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Mamta Pared was our colleague at PARI. A young journalist of rare talent and commitment, she passed away tragically on December 11, 2022.On the first anniversary of her passing, we bring you a special podcast where you can listen to Mamta narrating a story of her people - the Warlis, an Adivasi community from Wada taluka in Palghar district of Maharashtra. She had recorded this audio a few months before her death.Mamta wrote about their struggles for basic amenities and rights. An intrepid journalist, she reported from small hamlets, many of which simply don’t exist on maps. She was driven to cover hunger, child labour, bonded labour, access to schooling, land rights, displacement, livelihoods and more.

In this episode, Mamta narrates the <a id="17652" linktype="page">story</a>
 of an injustice in her village, Nimbavali, Maharashtra. She narrates 
how government officials tricked villagers into giving up ancestral land
 under the guise of a water project for the Mumbai-Vadodara expressway. 
The project tore through their village, and the compensation offered was
 grossly inadequate.At PARI, we were very privileged to know and work with Mamta; all her nine stories on PARI are listed <a href="https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/authors/mamta-pared/">here</a>.Mamta lives on through her writing and her work with the community. She is deeply missed.We would like to thank Himanshu Saikia for help with this podcast. The photo on the cover image of Mamta is from the website of Citizens for Justice and Peace where she was a fellow. We thank them for permitting us to use it.

In memory of Mamta Pared: 1998-2022

ممتا پریڈ کی یاد میں: ۲۰۲۲-۱۹۹۸

మమతా పరేడ్ (1998-2022) జ్ఞాపకంగా

மம்தா பரெடின் நினைவாக: 1998-2022

ਮਮਤਾ ਪਰੇਡ (1998-2022) ਨੂੰ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ

ମମତା ପାରେଦ୍‌ଙ୍କ ସ୍ମୃତିରେ : ୧୯୯୮-୨୦୨୨

മംമ്ത പരേദിന്റെ സ്മരണയിൽ: 1998-2022

ಮಮತಾ ಪರೇದ್ ಅವರ ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ: 1998-2022

ममता परेड की स्मृति में: 1998-2022

મમતા પારેડની યાદમાં: 1998-2022

ममता परेड के सुरता मं: 1998-2022

प्रिय साथी ममता परेड: 1998-2022

সাংবাদিক মমতা পারেদ: ১৯৯৮-২০২২

মমতা পাৰেডৰ সোঁৱৰণিত: ১৯৯৮-২০২২

आठवणीत चिरंतनः ममता परेड (११९८-२०२२)

Nimbavali

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In memory of Mamta Pared: 1998-2022

December 11, 2023 marks the first anniversary of our former colleague Mamta Pared's passing. To remember the day, we present a recording where she narrates the loss of her Adivasi community's land and homes in Palghar district. A PARI podcast

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