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Elements of nature land, water, air and sunlight form the basis of survival for the human race on this planet. Light and air being equitably available the pressure is to maximize water and land resources.
It is hardly surprising that most documented accounts of the past, be it mythology or history, have been about struggle, strife and discovery of habitable, productive land and water.
Even today, modern day history in India is being written around the struggles of people for a home, sufficient drinking water and land to sustain their livelihood.
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However, land is increasingly changing hands and getting concentrated with the powerful. The easily recognisable form is corporate’s exploring SEZ or mining or affluent individuals speculating land as investments.
In this issue we bring you the struggles of the people left to live on the margins and what are they asking for. As always, your views and opinions are welcome to alerts.takeaction@crymail.org
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Uprooted, Abandoned
Kishku's family was displaced for the first time when he was just 10. Overnight a family with more than enough land to sustain themselves for generations to come were reduced to live on merely 2 acres of land with a pittance in the name of rehabilitation. Now Satish Kishku has lost his mental balance. He lives in a small hut with 10 family members and earns a livelihood through daily wages.
A heartbreaking account by Gladson Dungdung, click here to read.
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Going Cheap: Land for Corporate Development
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The unfortunate truth behind the chase of a big economic dream is that the disadvantaged communities, introduced for the first time to the new capitalist, knowledge based economic model, are caught unawares, unprepared and get dismembered from development.
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They are left without
the backing of political will, and resources that have long been the bulwark of their survival.
A study of land, being brought over for such development highlights those left out of the development dreamboat.
The Truth unfolds, in a study done in Gujarat in Oct-Nov 2007.
Click here to download the research
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The story of a nomadic existence
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Why Fair Trade May Be Our Only Hope
Fair trade might now be necessary not only as a means of redistributing income, but also to feed the world, feels George Monbiot, in the Guardian (Article from AlterNet.org). In a very provocative and insightful article, he explores the relation between farm land ownership, sizes and the impact of fair trade in whether, and how the 'hungry' of the world will be fed.
Click here to Read >>
Note: CRY does not necessarily endorse / subscribe to these views
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An India not quite shining
The fast changing economic scenario in India has done little for the majority of its citizens – the rural populace. Neither the manufacturing industry nor any other non-agricultural activity has been able to touch their lives or bring any cheer to them. In an article written in Hindi, the national language, Ashim Ghosh explores this truth.
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