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Manipadma Jena

Urban India’s paradox: The homeless risk death daily on the streets even as shelters remain empty

A government scheme to ensure one shelter for every 100,000 residents has not been implemented according to plan.

Manipadma Jena
· Nov 18, 2017 · 07:30 pm
As millets become the new ‘it’ food, the Dongria Kondh community is looking for long-lost varieties

Once thought a poor man’s grain, millets have become a favourite health food.

Manipadma Jena
· Jun 30, 2017 · 08:30 pm
In South Asia, women bear the brunt of climate-induced migration

Women who migrate for work are vulnerable to abuse, trafficking while the burden of responsibilities on those those left behind is also huge.

Manipadma Jena
· Jan 10, 2017 · 10:30 pm