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A story about Uday Karmakar, a metalsmith in Birbhum district of West Bengal, who can turn out household items such as bnoti (chopping and cutting tool) and khunti and farming equipment such as kodal and kaste.
Story by Sarbajaya Bhattacharya.
Neha Dixit is the first recepient of this award instituted in memory of Sonya Gill, PARI Co-Founder and Trustee who left us in August 2026.
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In nearly two decades of reporting, Neha has explored intersections of gender, politics, and social justice in South Asia. She is the recipient of the CPJ International Press Freedom Award, Chameli Devi Jain Award, Kurt Schork Award, and Ramnath Goenka Sahithya Samman.
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The Bihar government has leased land to power giant Adani in Bhagalpur district for a coal-based power plant.
This land has sustained the lives and livelihoods of generations of Santhal and Pahariya Adivasis.
@mofussil_scribe writes for @PARInetwork
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The Bihar government has leased land to power giant Adani in Bhagalpur district for a coal-based power plant. This land has sustained the lives and livelihoods of generations of Santhal and Pahariya Adivasis
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In Bihar’s recent floods, which affected lakhs of people, Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary sanctioned ₹579 crore on September 15, 2026, as relief for flood-affected families.
No such announcement has been made for the victims of the Nepal floods, and no other state assistance has been forthcoming.
This gap in ex gratia support has left 4 children orphaned by the Nepal floods running from pillar to post in their efforts to obtain death certificates.
Read their ordeal here
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Since May 2026, 35 Baiga children have died in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district.
Undernutrition—a form of malnutrition—has left the community with widespread wasting, stunting, and micronutrient deficiencies.
Story by @VidyaKrishnan
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In Bondari, a prayer service for the dead children was held on a small stage. On a banner bearing the pictures of President Draupadi Murmu and Governor Mangubhai, a statement in hindi read:
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A changing climate is altering transhumance practices among the Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir. Read the story by Priya Rajput on PARI.
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Ankita Kumari introduces us to judo athletes from rural Maharashtra who have left their homes to secure a medal at national championships and also secure a government job that can bring financial stability to their families.