Adivasis Rally Against Police Atrocities

Police disrupts over 5000 people who gathered near Ranchi to protest police agtrocities. Photograph from Gladson Dungdung

MNREGA Labour Union Demands Implementation

MNREGA labourers are organizing into unions at the village level to fight corruption and ensure implementation.

Indian Farmers' Swaraj Yatra

Starting on Oct 2nd, 2010, Indian farmers from around the country, as well as farmer group representatives are on a bust trip, visiting agricultural communities around India, to share the sorry plight of the Indian farmers owing to unfortunate policies by the government of India. More information at Kissan Swaraj Yatra.

Walls of Delhi

‘The walls of Delhi are our canvas and we’ll bring them to life.’ With this very thought, a group of six young enthusiasts got together early one Sunday morning, armed with buckets of paint and brushes. A report by Southasia Wired on RNW.

Demanding Their Rights

3500 Slum Dwellers in Mumbai demand their constitutional rights at the Collectorate in Bandra

Gay Pride, Bangalore

A photo-essay by Rushalini Rajkumar on the hopes, the joys and the celebration of equality for sexual orientation.

The Villages of Bastar

According to official reports, 641 villages in Bastar are empty - barren of people, of activity - thanks to the ongoing conflict between the Naxals and the government driven militant group Salwa Judum which has taken a huge toll on lives and livelihoods.

The Weather Vein Project

A performing arts exploration by South Asian artists, The Cloud Turn project reflects on current and future capabilities of human weather manipulation, a power one would consider Godlike. This is part of The Weather Vein Project.

Indian CultureS

In response to violence against women who wear jeans or are professionals or are seen in public spaces, this poster by the Pink Chaddi Campaign reminds us that there is diversity in Indian cultures.

NBA Rally: Where Is Resettlement?

The people in the rally narrated their woes and demanded land for the lost land that is guaranteed by the government’s own resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) policy but denied to them.

Oppose Coastal Industrial Corridor, AP

Local communities of fisher folk, small and marginalized farmers and farm labourers oppose a series of SEZs that will displace crores. Photographs from the demonstration against Coastal Industrial Corridor

A Land Collapsing

A village by the reservoir formed by Tehri Dam. The village is only few hundred meters above the landslide activity. It is only some time before the residents will be forced to move..for good and sadly. Photograph by Neeraj Doshi. 

NREGS Audit - People's Participation

Despite significant opposition from political party henchmen and intimidation from some panchayat leaders, large sections turned up to the NREGS social audit in Miyanganj, UP.

A Conference on Water

A poster inviting communities and organizations to a 'National Conference on Water' at Mehdiganj on March 30th 2008. Members of Lok Samiti, organizing this conference, would like to focus discussions on the impact of water policies on communities, the impact of corporate activities and the lack of their accountability to democratic process and avenues of non-violent action available to communities.   

Protesting Orissa Government's High Handedness

Tribal and forest people demand that the Orissa state government recognize their rights with regards to POSCO.

Manmade Mandate


Ongoing exhibitions and workshops on masculinity, gender sensitivity and rights: Information and reviews about events.

Rally Protests CPM Murders in Nandigram

More pictures from the ongoing rally (at Esplanade, Kolkata) protesting CPI(M) governments actions in Nandigram.

Don't Cry For Me, Pakistan

Another Coke Plant, Another Protest

Over 600 villagers from villages around the Sinhachwar Coke Plant rallied protesting the dumping of contaminants that was polluting the ground water as well as production activities that, villagers allege, has caused the ground water to drop.

Children in Dharna Against Armed Forces Special Powers Act

School children in Manipur join the ongoing dharna to show support for Irom Sharmila and demand withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act.

Bangladeshi Military Protecting Bangladeshis

Police, under orders of a military government fired on thousands of student protesters opposing military take over. The US government (which fights for democracy in Iraq) supports this military government.

Forcing us Out of Our Land

Over a thousand people gathered on the last day of a 40 day hunger-striker to demand rehabilitation after being thrown out of their lands by the dams on Narmada.

Cola Pollutes Neighboring Farmland

Bags of sludge lie outside the plant premises at the Coca Cola bottling plant in Sinchawar, Uttar Pradesh.

Gnarled Hands, Nuclear Fallout

Government Beats Up Non-violent Dissenters. Again.

Democracy is about the ability to expressing dissenting opinions. Yet, the government of the largest democracy, yet again, beats up non-violent dissenters seeking to present their opinions to the planning commission. Ask the government to respect democratic processes.

No More Bhopals

Bhopalis are affected the gas leak 22 years ago - the local water is polluted. But the government continues to ignore this.

Cycling for Peace


Admiral Ramdas with the expedition members who have set out to bicycle 3000 miles from Panvel (near Mumbai) to Islamabad. They will cross the Indo-Pak border at Wagah and then plan on going through Lahore and Rawalpindi.

RTI Call Center in Bihar


Bihar leads the Information Revolution - Somu Kumar

Think Small

Vikram Nandwani's cartoons are on his Blogsite

Do Hazaar Bigha Zameen

After a week of protests in Nandigram, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya has said that the acquisition related notification by the Haldia Development Authority in Nandigram was a mistake. He also admitted, for the first time, that the Haldia Development Authority had issued a notice on land acquisition, something the CPM has consistently denied. Vikram Nandwani's cartoons are on his Blogsite.

Looking Forward

For more information, click here.

Honor, Is It?

Women in Pakistan protest Hudood Laws

Demonstrations Against the Amendment

Aruna Roy being interviewed while citizens for the Right to Information continue to protest any amendment. The banner declares "Amendment to the Right to Information Amounts to Manipulating Democracy".

Stop the RTI Amendment

More information on RTI can be found here.
Numbers for MPs and parliament leaders are listed here .

Keep Them Coming

Muslim children displaced from their homes in Muttur, Sri Lanka,
by LTTE and Sri Lankan forces have been packed into camps
with little hygiene and no future.

Groups Petition GOI Against TRIPS

International citizen groups continue to petition the Government of India against implementing the WTO Intellectual Property Regime arguing that it would impact healthcare needs of millions of Indians adversely. (Photograph from www.shaii.org of demonstration at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC)

Right to Information Workshops in Shillong

Women at RTI Workshops in Shillong.
Photographs from the Antibribery Campaign pages

Minneapolis Questions Coke with Colombians, Indians

A banner north of Minneapolis downtown asks commuters and pedestrans to hold Coke accountable for its actions in Colombia and India

Thousands in Mehendiganj Protest Coke

Dharna Goes to Coke HQ

Photograph of protests outside Coke HQ in Atlanta demanding end of the company's unethical practices in Colmbia, and India.

Slums in Mumbai Razed

Police accused of burning down Mankhurd slums as part of demolition drive - Photo by Eviction Watch (more photos at mankhurd.blogspot.com)

No Agitation Against Coke?

People in Mehdiganj along with local groups including Lok Samiti led by Nandlal Master(r) continue their protests against the bottling plant .

Policing the Protesters

Police lines the protest during the public rally at the Coca Cola bottling plant at Mehdiganj, India.

Oil in Tibet?

From Friendsoftibet.org

Anniversary Rally Against Coke Gets Local Support

On 24th November, 2004, over 400 citizens from local communities around the Raja Talab Coke bottling plant were beaten up and carted away in police vans for protesting against Coke policies. On 24th November, 2005, a rally of about 800 people protested outside the plant to mark the anniversary of the protests.

Stop The Train

“What is Bombardier?”, asked Kusho(monk) Ngawang la as a group of Tibetan youth supported by Indian and foreign tourist did a street play of a train running over two Tibetans sitting on the ground here in Dharamasala.

Ripples

Sketch by Dr. Syed Wasif Ali

Free Bonded Labour Rally

Men and women demanding freedom from bondage take to the streets of Pakistan.

Hiding

Sketch by Dr. Syed Ali Wasif

Depressed

Mixed Media by Dr. Syed Ali Wasif

Untitled

Mixed Media on Canvas by Dr Wasif Ali Syed.

Rozgar Adhikar Yatra

Demanding Employment Guarantee and Minimum Wages (www.rightofoodindia.org)

Peace March at Wagah Border

The Peace March in DC

A peace march was organized in DC from the Indian Embassy to the Pakistani embassy in solidarity with the march from Delhi to Multan. This photograph is courtesy AID .

For Peace

nafisa ali, mahesh bhatt and syed abdur rahman geelani at the start of the peace march.

Crossing the Lines: Kashmir, Pakistan, India

A story of people at war over borders and boundaries.
A documentary film by Pervez Hoodbhoy and Zia Mian (Eqbal Ahmad Foundation, 2004).

Coke Pulled Up By Citizen's Group in USA

Corporate Accountability International, along with numerous other local organizations cited Coke for its unethical practices in India

Women in Gujarat Lead Solutions for Water

A man looks for drinking water in western Gujarat - and this is what he can find. Photograph from Utthaan archives.

Pilgrims of Peace

Participants discuss peace at the Theater Workshop led by Dipankar and Meena at the Pilgrims of Peace fun fair. (photo: Raj Menon)

Elango's Kuthambakkam: A Model Village

Elango visited Minneapolis on September 19th and 20th and spoke about his work and his future plans.

Little Inventors Awaken To A New World

Reproduced by kind courtesy of GoodNewsIndia, where your find many positive stories from India. Dr.Anil Kumar Gupta, a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad has been championing the cause of thousands of faceless creative individuals scattered all over India. Because most of them are far removed from the modern organised world of business, they are unaware of their own worth, rights and the opportunities that await them. Now with Gupta's initiative they find new doors opening for them.