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Satyamev Jayate - Season 3 | Episode 4 | We Recommend | Sickness looms
Gulam Sarvar belongs to a community of weavers in
Benaras who are renowned for weaving Benarasi saris through generations. But
nowadays, the community is receiving attention for another reason: TB.
“Initially I was not feeling hungry, then I started coughing and having fever,”
says Sarvar. “Then I became really weak and was bed-ridden and could not work
anymore.” Gulam was infected with TB.This is not just the story of Gulam Sarvar. There
are thousands of such weavers who are becoming a victim of this disease. Around
30% of the population is infected with TB. It is easy for the weavers to get
infected because of the dingy spaces they work out of. There is not much light
or fresh air in the rooms where the looms are and the conditions are perfect
for the TB bacteria to come into full form....
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The need of the hour is to create new dynamics and debate within India: Lenin Raghuvanshi
We had a strong Dalit movement before formation of RSS in 1925. We have saints like Kabeer, Raidas who were an epitome of our syncretic, plural and tolerant Indian culture. Hindutva has nothing to do with Hindu religion per se. The Hindutva ideology was a manifestation of British colonialism. The greatest ideologue of RSS Guru Golwalkar himself advised RSS cadres not to fight against the British occupation. They have an expansionist ideology. On one hand they are exploiting the dalits and on the other they are attacking other nationalities. They are even unhappy with me as I am fighting against casteism that forms a fundamental feature of their ideology. But the unfortunate part of the whole matter is that now major political parties are influenced by Hindutva ideology. http://thekashmirscenario.com/prominent-activist-co-founder-peoples-vigilance-committee-human-rights-pvchr-lenin-raghuvanshi-conversation-mushtaq-ul-haq-ahmad-sikander-early-life-influences-work-h/
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Saturday, February 22, 2014
BENARASI DEATH NET
A report on suicide and malnutrition among
weavers in Varanasi was prepared by the People’s Vigilance Committee on
Human Rights in collaboration with ActionAid, an international
anti-poverty agency. It said that about 175 weavers fell prey to
financial hardships since 2002. The Economic Survey (2009-10) estimates
that over 50 per cent weavers’ children are malnourished. There is a
high prevalence of TB, particularly multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
(MDR-TB). The survey also said that while the human development index of
India is steadily improving, weavers and their children in Varanasi
continue to die either by committing suicide...
