Birsa Munda, born on November 15, 1875 in Ulihatu village (present Jharkhand) in British times, died mysteriously – reportedly of cholera, but likely poisoned
The language and expressions shaping the climate change conversation often don’t resonate with the realities of the most affected communities. This needs to change. Padmini lives in the Koraput district of southern Odisha. She belongs.
Scrub typhus is nearly as widespread as malaria in parts of India. But little is known about it, and the government is only now launching measures to fight it.