Does it really matter? According to ‘Save the Weaver’ project, it does. Anoop writes at myHimachal-
A litmus test for such tourists is to see the reverse side of the woven garment. If the design appears the same either ways, that’s an indication that the shawl is handcrafted.
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How to Identify a Kullu Shawl?
Published by April 19th, 2008 in Appeal, India and Travel. 0 CommentsMAC Attack
Published by April 16th, 2008 in Appeal, Community, Feminism, Personal, Prejudice, Society, Women, sexual harrassment and sexuality. 0 CommentsEllie posted about her encounter with one creep on her blog:
Only last week, the Sunday evening was beautiful and at around 6:30 in the evening, in broad daylight, I decided to walk down to Dodo’s place, less than a km away from my flat. I put my really wasted jeans and a very un-flattering kurta [...]
In a moving post, Hip hop Grandma asks for our wishes and prayers for the recovery of her sister-in-law
All I want is that the prayers of well wishers helps her recover from her critical condition and she buzzes around as usual. More about how our bond was forged in a later post. Right now all [...]
Demand for the establishment of Sexual Harassment committees
Published by February 9th, 2008 in Activism, Announcement, Appeal, Caste, Feminism, Human Rights, Justice, Prejudice, South Asia, White Ribbon Campaign, Women and sexuality. 0 CommentsThe blogosphere has been largely silent on the Patan Gang-rape incident except for Atrocity News which covers incidents on Caste atrocities.
From news reports,
“The victim said she was gang-raped at least 14 times during the last six months in the college laboratory and computer room, where she was summoned under a threat that her career would [...]
Identify Yourself Gujarat!
Published by December 11th, 2007 in Activism, Announcement, Appeal, Community, Democracy, Government, Human Rights, India, Justice, Prejudice, Secularism and White Ribbon Campaign. 2 Comments
During this Gujarat Assembly Election 2007, we all need to ask ourselves some very important questions.
[click on the ballot box]
Ekantapadhika has taken a tag to spread the message about eye donation and recalls his meeting with Anuradha Mohit, the present Director of the National Institute for the Visually Handicapped and also Special Rapporteur for Disabilities, in the National Commission for Human Rights.
We knocked and entered her room. She looked up at us, from her [...]
Kunal Chattopadhyay takes strong exception (link via Sanhati) to the statement on Nandigram whose signatories include Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn and … and our own Tariq Ali.
And yes, on 14th November, despite attempts to turn the protest demonstration into an “apolitical” show by some high profile figures, there were banners and posters, like the one [...]
Why should we move on, Mr.Dasgupta?
Published by October 30th, 2007 in Appeal, Culture, Democracy, Development, Government, Human Rights, India, Justice, Language, Media, Politics, Prejudice, Religion, Secularism, Society, Women and public space. 1 CommentWhat do you call someone who says- Clinton has outgrown Lewinsky therefore Gujarat has outgrown the pogrom? A ‘half-crazed killer’ or a ‘braggart’?
In a hardhitting post, Amrit asks all the apologists for the BJP in the media- Why should we move on?
The problem with the right-wing media in India is that it is always trying [...]
Common Tags for all Gujarat posts
Published by October 29th, 2007 in Announcement, Appeal, Blogging and Justice. 0 CommentsDina has a suggestion:
Citizens for Peace, has issued a press statement and written several letters to senior members of different political parties. There are tons of blog posts popping up too where bloggers are expressing strong sentiments against the Gujarat government. I’m also a little shocked at the strange quiet around this on the English [...]
Beth Sherlock posts an appeal:
Vajrasiddhi is a 5 year old ex-untouchable girl who suffers from a bone marrow disorder called Thalassemia (a bit like sickle cell anaemia). Every 25 days she requires a blood transfusion in order to stay alive. As she grows older this time frame will narrow until it is daily, although she [...]
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