> In India over the last ten years the fight against the
#SardarSarovar #Dam.. [is] far more than the fight for one river. . its strength as well as its weakness.. a debate that captured the popular imagination..raised the stakes and changed the complexion of the battle.. the very nature of our
#democracy. Who owns this land? Who owns its rivers? Its forests? Its fish? These are huge questions..
https://ecologise.in/2016/08/25/flashback-arundhati-roys-landmark-essay-on-the-narmada-resistance/ #ArundhatiRoy #Narmada #NarmadaValley #dams
Flashback: Arundhati Roy's classic essay on the Narmada resistance - Ecologise
The Narmada Bachao Andolan began 31 years ago as a protest against the Sardar Sarovar dam on the Narmada river, and went on to raise questions about the very development model India has embraced. Today, with the NBA reviving their landmark struggle for justice, we are re-publishing author Arundhati Roy’s landmark 1999 essay on the topic.Continue Reading››
@WorldNewsTop DemocracyNow! mentioned
#RanaAyyub too.
#ArundhatiRoy wrote movingly about the
#Gujarat #pogrom or
#massacre overseen by
#NarendraModi too.
#Arundhati mentioned that
#Modi celebrated his birthday at the
#NarmadaValley #dams that destroy the livelihoods of millions of people..
#PaulFarmer and his view of dams and health hasn't been able to stop the big money yet.. SAD!
https://www.democracynow.org/2022/3/30/headlines/outspoken_journalist_rana_ayyub_blocked_from_leaving_india 
Outspoken Journalist Rana Ayyub Blocked from Leaving India
The prominent Indian journalist Rana Ayyub was blocked Tuesday from flying out of Mumbai. She was scheduled to fly to London to give a speech about the intimidation of women journalists. Ayyub has faced severe repercussions for openly criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including the freezing of her bank account.
Mathew Thomas
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