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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
The curse of Kala-azar

Left to fend for themselves while their men are away looking for work elsewhere, poor women find themselves trapped between the quackery of the limited medical attention they can access and the social binds of their families. Puja Awasthi reports.

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INLAND WATERWAYS

National waterways in need of a new course

The Centre gears up to take national control of the Kosi and Gandak rivers in north Bihar and turn them into commercial waterways, leaving many important questions unanswered or ignored. Shripad Dharmadhikary and the Manthan team report on findings from a recent visit to the region.

Economy Environment

BLOG: RESISTANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION

Hope in Bihar

Recently, Ashish Kothari visited some areas in Bihar where interesting things are happening. Under progressive governance and grassroots action by its citizens when these are implemented state-wise, Bihar would be well on the path of progress.

OP-ED

YOUTH AND ASPIRATIONS

Politics, through the eyes of Bihar’s Dalit students

Initiatives under the ‘My Space My unManifesto’ campaign to bring about a political reawakening and engagement among Dalit youth have led to a new-found consciousness and perspective among them. Manisha Prakash reports.

Elections Caste Society

GANDAMAN

Snapshots of a poisoned future

It has been exactly a month since 23 tender lives were lost as children from a school in Gandaman village of Bihar died due to poisoning of the mid-day meals served at school. Anoo Bhuyan shares poignant shots from the village, capturing the sadness and sombre mood that prevails after the tragedy.

Children

VISION

An eye for empowerment

Mritunjay Tiwary has brought eyesight to tens of thousands of people through his eye hospital in rural Bihar. But his vision of development extends much farther. Ruchi Choudhary reports.

Disability Health

OPINION: POLITICIANS

The lessons of Bihar

Citizens of other states also could take hope from the results in Bihar, and demand that their politicians too provide enduring social benefits rather than simply stoking prejudice, writes Ramachandra Guha.

OP-ED Ramachandra Guha A historian's view

PUSHBACK TIME IN BIHAR

They hit back, "and it felt good"

A public hearing on NREGA in a remote village in Bihar created a confrontation between a leader accused of corruption and the workers who exposed him. Rajesh Veeraraghavan was there and he recorded this story.

Labour Issues Panchayats Human Rights

KOSI FLOODS/NORTH BIHAR

Embankments that doom the people

The periodic floods in the Kosi basin and embankment breaches have landed the people of north Bihar in a perpetual mess. In assembly sessions, politicians discuss flood relief but seldom the cause behind the disasters, reports Surekha Sule.

Environment Government Environmental Law and Regulation Displacement

NREGS

A new twist to social audits

The district administration in Bihar's Araria district collaborates with a local people's organisation to conduct a social audit of the national employment guarantee scheme. Ashish Ranjan and Purushottam Kumar report.

Labour Issues Poverty Right To Info

CHANGE AND GOVERNMENT

e-Governance impact beginning to show

e-Governance initiatives are paying off in states considered as difficult as Bihar, bringing to commoners easier access to public services. Some have been empowered by it to stop their exploitation. Ramesh Menon reports.

E-Govt Government

STATE REFORMS

Bihar's bridges, way to a new work culture

In a state dreaded for its work culture environment and record of poor public entrepreneurship, the Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam, which was on the verge of being liquidated, has now turned the corner and built over 330 bridges in three years. Ramesh Menon chronicles the inspiring journey.

Public Funds Transport Economy

SMALL TOWNS

Madhubani: The old and the new

The concrete road is a symbol of some development in this northern Bihar town, but it sits oddly with its surrounding landscape. The lack of jobs, the bane of many small towns, has affected Madhubani too, writes Kalpana Sharma.

Cities OP-ED Kalpana Sharma Kalpana's Commentary