CASA BLOGS
Forest Dwellers & Forest – Based Livelihood
10 Aug 2020
CASA organised a webinar on the 28th of July, 2020, highlighting the issues faced by the forest-dwelling communities in India, in the midst of COVID-19. More than 100 individuals participated in the event, which comprised of community members, staff members of CASA as well as of our partner organisations. The webinar focused on the struggles […]
Seen through an Invisible Lens
7 Aug 2020
Kareena (name changed) is a 30-year-old transgender woman living in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Since childhood, she was subjected to apathy, verbal and physical abuses by her parents, siblings and other family members owing to her sexuality. “They thought that I had physical and mental defects, and spared no chance in harassing me, asking me to mend […]
In the Pursuit of Acceptance
3 Aug 2020
“Sometimes I feel being a transgender is a curse. There is no-one to turn to for support and guidance. Our lives are rife with unseen difficulties.” Living on the fringes of the society but constantly the centre of discrimination and injustice, the transgender community of our country has seen history and the present riddled with […]
Quest to redefine my identity
31 Jul 2020
21- year old Vimla Devi is a migrant worker from Nepal. She migrated to India with her family in search of better livelihood alternatives. However, her husband abandoned her, making her the sole caregiver of their children. Patriarchy is a deeply engrained and highly normalised norm of our society. Women have often defined themselves with […]
Mollifying the severe repercussions of the COVID-19 lockdown
29 Jul 2020
“The nationwide lockdown was imposed when I arrived in Shimla … No one has been employing domestic help or labour … How should I feed and sustain myself without work? Moreover, I have a 12 years old daughter. How should I bring her up?” shares Gyanti Devi, a 38 years old migrant worker and an […]
The Place they call Home
22 Jul 2020
The lockdown imposed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic has uncovered the latent class inequalities prevalent in the country. It has brought forth the living conditions of many people, each replete with its challenges and trials. Janki Devi is a 43-year-old migrant worker. Originally hailing from Jodhpur, Rajasthan, she along with her family migrated to Bosari, […]
An endeavour to provide a secured source of sustenance
21 Jul 2020
“I still didn’t find work when the lock down was declared at the outbreak of the pandemic. I was left trapped in the city. The situation kept getting worse with each passing day. My savings were depleting and by the month of May, I had exhausted every resource of survival.” Jitendra is a 26 […]
The Succour to her Lost World
8 Jul 2020
The lockdown and the pandemic have affected different sections of the society and have particularly rendered the migrant population helpless. One such story is that of Bhuri Adivasi, a 36-year-old migrant worker from Chhattarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Along with her family, she has been working as a contract labourer for the past 3 years in Dharwad, […]
IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON FOREST-DWELLING COMMUNITIES
14 Jun 2020
“I traversed 12 to 13 kilometres on foot, through the forests, to reach the villages which the Chakma tribe had inhabited. The path to reach the region was unmetalled and muddy. When I first arrived in a village called Tedangnala, I saw that the majority of the households had lack of access to basic necessities. […]