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Amid casteism and opposition, a Kurundvad man s fight to ensure people can have dignity in death Driven by the understanding that people need moral and emotional support when a loved one dies, Appasso has often pitched in with his own funds for others funerals. Sanket Jain February 15, 2021 10:26:31 IST In the last three decades, Appasso has helped over a thousand families in Kurundvad to bid goodbye to their deceased family members in a dignified way. All photographs by the author Every February, Appasso Bandgar would submit an application to the municipal council. In 2019, when it was rejected for the 15th year in a row, he decided he d had enough. His demand was simple: the Nagarpalika should set up a fund to give the family of deceased individuals Rs 2500, to complete the ....
To revive dying ponds in Goa, local community seeks help from stranded migrant labourers A group of concerned citizens realised the value of neglected water bodies and came together to form a citizen action group called Catch2o to revive water systems in and around their villages. Mongabay- India February 15, 2021 16:35:01 IST Migrant workers who were stranded in Goa during the lockdown and Lamani women have been roped in to help out with reviving the ponds in Goa which in turns helps them earn an income. Image via Mongabay India/Sharada Kerkar. By Rashi Goel When Goan artist Harshada Kerkar looked out of her home window, she was used to seeing the scorched, parched buffaloes gravitating to the pond in front of her house in large numbers. During the summer months last year, when she didn’t see them lounging in their favourite waterin ....
Discovery of Hangul carcass in Dachigam Sanctuary fuels concerns over suspected poaching of Kashmir s iconic deer Along with the poaching of Hangul, leopards, bears, musk deer and other mammals, poaching of birds is also worrying wildlife lovers and experts in Kashmir. The Third Pole February 15, 2021 15:30:54 IST By Athar Parvaiz On 17 January, a group of young men out on a winter trek in the Dachigam Wildlife Sanctuary near Srinagar were stunned to see the carcass of a Hangul with bullet wounds in the Pehlipora area of the forest. “We were shocked when we saw the dead Hangul. There were clear signs of a bullet injury on its body,” said one of the trekkers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “There was no footprint of a wild animal such as a leopard on the snow around that spot. It appeared that the Hangul fled from where it was shot and succum ....
An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: I was strolling through land once ruled by the infamous dacoits of Chambal This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time. Andrew Menezes February 13, 2021 12:43:13 IST Andrew Menezes is a Mumbai-based IT professional. Once I began working from home due to the ongoing pandemic, I realised that instead of cycling in circles, I could head out in one direction and take my work with me. How difficult could it be with the roads being empty and hotels cheaper due to the dwindling demand? I was, after all, used to cycling in Mumbai, sometimes for three hours at a stretch. And so, in preparation of my upcom ....