S M A Kazmi, Indian Express Tue Apr 15 2008 DEHRADUN, APRIL 14: Rajni Rawat, the head eunuch of Dehradun, has turned the April 19 mayoral elections, into a colourful affair. A large number of eunuchs, particularly those who have won elections in various parts…
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, April 16, 2008 With Nepal all set to become a democratic republic, Indians may be looking on with trepidation as a radical force comes to power in the Himalayan kingdom. They should not, as India played a central role in…
Hindustan Times, Sat, Apr 12 01:00 AM HUNDREDS OF teachers of the Kumaon University will stay away from work on April 17 in protest against the B.C Khanduri-led BJP government’s controversial decision to enact the Uttarakhand State Universities’ Bill 2008. “Teachers of both Nainital and…
Uttarakhand Solidarity Network urges the state government to halt its persecution of respected journalist Prashant Rahi and others who are only reporting the plight of the people in the state. It’s also interesting how India will now deal with the Republic of Nepal with the…
Away from the pseudo-activism of the Bollywood glitterati, a young assistant director of Taare Zameen Par fights for her father, who is under arrest on charges of being a Naxalite commander. Rahul Pandita reports. Rahul Pandit Sunday Indian, April 6, 2008 Aamir Khan has probably…
The following article is a must read for anyone attempting to grapple with the current political scene in Uttarakhand state. Under the phantom Maoist threat, the situation of civil liberties is growing worrisome in Uttarakhand. As the fire sale of the state’s natural assets dispossess…
Susanne Wong World Rivers Review, March 2008 For 15 days in January, hundreds of men, women and children marched across river valleys of India’s Uttarakhand state to raise awareness about government plans to build dams. The government intends to build 220 large, medium and small…
Poverty and gender did not deter this strong-minded woman from Uttarakhand Ramesh Menon Sunday, March 16, 2008 03:52 IST Many of us choose to become a victim of our circumstances. We resign ourselves to what we call fate as if we were helpless. When we…
The CPM office near Clocktower in Dehradun is a small single room office, but that wasn’t enough for it be spared from the RSS mob gathered outside. For ten minutes, long-time party activists Lekhraj and Pradeep Sharma had to endure the pelting of bricks that…
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, February 2008 Parashar Gaur has never stopped dreaming of making the next great Garhwali film. Twenty-five years after his debut of Jagwal (“The Long Wait”), Garhwal’s maiden entry into the ranks of Indian regional cinema, Gaur has returned to India…
The End of Nepal’s Own "Gorkhayani"
By Rajiv Rawat Garhwal Post, April 16, 2008 With Nepal all set to become a democratic republic, Indians may be looking on with trepidation as a radical force comes to power in the Himalayan kingdom. They should not, as India played a central role in…
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