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18-Jan-2023

Young migrant worker held by Police in Chennai, CJP comes to the rescue 16-year-old Sahib was locked up in a children’s home

18-Jan-2023

Disappearing scenes in rural Bengal | The Bullock Cart Once synonymous with rural life, Bullock Carts have almost become extinct

10-Jan-2023

CJP Grassroots Fellow assists 40 daily wage workers in their fight for pending wages Labour contractor arrives at an understanding with workers after CJP fellow intervenes with authorities

10-Jan-2023

Shantiniketan: Coming together to celebrate alt ‘Poush Mela’ After the university refuses to hold that 125 year old fair, ordinary people come together to organise it at a different venue.

23-Dec-2022

Bolpur to host alternative Poush Mela in 2022 breaking with a 125 year old tradition Visva-Bharati authorities back out from organising the world famous winter festival started by Rabindranth Tagore’s father.

08-Dec-2022

Contractor’s failure to pay wages leaves Bengal migrant workers in distress 16 migrant workers struggle to get their dues in Maharashtra

01-Dec-2022

No school for young ones in rural Bengal Educationists in rural bengal concerned over rising child labour in rural Bengal post lockdown

23-Nov-2022

Finding stability and profit rearing animals post lockdown Many in rural Bengal say it is a better alternative to migration

08-Nov-2022

Autumn arrives in Bengal bringing Kaashphool and new business prospects The once romanticised grass-flower has become a source of steady income

08-Nov-2022

A locksmith’s life post lockdown in rural Bengal Reduced to finding odd jobs, Najubul Sheikh was once a proud locksmith

07-Nov-2022

Are Earthen Lamps a thing of the past? Bengal potters express despair, the once cherished profession is slowly fading away.

31-Oct-2022

Blazing Prices Of Goods, Unemployment; Poor In Bengal Feel Anguished And Helpless Prices Of Essentials Seem To Be Consistently Growing In The Post-Pandemic World

29-Oct-2022

Dhankurs on the verge of extinction; Bengal’s winters are losing artisans that once wove together warmth As winters approach in Bengal, people see less of the once highly popular woollen weavers

13-Oct-2022

Stone quarries and mines shut down across Birbhum: Unemployment, Silicosis haunt workers They were shut down after authorities deemed them illegal, but now lives and livelihoods of thousands of people are in jeopardy

27-Sep-2022

Lockdown took away our livelihood, the Ganges took our home Residents of Bengal share agonising details of floods and destruction

12-Sep-2022

Rising cooking gas prices: Birbhum residents ask how they will eat, if they can’t afford to cook? Low-income families in rural Bengal are already struggling financially due to inflation

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