What is the purpose of discontinuing & keeping a small heritage section? #Privatize whatever little is left of #public transport. Transport within Kolkata is very #costly.

The Gendered costs of Privatisation of healthcare translated in Hindi instagram.com/p/DAV0xwYyr9H/…

Protest against handing over of district hospitals of Madhya Pradesh to private entities through PPP

A brilliant academic, who took up the cause of human rights, had to suffer ten years of brutal incarceration for trumped-up charges under the notorious anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967, simply because his social activism displeased the State. Though he

Jai Bhim! We are inviting all interested Bahujan applicants to apply for the inaugural cohort of Indian Scholars Mentorship Program (ISMP) 2024. Deadline: October 23, 2024 (11:59 pm) Mentee form: bit.ly/BE_ISMP_2425 FAQ: bit.ly/BE_ISMP_FAQ #ISMP #BahujanEcon #BE

#CfP

I am thinking of two of Guru Nanak's keywords 'nirbhau' and 'nirvair' - 'without fear' and 'without enmity'. I'm hoping that they can somehow infuse our lives, our interactions, our politics. Today Sikhs are celebrating Guru Nanak Dev Ji's birthday. Happy Gurpurb, everyone!

#GBV in #healthcare in medical education and medical practice

Tip of the Iceberg...

A large number of community-based care workers are women, and they aren't paid wages but honorariums...Not counted as workers

My Blog at cofemsocialchange.org/on Workplace Gender-Based Violence in Healthcare Setting #16DaysOfActivism

The skyrocketing unemployment rates in India under Modi, who promised two crore jobs per year

43,000 ASHA community health workers in Karnataka with 100% union density just won a 20% pay rise after a massive struggle!

At the household level, 'how gender inequality in time use is produced and reinforced. Using three waves of the Young Lives Panel Survey (2009, 2013, and 2016), we find that boys spend significantly more time on school and leisure than girls.'

Special Bulletin No. 2: Heat Wave condition likely over some districts of South Bengal during 23rd to 26thApril, 2025.

Limited expansion of government hospitals and services. Govt. retracts from its primary role of #healthcareservice #provisioning. #PPPs will not create #publicvalue #shifting responsibility and accountability.

on serendipity blues… blue on blue on blue

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