Through the students’ experiences, Soni and Lucky learn about how privatization compromises the Mid-Day Meal scheme. It has resulted in a drop in the quality and taste of the food, as well as the imposition of religious rules and cultural criteria on what the children eat.  (1/3)

Priya also shares what meaningful reform of the Mid-Day Meal would look like. Meals should be planned scientifically, and in keeping with the food cultures which students come from and not a top-down, one-size fits all approach! (2/3)

🆕#HLRN report | Forced Evictions in India: 2021 Reveals alarming dispossession of the urban & rural poor in the last 5 years; 24 people evicted hourly in 2021; over 1 lakh people already evicted in 2022. Report: bit.ly/3RbYRTO Press Release: bit.ly/3S4fqSR

In this next chapter of #IndiaGraphicSeries, Soni, Lucky and Vinita enter a supermarket while discussing the role that corporations play in the food we eat. There, they are joined by Shahrukh, who is part of a retail workers union and works at the supermarket. (1/3)

Together, they discuss how monopolisation of the food industry is impacting the food system, and how corporations use their resources to influence public policy and perception. (2/3)

Looking Forward to this Seminar and comic book launch on G20 by our partner Centre for Financial Accountability this weekend! Do join and RSVP docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #G20 #G20Indonesia2022 #G20India #comicbooks #comicart

Seminar and Comic Book Launch 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐆𝟐𝟎 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 8th Oct 2022, Saturday, 4 PM onwards at IIC (Annexe), New Delhi Join us for an exciting public event to discuss #G20 & its politics with India's upcoming presidency.

⏺️ Keynote address by Sitaram Yechury ⏺️ Comic book launch featuring #OrijitSen, & Sonal Raghuvanshi ⏺️ Panel discussion with artists & creators- Samarth, Aditya Srinivas Mopidevi, Ikroop Sandhu, Ita Mehrotra & vidyun Register & 𝐑𝐒𝐕𝐏 here: bit.ly/cfapublicevent

In this next part of the chapter, they found out about millets, which has been introduced into the PDS by Odisha and is being made part of the state’s nutrition programmes – a welcome step towards diversifying the PDS. (1/3)

Though this system too has its shortcomings, such an approach is important as it prioritizes people’s nutrition over profits. (2/3)

In this last chapter of the first part of #IndiaGraphicSeries, some of the many friends that Soni and Lucky made on their journey gather to share a meal and discuss the path to a just future from each of their perspectives. (1/2)

In this continuation of the last chapter of the first part of #IndiaGraphicSeries, some of the many friends that Soni and Lucky made on their journey gather to share a meal and discuss the path to a just future from each of their perspectives.

Kunzum is hosting a book talk on graphic narratives with a stellar trio of graphic novelists! Sarnath Banerjee, Ita Mehrotra (Ita Mehrotra) and Vidyun Sabhaney (vidyun) will talk about their work that captures the ground realities of India.

Residents on the Yamuna floodplain are protesting the eviction, without rehabilitation. They claim to have lived her for generations, & many have paid lagaan to the British. "We are farmers, we protect the river bed because it feeds us" #DelhiDemolitions #NoForcedEvictions

Some articles attribute demolitions and evictions to the upcoming G20. Is the mirage of beauty and development worth uprooting the lives of so many residents? x.com/scroll_in/stat…

With 1600+ homes demolished, thousands are homeless as Delhi prepares for the G20 summit. We map the impact of demolitions across the city | Research Land Conflict Watch

Our researchers Prudhviraj Rupavath and Mukta Joshi visited these sites, spoke to the people affected and documented what they witnessed for @article14live. Read the full story here: article-14.com/post/-thousand…

#ForcedEviction Alert, Delhi: Around 200 people rendered #homeless in Dhaula Kuan, Delhi after the demolition of their homes by PWD Delhi without due process. Women, children, and other vulnerable persons left without a roof in the extreme Delhi heat. newsclick.in/pictures-demol…

There remain pockets within our city where residents are suffering, choking from toxic fumes by factories 😷 Like #Shabnam, there’s more than 100 families. Please listen & Help us Arvind Kejriwal Gopal Rai @Gupta_ReenaG Atishi C M ARVIND KEJRIWAL #DelhiAirPollution

📢 Immediate action to be taken. In swaroop nagar, Jahangirpuri Small steel factories are emitting toxic gas at night, They’re struggling to breathe due to choking effects of toxic air . We met families who were in tears. @Gupta_ReenaG Central Pollution Control Board #DelhiInGasChamber