Society for Direct Initiative forSocial and Health Action (DISHA) Contents Journey from Plantation to Nurturing, lessons learnt Most of the seedlings produced in the nurseries were being directly planted by the tiger widows in the long tracts of the river…
Society for Direct Initiative forSocial and Health Action (DISHA) Contents The Sundarban Mangroves The world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarban, and their importance in the planetary and regional ecology-environment are well-known and do not need emphasizing. It is also widely…
October 12th and 13th, 2023 Overview Background Please follow the previous posts on the topic here, here and here. Paralegal Clinic at Kumirmari 12th October It was discovered in the paralegal clinic that Anjali Munda of Kumirmari village had received…
Overview Background Please follow the previous posts on the topic here and here. Paralegal Clinic The first day of the two day clinic was held in the primary school premises of Kumirmari village. It was attended by 23 persons of…
Overview The students of Khudiram Bose Central College (KBCC) have undergone an internship training program for the month of June as per the new education policy (NEP 2020) of the Central Government. The first day was an orientation program conducted…
This is the first legal aid camp in the series that is leading up to May 2024. This legal aid camp was set up as an orientation programme for both the tiger widows and legal experts such as Atindriyo Chakrabarty…
Tiger widows, a term that arose from a stark reality of human sustenance, in the Sundarban area give direct translation from the Bengali word “Byaghrobidhoba”, it connotes to the phenomenon of death caused by tiger attacks without vilifying the animal.…