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Articles with tag: ngo

Revival of Dastan Goi

Tehseen Baweja   Nov 7, 2008   interacts: 7

The going-away of this art was so unnoticable that the last known dastan go "Mir Baqir" is said to have died in Delhi in extreme poverty, after reverting to selling 'Paan' as his livelihood.

Looking Towards a Brighter Future

Fiza Asar   May 29, 2008   interacts: 14

Being born in a farmer’s family in a small conservative village of Punjab, I could only wish that her intelligence and spark for life would meet its rewards.

Lingo Woes Across The Radcliff Line

Xamlah Rahman   Mar 23, 2006   interacts: 18

The fiery topic of Media Unification across the borders has been of special interest to the masses. When actors and media personnel started crossing the borders, the idea of a common language for the convenience of getting across one’s message to th

Global Aid: A Double Edged Weapon

Subhash Agrawal   Jun 22, 2005   interacts: 3

Many NGOs in India, and indeed around the world, think they can do no wrong and that their word ought to be final. Perhaps it is an occupational hazard or maybe past experience, but there is a certain unspoken distrust towards authority and a sense of onl

The NGO Trap

Ibrahim Malick   Oct 25, 2004   interacts: 21

No one seems to question the fundamental concept of NGO and how it often plays the role of quasi bureaucracy un-intentionally legitimizing corrupt leaders, oppressive governments, and imperialist structure.

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