-, Madhya Pradesh •
Jul 14, 2024
From the drought land
A poet writes about the farmers across central India dealing with extreme weather conditions as strong heat wave sweeps through the northern part of the country this year
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Syed Merajuddin
Syed Merajuddin is a poet and a teacher. He lives in Agara, Madhya Pradesh, and is co-founder and Secretary of Aadharshila Shiksha Samiti, an organisation that runs a higher secondary school for children of displaced Adivasi and Dalit communities, now living at the edge of Kuno National Park.
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Manita Kumari Oraon
Manita Kumari Oraon is a Jharkhand based artist, working with sculptures and paintings on issues of social and cultural importance to Adivasi communities.
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Pratishtha Pandya
Pratishtha Pandya is a Senior Editor at PARI where she leads PARI's creative writing section. She is also a member of the PARIBhasha team and translates and edits stories in Gujarati. Pratishtha is a published poet working in Gujarati and English.
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Pratishtha Pandya
Pratishtha Pandya is a Senior Editor at PARI where she leads PARI's creative writing section. She is also a member of the PARIBhasha team and translates and edits stories in Gujarati. Pratishtha is a published poet working in Gujarati and English.
