Toolkit case: Disha Ravi breaks silence, talks about time in Tihar, climate justice
Toolkit case: Disha Ravi breaks silence, talks about time in Tihar, climate justice
Released on bail in the ‘toolkit’ case, climate activist Disha Ravi released a statement talking about the time she spent in Tihar jail and her idea of climate justice.
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UPDATED: March 14, 2021 00:18 IST
File photo of Climate activist Disha Ravi, who was released on bail after being arrested in connection with the ‘toolkit’ case (Photo Credits: PTI)
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Bastar: âSurrendered Naxalâ dies by suicide in police custody. Villagers say she wasnât a Naxal at all
Pandey Kawasi was purportedly being ârehabilitatedâ by the police. Villagers claim she was beaten and coerced to fall in line with the policeâs story.
The photo of Pandey Kawasi released by the police on her surrender .
Around February 19, a picture of a young Adivasi woman did the rounds of media and police circles in Chhattisgarh. The woman, Pandey Kawasi, 20, wore a white t-shirt with the words âLon Varratuâ printed on it â referring to a
campaign launched by the Dantewada police to convince Maoists to âsurrenderâ, after which theyâll be rehabilitated. Dantewada is one of the areas of Chhattisgarh thatâs worst affected by Maoist activity.
CRPF troopers allegedly molest school girls during Raksha Bandhan event in Dantewada, probe initiated
CRPF troopers allegedly molest school girls during Raksha Bandhan event in Dantewada, probe initiated
A Probe Has Been Instigated By Datenwada Authorities Into A Recent Incident In Which Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Troopers Allegedly Molested Girls Studying At A State-run Residential School During A Cultural Programme Held Ahead Of Raksha Bandhan In Chhattisgarhâs Dantewada District.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Deepak Mahato | Updated on: 08 Aug 2017, 02:16:54 PM
New Delhi:
A probe has been instigated by Datenwada authorities into a recent incident in which Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers allegedly molested girls studying at a state-run residential school during a cultural programme held ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.
It was the late 1990s and the leader spoke of equality and women’s rights.
A new pride in being Gondi – one of the largest Indigenous groups in India – consumed her as she listened to rousing speeches about how the Gond tribe were equal to other cultures; not inferior to them as she had come to believe during her school days.
The Naxalite-Maoist movement, which was sweeping across the region at the time and which remains a strong force today, gave her a sense of purpose and identity.
Reena had seen what she believed was the slow annihilation of her culture, along with the Gond belief system of Koya Punem. Until then, she had been ignorant of the strength and symbols of her people – Jal, Jangal, Jameen (water, forest, land).
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