Author archives: Niharika Pandit

  • Vedanta protest

    Development with Dignity

    Sep 18, 12 • 365 Views • Café, politicoNo Comments

    Vedanta Aluminium was recently denied permission to set up a $1.7-billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa. Located in Kalahandi district of Orissa, these hills are inhabited by the Dongoria, Jharnia and Kutia tribes who participated in a...

  • mumbai

    Mumbai Diaries

    May 7, 11 • 226 Views • Café2 Comments

    Early wake up calls, a brisk walk towards the nearest station, elbows nudging, shoulders scuffing, rowdy women fighting over a seat – well, these were some of the things that I was not accustomed to even after a year in Mumbai. You must be wondering...