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Smarinita Shetty

FCRA licence crackdown has plunged India’s non-profit sector into a crisis

Over 100 organisations have lost their licences in seven months with no clarity on what this means for their workers, the economy and the crucial work they do.

Rajika Seth
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Smarinita Shetty
· Aug 21, 2023 · 07:30 am
Aruna Roy interview: ‘Free speech is the most important right eroded over the past seven years’

The social activist, who was a driving force behind the stir for the RTI Act and MGNREGA, explains what it takes to sustain a truly participatory movement.

Sneha Philip
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Smarinita Shetty
· Jan 31, 2022 · 01:30 pm
Global donors are focussing on oxygen shortage but India also needs help battling extreme hunger

Millions are suffering from hunger and lack of jobs.

Smarinita Shetty
· Jun 02, 2021 · 07:30 am