Media Reports

‘Don’t want to live like a victim’ — How a women’s adalat in UP is empowering survivors of abuse

Chingari Adalat set up in UP’s Banda in 2019 is teaching women to challenge societal norms that tell them to “adjust” to suffering, and giving them the voice to demand justice.
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By Jyoti Yadav, The Print

How earthen pots on peepal trees tell the real Covid death toll in UP’s Banda

In the past one month, villagers have reported nearly a dozen deaths every other day. But in the absence of tests, Covid is not confirmed despite clear symptoms.

By Moushumi Das Gupta, The Print

High costs of cremation forcing villagers in Uttar Pradesh to bury the dead or dump bodies in the river

Some have taken to burying dead bodies; some are cremating bodies in the fields. Some are dumping them in the river

By Biswajeet Banerjee, National Herald