The world’s largest rural broadband connectivity project through optical fibre cable: Idukki first district – Kerala

Idukki becomes first district in India to get high-speed rural broadband connectivity Down To Earth, M Suchitra, Tuesday 13 January 2015 | To read the full article, click here >>   ‘Our vision is to transform our country into a knowledge economy,’ communication minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said while inaugurating the network   National Optic Fibre Network will connect … Read more

Raising the levels of literacy among the tribal children: Easier teaching methods introduced by volunteers – Andhra Pradesh

To read the full article and view more images, click here >> About 9.58 % of the population of Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh are tribals who live in remote hilly areas. The region is predominantly populated by the Savara, Kondadora, and Jatapu tribes, and the average literacy rate is only 59 %. The low … Read more

Video | IndiaUnheard on free wifi for Silphili: Transparency and other benefits for rural people inhabiting a “digital village” – Chhattisgarh

“We got support from young people […] are able to reach out to people and keep transparency through the gram panchayat website” – Sanjaysingh Nethi, Village Council Head, Silphili, Chhattisgarh in an interview on YouTube from 1:52 >> Published on Jan 4, 2017 More than 300km from Raipur, the road that leads to Silphili village is anything but … Read more

“The sometimes disturbing story of how we are treating our fragile islands” – Andaman & Nicobar

Books on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by Pankaj Sekhsaria 1) Islands in Flux – the Andaman and Nicobar Story (2017)2) The Last Wave – An Island Novel (2014)3) The Jarawa Tribal Reserve Dossier (2010) The three books, signed by the author, are available at a special set price of Rs. 750. Please write to thelastwave1@gmail.com for details and … Read more

Video | Santali dances performed at the Sahitya Akademi’s Festival of Letters (February 2017) – New Delhi

YouTube post by Sunder Manoj HembromSahitya Akademi reak̕ Meghdoot akhṛare John Soren ar unire̠n do̠l Bado̠li. This was the first song in the programme at Meghdoot Open Air Theatre, performed by Badoli Cultural Troupe on 25 February 2017. Among the main types of Santali folksongs are the Sohrae, Don, Lagre, Durumjak’, etc. All four were performed … Read more