She also said that minorities need protection in every country, be it Pakistan or India, adding that the issue is not related to religion but to the "exploitation of power" and must be taken seriously.
Shekhar Pathak’s new book ‘
Chipko – A People’s History’ that maps the journey of the people of Uttarakhand and a century of peaceful agitations to fight for the very survival of their habitat and their existence. The session featured
Ramchandra Guha, historian and author of the book,
Shekhar Pathak and
Mukul Sharma.
The session focused on recent natural disasters in Uttarakhand, including the floods in Nanda Devi Sanctuary in February 2021, tying it back to issues like deforestation and urbanization that have been rampant over the last few years.
Shekhar Pathak, spoke about the continued indifference from state and industry towards the clear and present danger. The session discussed difficulties faced by villagers and local residents whose livelihood and homes are in the areas that are frequently in the front line of rapacious deforestation, damming of rivers and cutting into mountains for roads.
India News: NEW DELHI: The old philosophy of having borders and divisions doesn't work anymore and the people in India and Pakistan want to live in peace, Nobel l.
Maas started writing the first book in the ACOTAR series after she had graduated from college in 2008. This was the time during which there was global recession. Being unable to find a job for 18 months, she immersed herself into writing. She remembers,
The actual enemy is poverty, discrimination and inequality, Malala Yousafzai said. (File)
New Delhi:
The old philosophy of having borders and divisions doesn t work anymore and the people in India and Pakistan want to live in peace, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said on Sunday, stressing that it is her dream to see the two countries become good friends .
She also said that minorities need protection in every country, be it Pakistan or India, adding that the issue is not related to religion but to the exploitation of power and must be taken seriously.
Ms Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for girls education who miraculously survived a bullet to the head from the Taliban in October 2012, said the news of internet shutdown and arrests of activists protesting peacefully in India is worrying and expressed hope that the government will make sure that people are heard.