Almost eight years ago, on March 25, 2014, at least 31 women from Jharauta village in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh were arrested for protesting against the commencement of the work for the 180 megawatts (MW) Bajoli-Holi Hydro Power Project (BHHPP). The women, who belonged to the Gaddi tribe, feared that the hydropower project would […]
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A documentary movie about an all-woman news group in India was nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar, this week. The group is ‘proud’ and happy that the film will be considered.
The pioneering team at an all-women, rural news organisation in northern India say they are ecstatic after a documentary film on their crusading reporting, especially around the hardships faced by lower caste communities, won an Oscar nomination on Tuesday (Feb 8). Writing with Fire , a 93-minute film about the women behind the online news outlet Khabar Lahariya – meaning.