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Delhi - Gurudwara Sisganj Sahib 04/2009 : A Sikh temple near the Red Fort

Delhi - Gurudwara Sisganj Sahib 04/2009

travvvelller

A Sikh temple near the Red Fort

Updated: Nov 29, 2009 4:47am PST

Delhi - misc. impressions 04/2009 : Random images captured during a few days in New Delhi

Delhi - misc. impressions 04/2009

travvvelller

Random images captured during a few days in New Delhi

Updated: Nov 28, 2009 7:23am PST

India Part II - November 2007 : Southern India - Goa, Kerala, Cochin and Mumbai.

India Part II - November 2007

Jonathan Day

Southern India - Goa, Kerala, Cochin and Mumbai.

Updated: Nov 22, 2009 9:13am PST

Photo Exhibition - "Below the Poverty Line" @ DRIK, Dhaka 23rd-30th Sep, 2007 : <b>Below the Poverty Line (BPL) </b> by <i>Suchit Nanda</i> The headlines on 26th April 2007 newspapers in India screamed and declared "India a trillion dollar economy", but does this headline really matter to over 350 million Indians? Probably not as arguably, that many Indians can't read or write a word. For that matter, they probably don't really understand the meaning of the word economy or the number of digits in trillion! Visiting rural India in a place (GPS data included with images) about 300 kms from Nagpur in Maharashtra state and bordering with Madhya Pradesh State one comes face to face with this reality. On an ICT evaluation visit, I was amazed to learn that most of the villages I visited had 100% illiteracy. All of them fall under this virtual line that we have drawn called "The Below Poverty Line (BPL)". In other words living on an earning of under a dollar a day. The BPL Census in India is conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development at the beginning of each Five year Plan period. According to the survey and estimates, the number of people living below the poverty line (BPL) in the country continues to remain in the range of 22-23 crore, while in terms of net percentage of population it has decreased. This suggests that the series of poverty alleviation programmes undertaken by the Government between 1993-94 and 2004-05 have had only a minimal impact on the real economic situation of a larger section of the population, according to the findings of the National Sample Survey (NSS). A visit to any of the villages shows this is true. In August, 1995 The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was passed. It states that every state government shall within six months from the date of commencement of this Act, make a scheme for providing not less than one hundred days of guaranteed employment in a financial year to every household in the rural areas scheme and whose adult members, by application, volunteer to do unskilled manual work. Ironically even to fill the form for this one needs to be literate. Even though thousands of crore rupees have been allocated and Governmental and NGOs have tried to help by offering assistance in this regards, the benefit does not seem to percolate down to all. Even this limited financial assistance has not reached everyone. On my visit to villages such as Banur, Pathakila, Pipalna and others I could see the levels of poverty and sufferings. Some of the villages I visited get cut off from the rest of the civilization for nearly 3 months each year due to the monsoon season. Healthcare is poor and even the basic amenities like clean water was an ordeal. Suchit Nanda's photography exhibition "Below the Poverty Line" was held from 25th to 30th September, 2007 at the Drik Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Suchit is a majority world photographer and regularly contributes to http://www.majorityworld.com/ The exhibition was part of a series of activities carried out under UNESCO's Artist in Development Programme funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norwegian Embassy). See: http://majorityworld.com/features.php?sessioid=&features_id=17

Photo Exhibition - "Below the Poverty...

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Below the Poverty Line (BPL) by Suchit Nanda The headlines on 26th ...

Updated: Nov 16, 2009 12:37pm PST

Festivals & Performances :

Festivals & Performances

photonicyatra

Updated: Nov 16, 2009 11:16am PST

Villages on border of Maharashtra & MP, India. Oct 2009 : Visited <b>SIRDI </b> (Satpura Integrated Rural Development Institution) which is non-profit, non-government organization working in the villages and tribal areas of Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh to strengthen rural society, SIRDI mainly works with women & the rural poor. Located not too far from Nagpur, Maharashtra, in central India. I visited them first in February 2007 and again October 2009. These images are from the 2009 visit. Many of the villages are BPL (Below Poverty Line) and the villagers in these rural areas live in abject poverty and with dismayal health care facilities. It was refreshing to still see sparks of hope and smiles on the faces. You may see the earlier (2007) visit images at: http://photos.suchit.in/Travel/Villages-near-Nagpur/2426793_YqPSp/

Villages on border of Maharashtra & M...

Suchit Nanda

Visited SIRDI (Satpura Integrated Rural Development Institution) whic ...

Updated: Nov 02, 2009 11:31am PST

Travel in north India : Travel pictures from north India

Travel in north India

dickysingh

Travel pictures from north India

Updated: Nov 01, 2009 10:49am PST

Tibetan Village near Mysore, Karnataka, India : Located near the city of Mysore in the Southern State of Karnataka, India, the Tibetans have created a town of tranquility and peace. They follow their age old traditions and the monks practice thier faith with dedication. You are transported to another part of the world within India. I can only imagine how Tibet must be!

Tibetan Village near Mysore, Karnatak...

Manoj Hanchate

Located near the city of Mysore in the Southern State of Karnataka, In ...

Updated: Oct 22, 2009 3:08am PST

Ladakh : Ladakh is a land like no other ... It would take me a good few trips to this place to be able to do justice to its gorgeous landscapes ...

Ladakh

Ashima Yadava

Ladakh is a land like no other ... It would take me a good few trips t ...

Updated: Oct 10, 2009 5:11pm PST

Destination Mumbai : Concept preview of Pictorial Pocket Book on Mumbai City by Bombay Chamber of Commerce & Online Services (Suchit Nanda Photography).

Destination Mumbai

Suchit Nanda

Concept preview of Pictorial Pocket Book on Mumbai City by Bombay Cham ...

Updated: Oct 10, 2009 10:22am PST

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