[ad_1] Out of use furniture and cushions lying in a room in the basement of the Maharaja Yashwantrao Hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore. | Photo Credit: A.M. Faruqui At dusk on August 29, Manju Devi was rushed to the primary health centre (PHC) in Rajod town of Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district. Her labour pain had … Read more
[ad_1] “At Independence, the new Government of India … made the building of big dams a central part of its strategy for transforming India, a commitment to which it adhered for decades,” historian Daniel Klingensmith wrote in his 2007 book ‘One Valley and a Thousand’. The Damodar Valley Corporation, the Bhakra Nangal, and the Hirakud … Read more
[ad_1] Lakshmi (name changed), a school headmistress, was well-known for her warmth, boundless energy and legendary parties. A few years after retirement, she began to wane with mild signs of cognitive decline, which quickly deteriorated into dementia after the loss of her husband. Struggling with loneliness, the once vibrant woman was reduced to a hollow … Read more