The morning session featured two discussions on Sex Selective Abortion and Reporting on sexual violence against children. Vaishna Roy, Associate Editor, The Hindu and Vidya Reddy of Tulir moderated the discussions. The panellists were Writer Gita Aravamudhan ; Dhanya Rajendran, Editor-in-Chief, The News Minute; Advocate Akila R.S; Activist Sabu George; Ramya Kannan ,Chief of Bureau, …
Ahead of the panel discussion on the book ‘To End a Civil War’ it’s author Mark Salter briefly introduced the book and its major arguments. N Ram praised the book as ‘Not opinioned, meticulous documenting and elegantly written’. Chairing the session, Gopalkrishna Gandhi posed few engaging questions on the Norwegian …
CGNet Swara is seen as an experiment to hear citizens who tell their stories in the absence of popular media. The Internet has the calibre to create a democratic forum of responsible journalists. CGNet Swara has reported many sensitive stories which the main stream media failed to cover. Its “ …
An anthropological and ethnographic study of Ahmedabad, over decades, reveals that it has transformed from being one for the poor to a middle class city. Closure of textile mills rendered mill workers paupers overnight, not poor. Loss of employment indicated a move from formal to informal sector and thus a …