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Episode 26: The Legacy of Ram in Exile and at Home: A Diwali Special from Chitrakoot and Ayodhya
द्वारा खबर लहरिया November 14, 2020The week before Diwali in Bundelkhand, Khabar Lahariya senior reporter, Nazni Rizvi has set out to understand what it’s like to be a resident of a physical space that is saturated with the mythological memory of three former residents in exile.
Even in 2020, centuries later, everyone here knows the story of Ram, his brother Lakshman and wife Sita who called Chitrakoot home for 11 to 14 years (depending on whom you ask) during their exile from the kingdom of Ayodhya. Naved prattles off easily: “After 14 years of exile Ramji returned to Chitrakoot … when he defeated Raavan and returned, all the people of the kingdom lit lamps and celebrated. This is what we call Diwali, and this is what we all have been celebrating since then.”
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Even as India passed its first COVID-19 peak in September, Bundelkhand’s migrant workers are still in limbo
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 26, 2020A special ground report from Khabar Lahariya documents how the mainstream headlines may have moved on from the pandemic, but rural India’s displaced migrant workers are still waiting on the…
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A land of her own: Supreme Court’s landmark judgement says daughters have equal birthright to inherit property
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 18, 2020Khabar Lahariya speaks to the women of Bundelkhand to gauge how well the enormously welcome amendment will translate to on-ground realities On August 11, 2020 the Supreme Court of India…
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Access, Redressal & Finance in Uttar Pradesh: The Women Farmers of Uttar Pradesh
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 16, 2020This is the second video of our six-part research-oriented project, where Khabar Lahariya has partnered with the Future of Finance Initiative at Dvara Research for a special story for this year’s National Women Farmer’s Day. The…
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“Our mouths and throats are parched, they’re hurting”.
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 11, 2020A Khabar Lahariya Live-in-Hathras report on the second round of violence the bereaved Valmiki family is being subjected to, courtesy of media & official authorities “Our mouths and throats…
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Access, Redressal & Finance in Uttar Pradesh: The Tribal Communities of Manikpur, UP
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 7, 2020While Digital Bharat has promised last-mile connectivity, the interiors of the north Indian heartland continue to struggle with multiple challenges. Logistical issues such as the lack of consistently high-speed internet…
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Dispatches from the World of a Masked Rural Reporter – XI
द्वारा खबर लहरिया October 7, 2020Resuming our monthly series featuring conversations between Disha Mullick and Kavita Bundelkhandi, Khabar Lahariya’s co-founders, in times of the new normal. Aiming to focus on the myriad meanings of keeping…
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“We all thought he was just angry and wanted some air”
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 24, 2020Towards the end of World Suicide Prevention Month, we document how the youth of Bundelkhand (and beyond) are collapsing under the weight of their crushed dreams while a callous system…
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In a UP Minute: The Untold Story of How A Mosque Disappeared Overnight
द्वारा खबर लहरिया September 15, 2020From inside the deep bowels of a dark news report that went unreported, Khabar Lahariya pieces together a story of demolition and ambition, complicity and crisis It was approximately around…