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		<title>Tech Fixes &#8211; The unique ID project in India</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/tech-fixes-uid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have major concerns about this whole Unique Identification Number project, recently in the news in India, on three grounds : who is doing it? which problem are they trying to fix? and how will the proposed solution solve the stated problem? Who is doing it? As I posted in the comments section on Ashwin&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=255&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Report on Action 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[land acquisition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than a thousand representatives from movements and struggles from across the country converged to Jan Mantar for a two day dharna. Objections and concerns about the amendments being introduced to the Land Acquistion Act (1894) and the draft Rehabilitation &#38; Resettlement Bill were presented by the movements from more than 15 states. Eminent citizen [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=252&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pollution stings &#8230; and stinks !!</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2008/11/08/pollutionstingsandstinks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inertia is inevitable. But when pushed beyond a certain limit the overcoming of inertia is also inevitable. Bringing as many members of the community to overcome their inertia at the earliest is one of the challenges that movements and organizations face in mobilizing communities. Typically the poor and marginalized sections of a community are affected [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=243&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting the Indian Fukuoka</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/meeting-the-indian-fukuoka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Soon after I started reading about alternative farming, I came across online conversations and discussions talking about Bhaskar Save&#8217;s efforts in Umergam. After reading his open letter to Dr. Swaminathan, of the Indian Green Revolution fame, laying out the reasons for the current crisis amongst farmers, visiting his farm and meeting him became a &#8216;must-meet&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=236&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A report about the chapter visits</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/a-report-about-the-chapter-visits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our experience We had a great time with all the chapters we visited – thanks for hosting us! We had focused sessions with 7 chapters, plus extended freewheeling discussions wherever possible. We also met with folks from 2 other chapters and a few chapter-less and traveling AIDvasis. These engagements allowed us to revive old friendships [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=218&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Planning focussed discussions with AID chapters</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2008/09/20/planning-focussed-discussions-with-aid-chapters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 5 months, we have been traveling in India visiting and working with grassroots organizations. We have discovered a lot about these groups and about ourselves. During our trip to Canada and the US in September-October (for personal reasons), we would like to visit AID chapters and reconnect with volunteers. Proposed topics for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=210&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making RTI more expensive</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/making-rti-more-expensive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Right to Information Act is one of the three very useful progressive laws that the UPA govt. enacted in 2005. Since its enactment almost every govt. department and office has been trying to beat the other in coming up with ways to defeat its purpose and spirit. There are many cases of RTI applications [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=198&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A sip of (community) health drink</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2008/09/11/a-sip-of-community-health-drink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Training one or more community members to meet the basic health care needs of the community forms one of the central pillars of community health programs. They also serve as resource people who can guide individuals through the public health care system – from the primary health clinic (PHC) to community health centers in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=196&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Inabilities&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://dwiddly.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/people-with-inabilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is not very difficult to spot a person with disabilities (PWD). Yes, it is much easier to spot one with physical disabilities, and with a little observation one can spot those with psychological disabilites. Many around us have an inability &#8211; they are unable to recognize the rights of PWDs. And almost all of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=194&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sahaja Samrudha&#8217;s Aug 2008 Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dnguru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sahaja Samrudha&#8217;s latest newsletter brought out in August makes an interesting read. Check it out &#8230; http://www.sahajasamrudha.org/Sahaja%20Samrudha%20newsletter.pdf The photographs of different kinds of brinjal reminded me of the different kinds of sabji, bharta, yengaayi, saambaar made from different varieties! yummmyy!! I had heard about some of the native varieties of paddy / rice mentioned in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=dwiddly.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4101220&amp;post=188&amp;subd=dwiddly&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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