progress
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How an ordinary Sarpanch is making a difference
Media such as loud speakers at religious places, voice calling, SMSs, Whatsapp groups, public notice boards and Facebook were used.
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Women come out of the woods: collectivisation in rural Maharashtra
Gadchiroli’s women first came together to protest mining in their forests. Now, they’re calling the shots
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रोपट्याचं करिअर काऊन्सलिंग ! (in Marathi)
बनू नकोस, तू फक्त 'हो' ... तू तर पूर्णच आहेस तुला फक्त व्यक्त व्हायचंय. (Don't become, just 'be'...)
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A Digital Book Library for Blind Students Is Helping Them Visualise a Bright Future
Bengaluru based Samarthanam Trust for Disabled has 5,000 audio books to help students with disabilities achieve their educational goals.
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Local Alternatives to Globalized Development
Local Bites interviews scholar/activist, Ashish Kothari about his book, Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India, co-authored by Aseem Shrivastava.