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चिन्हारी: द यंग इंडिया (in Hindi)
नव युवतियों का यह संगठन कर रहा है अपनी और अपने सपनों की आत्मनिर्भरता की खोज
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How Forest Rights Made This Maharashtra Village ‘Atmanirbhar’
In times of crisis forest rights allow communities to move forward in self-sustenance while protecting and conserving their forests...
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Mahatma Gandhi calls PM Modi: “Did you really mean Self-reliance?”
‘Swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few, but by the acquisition of the capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused’.
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With dream dam farmers show what is possible
The old, unused bridge came as a blessing for the farmers - how?
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Stories of Change – case studies on Development Action and Impact
Encouraging social sector organisations to invest in developing a grounded knowledge base
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मजदूरों की अनूठी जनसुनवाई (in Hindi)
जनसुनवाई भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ और लोगों के अधिकारों की रक्षा करने में मददगार साबित हुई है
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Principles of Transformative Alternatives
To build various kinds of systemic alternatives together into a larger movement ... and to jointly envision a future
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On Homestays and Conservation in Ladakh – Sherab Dolma interviewed
All the women in the village feel empowered and they really like it when people come from outside, sharing news and views.
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Low-cost housing needs dignity, says Indian architect Balkrishna Doshi
“If you empower people then what happens is that it creates incentives for people that are self-generated. "