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Dear Reader,
In this week’s newsletter, we bring you the epic journey
of three reporters, from two of our grantees, who walked
and cycled over 500-kms across Uttar Pradesh to report on
the struggles of the migrants and the lives of people in
the lockdown.
The grantees also tell stories of Mumbai’s struggle in
containing the pandemic, detection of new symptoms of
COVID-19 and the tale of four daughters who broke their
gullak to pay for the last rites of their mother. They
also tell us why there is a silver lining in India’s
ballooning COVID-19 infection numbers. Read on.
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For a collection of previous issues, click
here.
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Corona Cyclips: Live from Uttar Pradesh
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Asiaville's Sruthin Lal and
Dibyaudh Das are on a gruelling and epic 500-km
bicycle ride from Delhi to Lucknow to report on
the migrant’s progress and the facts on the ground
during the COVID-19 pandemic. They not only found
the migrants but also innumerable untold stories.
Of wrestling akharas during COVID-19, citizens
along the migrant’s progress spontaneously coming
out to help, the critical role being played by
ASHA workers, and even a group of migrants walking
all the way to West Bengal! All beamed live on the
pages of Asiaville every day.
Watch Here
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पथ का साथी: विवेक मिश्रा के साथ
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Down To Earth’s Vivek Mishra
travels over 500-kms with the migrants to bring
you their stories from the ground. Starting from
Ghazipur on the Delhi border on May 16, he walks
along with the migrants through Hapur, Brijghat,
Saharanpur and ends his journey at Lakhimpur in
Uttar Pradesh on 21st May. In-step with the
labourers and small-wage earners fleeing the
cities, he also chronicles their tale of human
distress. He also reports that the places that the
migrants are seeking comfort, their villages and
homes, promises to be no heaven. With no avenues
for work, and very inadequate MGNREGA, they are on
the cusp of moving from the proverbial frying pan
to the fire.
Watch Here
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Bursting the Balloon: Making Sense of COVID-19
Figures
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India is now one of the countries most affected by
the pandemic. The exponential rise in infections
has alarmed both citizens and governments.
However, The Bastion goes beyond
absolute numbers to highlight a few emerging
silver linings. In a deep-dive analysis of the
data, the piece reveals some positives about the
situation in India - the consistent rise in the
percentage of people who are recovering and the
slowing rate of mortality.
Read Here
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Assam: Is online schooling only for the
economically privileged?
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Online learning, during the lockdown, is not a
level playing field. While the students from
relatively well-off segments have been able to
leverage it, the poorer students are left behind.
Eastmojo speaks to students from
different sections to highlight this inequitable
access to education. This story also tells us why
online learning might not be able to entirely
replace the physical classroom.
Watch Here
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Ongoing Crisis May Push Adolescent Girls Into
Early Marriage Or Work
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The lockdown has not impacted everyone equally.
Adolescent girls are more vulnerable than other
members of the family - from doing with smaller
portions of food, being pulled out of school,
forced into child labour, sexually abused or
pushed into early marriages – they face a host of
issues. IndiaSpend brings you an
account of what adolescent girls are facing from
Tamilnadu and Uttar Pradesh.
Read Here
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Connecting the disconnected
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Schools across India have remained closed
for months. Families with the means, have
been able to help their children learn
through digital tools. But, this leaves out
poor families who may not have access to
these tools.
India Development Review’s
piece looks at how EdTech can be made more
accessible.
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Intervention Using Tech: Solutions for
Tackling COVID-19
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The staff at the Takshashila Institute
discuss how different technology tools can
help tackle COVID-19 through their research
paper. They have come up with a “viability
rating” for apps to understand whether
different tools help in pandemic management.
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Romanticising Poverty: The Story Of Jyoti
Kumari, Who Cycled Back Home
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The story of Jyoti Kumari who cycled over
1,200 kms back home, with her injured
father, is the talk of the media, with even
Ivanka Trump, US President’s daughter,
weighing-in. However,
Feminism In India argues
that while Jyoti’s feat is a tale of courage
the reaction to her effort constitutes the
romanticising of poverty and suffering.
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कोरोना काल में राजनीति, देखिये राजनीति रस
राय
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As the Centre continues to give assurances
on arranging free transportation for the
migrants to return home, the reality on the
ground is quite different.
Khabar Lahariya reports.
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