Angana Chakrabarti

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Angana Chakrabarti |GPJ India

Christians say the dormant law, first passed in the 1970s, targets their faith. Those trying to revive it say it is essential for preservation of indigenous faiths and culture. A youth member of a church in Doimukh, a town in Arunachal Pradesh, speaks during a session about the state’s APFRA|Angana Chakrabarti, GPJ IndiaThis story was originally published by Global Press Journal. The mood inside Nirjuli Town Baptist Church one evening in late March was somber.

3 weeks ago | globalpressjournal.com | Angana Chakrabarti |GPJ India

NIRJULI, INDIA — The mood inside Nirjuli Town Baptist Church one evening in late March was somber. Around 170 people, mostly young congregants from local churches, had gathered to rally against the revival of a long-dormant law that could suppress the growth of the Christian community in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

1 month ago | news.mongabay.com | Angana Chakrabarti

In Northeastern India’s Assam, women have joined forces to save the resident greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilos dubius), known locally as the hargila, which was long considered a “dirty, smelly bird” that villagers would attack. The women, who call themselves the Hargila Army, incorporate the birds into their songs, prayers and weavings in order to help protect the species and spark appreciation for them.

1 month ago | globalpressjournal.com | Angana Chakrabarti |GPJ India

CHAMARIA, INDIA — It was village council election season in India’s northeastern state of Assam, and nearly 60,000 people vied for over 21,000 seats. In a country where political ideology often hinges on religion, voters in at least one Anchalik Panchayat (block-level) race, in Kamrup District, showed that when they cast ballots, there’s a lot more at stake. Assam’s population is roughly 34% Muslim, though by some counts it’s as much as 40%, and growing fast.

Mar 16, 2025 | hindi.mongabay.com | Angana Chakrabarti

नागालैंड के चाखेसांग जनजाति से आने वाली कार्यकर्ता सेनो त्सुहा मोटे अनाज और पारिस्थितिकी के हिसाब से खेती को फिर से जीवित करने की पहल की अगुवाई कर रही हैं। इससे समुदायों को पारंपरिक ज्ञान को बचाए रखते हुए जलवायु परिवर्तन के हिसाब से ढलने में मदद मिल रही है। भारत-नागा संघर्ष के बीच पली-बढ़ी त्सुहा ने अपना जीवन सामुदायिक विकास, देसी ज्ञान, सामाजिक न्याय और पर्यावरण को बचाने में लगा दिया। मोंगाबे के साथ इस बातचीत में, वह समुदाय और आजीविका के जरिए स्थिरता और महिलाओं को सशक्त बनाने की अपने सफर के...