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Angry Forests, Angry Valley, And The Angry Woman

Angry Forests, Angry Valley, And The Angry Woman

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In Nabarangpur, Odisha, thousands of women from the District Nari Mahasangha took to the streets on Tuesday to protest the arrest of CPI(M) leader Rajesh Jani, who leads the district’s anti‑liquor movement. The demonstrators carried sticks and batons and surrounded the sub‑collector’s office, demanding Jani’s immediate release.

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The history of environmental resistance in India is also a history of women refusing to bow down to the postcolonial conception of development. From the forests of central India to the valleys of Arunachal, women have repeatedly placed themselves between their communities and the machinery of…

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Feminism in India Left Current article

Angry Forests, Angry Valley, And The Angry Woman

The history of environmental resistance in India is also a history of women refusing to bow down to the postcolonial conception of development. From the forests of central India to the valleys of Arunachal, women have repeatedly placed themselves between their communities and the machinery of…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Odisha: Thousands of women march to protest arrest of anti-liquor movement leader

UMERKOTE: Thousands of women took to the streets in Nabarangpur town on Tuesday protesting the arrest of CPI(M) leader Rajesh Jani who is spearheading the anti-liquor movement in the district. Carrying sticks and batons, the women gheraoed the sub-collector’s office demanding Jani’s immediate and…

Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

Odisha: Women gherao sub-collector office over activist’s arrest in Nabarangpur

Nabarangpur: Thousands of women belonging to the District Nari Mahasangha staged a protest outside the sub-collector’s office in Nabarangpur, demanding the immediate release of their adviser and anti-liquor activist Rajesh Jani. Carrying sticks and raising slogans, the protesters Tuesday surrounded…

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