The helpline has seen a sharp rise in suicide calls after the Covid pandemic. Between April and November 2020 alone, 298 (7.54%) of the 3952 callers were suicidal. The stigmatisation and lack of information on ‘non-visible disability’ limits the sources of funding for Snehi as well as for other organisations or individuals working in the mental health sector.
Despite the ongoing conflict, fund and resource crunch, players visit relief camps to teach football to conflict-affected people.
Activists allege that the Nuh demolitions reflect the state’s Hindu majoritarian aggression against a minority community. The administration however refutes any pick-and-choose policy and cites population as the reason behind figures of those affected by their bulldozers.
What happened in Nuh was not an aberration. There is a history to it
In the aftermath of the communal violence Nuh, the administration destroyed over 200 temporary and permanent shops and about 50 homes in Nuh and Gurugram. As violence intensified, affected people took refuge in nearby Muslim-majority villages where residents rallied to offer food and support.
For a third day on August 6, the administration's bulldozers continued demolitions work. Officials inform Outlook that the administration did not yet have an exact number of the permanent and temporary structures demolished.
The town in Haryana and the adjoining areas may be limping back to normalcy, but scars from the violence stay
At the public meeting, recurring instances of gender-based violence and issues related to women and women’s rights took centre stage
The Bihar Museum Biennale at NGMA Bengaluru was a gentle reminder on the need to re-imagine gender, inclusivity, and museums in a digital world
To not fall in love or express it becomes a way of life for those who were forced to flee their homes. Shaped by conflict, fear of persecution and hardships, love escapes those whom global politics labels as 'Refugees'. The following testimonies give a peek into their lives, beyond what statistics can ever tell
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