Ganeshi Devi
Listen to Ganeshi Devi, from Mandakini Valley, Uttarakhand sing a Slok. Listen here
Confronting Global Gender Justice: Women’s Lives, Human Rights
This review originally appeared in Elevate Difference Edited by Tamara Harvey, Paula Ruth Gilbert,Debra Bergoffen, Connie L. McNeely Routledge Confronting Global Gender Justice provides the reader a refreshing survey, albeit difficult to digest at times, … Continue reading
EcoTuesday’s Sustainable Network Celebrates Four Years
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell Clad in a green dress, Blobel, EcoTuesday’s Silicon Valley Ambassador enthusiastically welcomed each participant to the first event of the year held at SimplyBe Salon & … Continue reading
Tales from the Yoga Studio
By Rain Mitchell Plume This review originally appeared in Elevate Difference Tales from the Yoga Studio is, in many ways, the typical story of White women who discover Eastern philosophy (in this case, … Continue reading
Accepting Difference: India’s Nomadic Van Gujjar Community
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell “I can’t stay in one place for a long time, that’s why I work with nomads,” Praveen Kaushal Manto says smiling as he stands, … Continue reading
Ancient Wisdom from Women Farmers in Mandakini Valley
The following are two profiles of women farmers from the Mandakini Valley in the Garhwal Himalayas, India. “Everything comes from the earth. We sow one, and thousands come.” – Ganeshi Devi, Bhattwari … Continue reading
Vimala Bahuguna: Life-long Activist against Tehri Dam
Based on an Interview with Vimala Bahuguna: Life-long Activist against Tehri Dam Bija Vidyapeeth, Dehradun, Uttarkhand 3, December 2010 When the contractors shut the gates of the dam to flood Tehri … Continue reading
Of Gender and Farming: India’s Mandakini Valley
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell “What was her village before she was married?” I asked. “kyu? [Why?]” I heard a voice from the kitchen question in return. I thought it … Continue reading
India’s Tehri Dam: Stopping the Flow of Life?
This post originally appeared in Project Groundswell “There’s no means to live here anymore,” said Mooni Devi, a 42-year-old farmer in the village of Sau Upu in the Tehri Valley. “What … Continue reading
Engendering Performance: Indian Women Performers in Search of an Identity
This review originally appeared in Elevate Difference By Urmimala Sarkar Munsi, Bishnupriya Dutt Sage Publications In its very fragmentariness, Engendering Performance: Indian Women Performers in Search of an Identity serves as an alternative to the … Continue reading
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