By Nitin Sethi for Down to Earth The leaders and organisers of the meet realise that nothing short of a mass movement will revive the khark Simar pasture in Dudhatoli forest division, Chamoli district of Uttaranchal, appears sparkling fresh. The memorial to Chandra Singh Garhwali – who as a soldier in the colonial army refused [...]

Uttarakhand Solidarity Network mourns the loss of Kunwar Prasoon, one of the leading lights of Uttarakhand’s many social movements. His life-long dedication to the cause of his people extended to all areas including his ground breaking expose (along with Sunil Kainthola) on bonded labour and sex trade in Jaunsar-Bawar, to his deep involvement in Chipko, [...]

By Kanchi Kohli Beej Bachao Andolan (BBA) has its home in the beautiful Hemwalghati, in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttaranchal. Let me share with you why it continues to be a source of motivation for many of us. BBA is a small but strong-willed effort by small farmers to keep a range of traditional [...]

Dehradun (July 10): The UKD staged a sit-in in front of Dehradun SDM’s residence and promised to gherao the chief minister to protest extensive omissions in newly revised BPL lists. These omissions as well as the transcription of the list into roman characters threatens to put benefits out of the reach of many poor families. [...]