Monthly Archives: April 2016

Rag Pickers of India:An Informal Waste Disposal System

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Last post analyses a vital question to a boy that what he will become in life. Many in India has not an attractive career path to follow. They become Rag Pickers on streets. They are a vital part of our … Continue reading →

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Kya banoge munna

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on reflections159:
Kya banoge munna! Have you ever asked a child what he or she wants to become.Were you asked the same question time and again? Are you passing on your pressures,your stresses and your expectations to him…

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The Helping Hand Through History

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on Geography Directions:
By Morag Rose, University of Sheffield Samuel Crompton memorial statue, Bolton. Image Credit: Kenneth Allen CC BY-SA 2.0  via Wikimedia Commons The impact of austerity, welfare cuts and the retreat of the state means voluntary…

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‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan invisibilises the linkage of Caste and Sanitation and glamourises broom among Scavenging Communities’ – Bezwada Wilson

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006:
In Conversation with Bezwada Wilson, National Convener of Safai Karmachari Andolan The 125 day Bhim Yatra which started from Dibrugarh and traveresed 30 states and 500 districts to reach Delhi is now…

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