25 Children Rescued From Bangle Factory in Hyderabad
Background The labor department reported that 25 children were rescued from dangerous conditions from a bangle factory in old city. The children were from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Odisha and the parents had sent them to Hyderabad on their own. Parents unknowingly send their children to Hyderabad hoping it will bring …
Banking on Change: One Man is Working to Reduce Disparities with His Skills
South Indian bank manager J S Parthiban is doing something to counter the poverty he saw by helping provide micro-loans and bank accounts to people. We need more people like him who care enough to take steps to counter the huge income disparity.
Researchers Studied Uttarakhand Farm Women for Agriculture Information Needs
A study, “Agriculture information needs of farm women: A study in State of north India,” recently published in the African Journal of Agricultural Research sought to figure out three key things: (1) to find out the socio- personal, communication characteristics of the farm women; (2) to study their information seeking …
Polio Aunties: Tough Job Ahead to Maintain Eradication
Rukhsar Khatoon was 18 months old when she was diagnosed with polio, and was the last to have the disease in India. Polio may seem like a distant problem to us, because it was eradicated in the US in 1979. However, it remains a problem in many developing nations such …
Illiteracy, A Potential Root Cause?
Background Illiteracy in India is by far the most serious problem. Indians have recognized that illiteracy is an unacceptable part of society, but the problem seems to have gotten worse. Illiteracy in India continues to exist on an appalling scale, regardless of citizens recognizing its negative consequence. In 2013, statistics reported by …
Illicit Cash Flows: Not All Money is Green
Recent evidence points to one issue responsible for India’s poverty. This one problem seems to be at the heart of all corruption; it has been the driving force behind unemployment and inequality in India for the past five decades. Officially cited as illegal funds in foreign tax havens, the issue …
Our Moral Obligation to Stop Absolute Poverty in India
Imagine not knowing where your next meal is coming from. Imagine not knowing where you’re going to sleep tonight. Imagine not being able to use a real toilet. Imagine not having access to safe water. Imagine not being able to tell your children that they will be better off. If …
Womyn’s Rights or Your Mother’s Smile? Feminism in Patriarchal Society
“Womyn are wearing clothes to provoke men anyways.” “She didn’t fight back.” “She clearly was asking for it.” “Why give her legal help when she wanted it?” With atrocious influences such as the media, the oversexualization of young girls, and the belief that womyn create false reports to gain attention, …
Child Labor: A Pervasive Tragedy
Work- n. service done in exchange for money. Work isn’t a pleasant activity; it’s tedious and difficult, however, it’s done in order to survive. When you think of an average worker, you think of an adult, not a child. In India, that is unfortunately not the case. There, many children …
#ThrowbackThursday: The Bhoodan Land Movement
The Movement Have you ever heard of the wealthy voluntarily giving up part of their land to the landless people? This was the main goal of the Bhoodan Land Movement. The initiative began in 1951 in the Pochampally village, now known as Boodham Pochampally. It was founded by Acharya Vinoba …
