A lot has been said about the relationship between consumerism and weddings in the contemporary Indian context. A 2017 KPMG report had estimated that the Indian wedding business is worth almost 50 billion US dollars, and it increases every year. Luxurious celebrity weddings, destination weddings, and theme-based weddings further contribute to this big industry. Social scientists have…
“By reviving millet farming, we are not only preserving our traditional knowledge, we are also preparing for an uncertain future.”North East Network has been working towards reinvigorating millet farming for quite some time now. This piece in The Guardian explains our journey beautifully. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/feb/25/against-the-grain-why-millet-is-enjoying-an-indian-revival-nagaland
Deccan Herald Some disturbing facts await policy makers in Assam — the state that reported the second highest rate of crime against women after Delhi, in 2016” says Deccan Herald in response to a study published by NEN in collaboration with the Department of Women’s Studies, Gauhati University supported by Bread for the World. The study has created…
Outlook Business Women of Worth Monisha Behal’s larger-than-life experiences went hand-in-hand with her impactful social research At the age of 11, a young Monisha Behal was helping army jawans and victims of the Sino-Indian war of 1962, when the citizens of her hometown Tezpur received an evacuation letter. The Chinese invaders were just 40 miles (about 65 km) away,…
The Better India North East Network’s Founder and Chairman, ”Monisha Behal’s story is about challenging the adversities that women face in the rural North East,” says The Better India in this short film about her life’s work. Watch the video to learn about her inspirational journey & how she is ‘Driving India Into The Future’.
The Northeast Today For women who are at risk of or have been subjected to violence and abuse, shelter homes provide more than just a temporary safe and secure accommodation. These safe spaces or homes also aim to enable the women to recover from the violence, to rebuild their self-esteem, empowering them to take steps…
The Better India The Better India features a story on NEN’s Gramin Mahila Kendras (Rural Women’s Centre) set up across three districts in Assam—Kamrup (Mirza village), Darrang (Sipajhar village) and Golaghat (Doigrung village) which are actively assisting women suffering violence at home and their communities. In this piece by Journalist Rinchen Norbu Wangchuk , he…
Indian Express ‘From sexual harassment to domestic abuse — Assam’s barefoot counsellors are lending a ear to a gamut of issues faced by women living in small towns and remote villages…’ says Tora Aggarwal in her article. She highlights the support services of our barefoot counsellors towards Domestic Violence survivors and the space that they have been…
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