Posted on 09 Jul, 2012 12:40 PMResidents of Delhi have been protesting against privatisation of water atleast since 2005.
Drops do not discriminate: Addressing inequities and inequalities in access to water and sanitation in India - A short film by WaterAid, India
Posted on 06 Jul, 2012 03:07 PMThe video by WaterAid, India points at the lack of awareness, planning and the poor water management practices in the country that have led to this situation by highlighting that even though the rainfall in India is in surplus with 1170 mm of rainfall every year, we continue to face scarcity of water every year.
wH2O: The Journal of Gender & Water of the University of Pennsylvania calls for abstracts on gender and water issues - Submit by August 15, 2012
Posted on 05 Jul, 2012 12:15 PM
wH2O is an online, open-access academic journal for women and water issues around the world. Our vision is to publish a yearly journal; provide a centralized hub for women, water and sanitation information; and eventually, be able to provide research grants to facilitate more research in this space. Our mission is to advance women’s economic and social development by creating a centralized body of interdisciplinary research on water and sanitation issues.
Monsoon Regatta presents Waterscapes, Muse Art gallery, The Yacht Club of Hyderabad and Arghyam, June 23 to July 8, 2012, Muse Art Gallery, Hyderabad
Posted on 20 Jun, 2012 11:17 PMOrganiser: Muse Art Gallery, Arghyam, and The Yacht Club of Hyderabad
Venue: Muse Art Gallery
II Floor, Skyway
Hyderabad Marriott Hotel,
Hussain Sagar
Water commercialization, a threat to human rights - A Gandhian prospect
Posted on 17 May, 2012 11:00 AMProviding usable water is one of the toughest challenges that most of the countries of the world are facing today. And in an era of liberalization and domination of capital centric policies commercialization of water is not a shocking step.
Women and sustainable development - Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainable economic growth
Posted on 13 May, 2012 02:50 PMSustainable development depends on an equitable distribution of resources for today and for the future. It cannot be achieved without gender equality. Women’s empowerment is a key factor for achieving sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental sustainability.
Seminar on "Majuli Cultural Landscape: Heritage Values and Future", Majuli Cultural Landscape Management Authority, Guwahati, May 12, 2012
Posted on 11 May, 2012 12:52 PMOrganiser: Majuli Cultural Landscape Management Authority
Venue: NEDFI House,
Guwahati
Teesta, Tipaimukh and riverlinking: Danger to Bangladesh-India relations – A paper in Economic and Political Weekly
Posted on 06 May, 2012 11:25 AMBangladesh shares 54 rivers with India. Any unilateral action by India on any of its international rivers will degrade its relations with its neighbours while also adversely affecting its ecology, economy and society. Bangladesh being a riverine and a lower riparian country remains sensitive to matters of water, whether inland or maritime.