Three-and-a-half months after the launch of the Digital India initiative, there is a feeling of directionlessness in many sections of the government, companies and the community of activists about how to implement the ambitious programme and make the best of it. In the last 100 days or so, I have met at least 100 people…
Pratibadh, a 13-year-old publication distributed in 53 districts across Bihar, Punjab and Haryana, is bringing about an information revolution in villages. From humble beginnings in 1996 with just 1,000 copies, the fortnightly is now read in Hindi or Gurmukhi by not less than 800,000 people in 35,000 villages. But the reason it got a Manthan…
It was the years 2005-07, when Bengaluru was witnessing a spurt in urban growth and the city’s infrastructure was crumbling that Meera K. realized that the local pages of mainstream newspapers were not providing the answers on why things were in such a mess. In an office on the outskirts of Koramangala, Meera, one of…
Libraries are the life blood of a nation. This is particularly true for a country such as India, which has a large number of young people aspiring for a better life. Yet, our public libraries are grossly neglected. Each one of the country’s 676 districts has at least one public library, an enormous resource that…
ठीक एक दशक पहले भारत में अगर लोगों को अपने विधायक या सांसद से मिलना होता था तो उन्हें कम से कम पांच साल यानी अगले चुनाव का इंतजार करना होता था। लेकिन, शुक्र है इंटरनेट और तकनीक का, जिसकी वजह से जनता और नेता की दूरी ही नहीं घटी, बल्कि जब चाहें उनसे संवाद भी…
After travelling to Alwar and Baran (Rajasthan), Mandvi (Gujarat), Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Kolaras and Pohra (MP), Keonjarh and Bhadrak (Orissa), South 24 Parganas (West Bengal), the journey came to a close after reaching its final destination, Kolkata (West Bengal). The last destination was marked with a press conference at the press club of Kolkata on 17th…
DetailsBefore the journey The Red Rickshaw Revolution (RRR) will be starting on 28th November 2014. Here the main focus is to provide recognition to “incredible women” who have worked selflessly and without any vested interest. In addition, the foremost focus this time will be on governance and also on women who have managed to make…
DetailsDigital Community Information Resource Centres (dCIRC) are digitally enabled community centres which are run by and for the communities to ensure empowerment through information services. The services offered by the community resource centre are considered to be great sources of information and knowledge which play an important role in spreading awareness and providing life- long…
DetailsThe Red Rickshaw Revolution 2014 The Red Rickshaw Revolution (RRR) will be starting on 28th November 2014. Here the main focus is to provide recognition to “incredible women” who have worked selflessly and without any vested interest. In addition, the foremost focus this time will be on governance and also on women who have managed…
DetailsThe next lap of lndia’s growth will be powered by technology and propelled by citzen-centric governance in multi-stakeholder partnership.
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