A recent article appeared in the Times of India that featured Arun Gandhi's grandchildren Kasturi and Vivan. It speaks to the importance of MK Gandhi being a much-needed role-model to the people, especially the children, in our turbulent and uncertain times. Bapu's probity should be an example to all Source: Bella Jaisinghani | Times of […]
139 child labourers rescued in New Delhi
July 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
16th July, 2011, New Delhi: Eight children, working in a jewellery shop in punjabi basti, Nangloi and sweet shop was rescued during a rescue operation in the capital today. The rescue was conducted on a complaint filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan. The rescue operation was led by Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Punjabi Bagh. The youngest […]
India Circus Owners Banned From Using Child Performers
July 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
India’s traditional traveling circuses remain widely popular across the country, although attendance has been falling in recent years. Despite their popularity, there have long been concerns about their treatment of child circus performers, many of whom are trafficked from Nepal. Starting this month, India’s Supreme Court banned circus owners from using child performers and demanded […]
Mahatma’s grandson to attend Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrations
July 5, 2011 by 2 Comments
‘Dr. Arun Gandhi and Martin Luther King III will grace the occasion to mark the birthday of His Holiness in Washington on July 6,’ announced Tenzin Taklha, joint secretary at the Dalai Lama’s office on Monday. Over 100,000 people are expected to turn out for the Tuesday July 6th event being held at the Verizon […]
Missing girl child means murdered girl child in India
June 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
According to a recent report by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) up to 50 million girls and women are missing in India’s population as a result of systematic sex-murder discrimination. Source: Harini Calamur | DNA INDIA A recent poll suggested that India was the fourth-most dangerous place in the world for women. Afghanistan and Congo, in […]
Eyewitness Account of Child Slavery
June 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
[Editor’s note: This report, written by Siddharth Kara, appeared in the Spring 2011 GoodWeave newsletter and is reprinted with permission. GoodWeave works to end child labor in the handmade rug industry and provide educational opportunities for children in South Asia.] Siddharth Kara is a Fellow on Human Trafficking at Harvard University and author of Sex […]
Transform Africa! Arun Gandhi Urges Graduates
June 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Sharai Nondo | Africa University The graduating class of 2011 — the 17th class of graduates for the United Methodist-related school — included 279 bachelor’s degree and 71 master’s degree recipients from 19 African countries. Gandhi, an author, journalist and social activist and the grandson of Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, urged the graduates […]
Father’s Day in India – Remembering ‘Bapu’
June 19, 2011 by 3 Comments
The concept of celebrating Father’s Day is very new in India. The idea of celebrating Fathers Day has been imported from western countries mainly US, perhaps less than a decade ago. However, it is remarkable to note that the idea of observing a day in honor of fathers has been appreciated by Indians to a […]
Gandhi’s Face Found on Google Mars
June 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
An Italian space buff has claimed to have spotted the face of Mahatma Gandhi etched into the the rocks of Mars while scanning through latest pictures of the Red Planet. Matteo Lanneo was surveying the amazing pictures sent from Europe’s Mars Orbiter back to Earth when he came across this uncanny resemblance to the father […]
Education, Vocation Training, Rehabilitation & Child Labour
May 28, 2011 by 2 Comments
Guest Post by: Dr Neeraja Sharma Home Problem of Child-Labour is not new to anybody. ILO under convention 138 makes a distinction between child labour and child work. ‘Child work’ is that participation of children in the economy which does not affect their physical and mental development adversely. This kind of work under ILO guidelines […]
The Scourge of Modern Day Slavery
May 27, 2011 by 5 Comments
guest blog by Caroline Galea | carolinegalea.com The story of Kira beggars belief. Kira is a 28-year-old Moldavian woman who has, for seven years, spent most of her time as a sex slave. Her story was exposed in the British media in the last few weeks and is subject to an ongoing inquiry and court case […]
India Coal Towns, Many Miners are Children
May 25, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Times South Asia bureau chief Mark Magnier and photojournalist Daniel Berehulak report on the mining situation in the Jaintia Hills district of India, located in the northeastern state of Meghalaya. Perhaps as many as thousands of underage workers as young as 8, lured by the wages, leave school to work in coal mines under perilous […]
GoPhil Helps AVANI & Rescued Child Laborers
May 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
In September of 2010, GoPhilanthropic visited its partners – AVANI school in Kolhpur, India who provide shelter and education for 36 children who have been rescued from a life of forced child labor. All of the children now attend school and thanks to the dedication of AVANI Director Anuradha Bhosale and others on her team, […]
Human Trafficking is Violence Against Humanity
May 24, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Fourteen-year old Gudiya Putul is not in Kingston, Jamaica attending the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation (IEPC), but her name and history were brought to the attention of some IEPC participants Saturday during a workshop about economic injustice and human trafficking. Source: Ekklesia Putul (not her real name) is originally from a village in West Bengal, […]
Salaam Bombay! Reviewed
April 26, 2011 by 1 Comment
Recently we had the opportunity to watch Salaam Bombay! , a 1988 Hindi film directed by Mira Nair, and screenwritten by her longtime creative collaborator, Sooni Taraporevala. If, like me, you loved Slumdog Millionaire, I might describe Salaam Bombay! as an early precurser to that more recent commercial success. Salaam Bombay! chronicles the day-to-day life of children […]