Sindhi women in Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar refugee camp are boosting their income and dignity by stitching intricate Ralli quilts. Some retail for as much as Rs 15,000 online.
Pakistani Hindus, who want to become Indian nationals, also seek basics like schools & toilets in their settlements in Jodhpur — city that shelters bulk of their population in Rajasthan.
Deepna Rajput and her friends realise how their Instagram reel could be interpreted in India. 'This reel is not intended for any ‘propaganda’ against Indians or their politics,' she told ThePrint.
Advocacy groups working with Pakistani Hindus based in Barmer say they live in very poor conditions. Migrants say they are reviled as 'kafirs' in Pakistan, and as Pakistanis in India.
The Computerised National Identity Card, issued by Pakistan's National Database and Registration Authority, had a clause for non-Muslims. 'I hereby declare on Oath: I am not Muslim and belong to Hindu Religion.'
A decade of darkness is over in Pakistani-Hindu settlement of Delhi's Adarsh Nagar with electricity. But clean water, education, cemented roads and citizenship are still out of reach.
Before attempting to answer whether the Rozgar Melas are working, it would be useful to take a look at the performance of the Modi govt on this front since it was formed in May 2014.
While we celebrate the entry of women into the workforce, we fail to address the structural rigidities that force them out precisely when they are poised for leadership.
In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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