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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 April 2023 English
Scaling coconut palms to bring down the fruit is an arduous and dangerous task, but one that must be done. In Kerala, Humayun Sheikh uses a mechanical climbing apparatus to …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 14 April 2023 English
For decades after Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s passing, it was singers like shahir Dadu Salve who nurtured the anti-caste movement and took it to the remotest corners of Maharashtra. Today, on …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 March 2023 English
A video project featuring oral testimonies of those caught in the vortex of the citizenship crisis in Assam shows the devastating effects on individual lives and histories
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 March 2023 English
Junali Risong is an expert maker of ‘apong’ in Majuli island, and she spends many of her mornings preparing it at home. The rice beer, which is a meal staple …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 27 February 2023 English
This film follows the lives of Kishan and Babudi, who are among the last makers and players of the ravanhattha, a string and bow musical instrument believed to be the …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 21 February 2023 English
On February 21, International Mother Language Day, PARI reaches out to migrant workers across India to understand the interplay between land, language and livelihoods in their lives
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 February 2023 English
On the 40th anniversary of the horrific Nellie massacre, Rashida Begum recalls the day when thousands of Muslims of Bengal origin were killed in rural central Assam
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 15 February 2023 English
Just like Mahatma Phule's student Mukta Salve challenged the caste system in 1885, Kadubai Kharat has raised her voice and ektari against oppression in our times – guided by Babasaheb's …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 11 February 2023 English
In West Bengal’s Beldanga, Kohinoor Begum sings about the exploitative work of rolling beedis
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 4 February 2023 English
Child marriages, dangerous abortions, and ill-equipped healthcare systems. These are some of the many issues we cover in this series on the reproductive health of women in India