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Lockdown impact: Religion-based discrimination rampant in Varanasi? Part-8 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
15-Sep-2021
CJP’s fact finding mission analysing the plight of workers from the weaving industry and allied activities, in face of the Covid induced lockdown, has also come across several allegations of religion-based discrimination, even amidst a deadly pandemic. On November 29, 2020, our team came across Imtiaz*, an Aari worker who was forced to run a coffee stand…
सीजेपी मोहल्ला सेंटर से मिले मेडिकल सपोर्ट से पत्ती देवी के स्वास्थ में सुधार नेबुलाइज़र मशीन का इस्तेमाल करने से भी बहुत आराम है, अब इन्हेलर की ज़रूरत नहीं पड़ रही है
07-Jun-2021
उमेश चंद्र यादव, पु/त्र श्री गोरख नाथ यादव, जो A 11/66A G, नया महादेव, राजघाट वाराणसी के निवासी हैं, वो हमारे CJP मोहल्ला सेंटर पर 20/5/21 को आये थे फैमली किट लेने के लिये तब उन्होंने अपनी माता “पत्ती देवी” के बारे में बताया कि वो बीमार रहती हैं उनको साँस की बीमारी है। उसी…
Lockdown Impact: President’s award winning Aquaculture scholar sells fish for a living Part-4 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
26-Mar-2021
Varanasi is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Its citizens are a hardy lot, they always find a way to come out stronger from any adversity. But one has to ask why should they have to suffer to the point of taking up menial jobs just to survive? CJP team…
How this weaver was forced to run a tea shop After the lockdown, many of them are struggling to find work
28-Nov-2020
CJP and our partners on ground are on a fact finding mission to bring out stories of the weaving community of Purvanchal, who have been hit by the twin blow of coronavirus lockdown and administrative apathy. In this exclusive video, we will take you through the looms and factories, of some of India’s most exquisite…
Uncovering the despair of Purvanchal’s weavers CJP fact finding brings to us stories from Purvanchal's weaving industry
25-Nov-2020
CJP has undertaken, in association with our partners, a fact-finding mission to get to the bottom of what ails the once-thriving weaving industry of Purvanchal. Watch this video to know what to expect out of these investigations. Our partners and advisors include Dipak Malik, Vasanthi Raman, Abdullah Ansari, Lenin Raghuvanshi, and many others. Dr Muniza…
How Purvanchal’s traditional weaving industry came undone CJP’s ongoing fact-finding mission examines the twin-blows dealt by Covid and administrative apathy
18-Nov-2020
Weaving is not just an industry in Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal region, it is the basis for a strong bond between people from two communities. Handcrafted textiles are the means through which craftsmen and women tell the story of their rich and vivid heritage. But now this bond appears to be weakening as the industry has been…
CJP’s #HateHatao Workshop with Volunteers in Varanasi Download the App Now!
09-May-2019
CJP recently conducted a Hate Hatao workshop with volunteers of Lok Chetna Samiti in Varanasi. These volunteers work on the ground with marginalised people and have experienced bouts of hate being spread. They will now take forward the message of a hate free India through CJP’s Hate Hatao, Desh Bachao App. To Download: http://bit.ly/2GaguBW …
Hate Watch: CJP writes to Facebook in Varanasi Church Attack Case Urges social media major to investigate misuse of platform
10-Oct-2018
Just days after writing a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), that was also copied to Facebook, to take action in the Varanasi Church attack case, we have now once again written separately to Facebook on October 10, 2018, urging them to investigate how their social media platform was misused in order to…
हेट वॉच – वाराणसी चर्च हिंसा मामले में CJP ने किया NHRC से जांच का आग्रह फेसबुक से भी नफ़रत फैलाने वाले पोस्ट और विडियो के खिलाफ़ जांच की अपील की
08-Oct-2018
शांति, अहिंसा तथा सभी संवैधानिक अधिकारों की रक्षा हेतु CJP सदा सक्रिय रहा है. आज देश भर में अल्पसंख्यकों पर हो रहे अत्याचार पर भी हमारी नज़र बनी हुई है. हाल ही में वाराणसी में २०० वर्ष पुराने सेंट थॉमस गिरिजा घर पर हुए हमले के बारे में जब हमें पता चला तो हमनें राष्ट्रीय…
Hate Watch: CJP writes to NHRC about Varanasi Church attack Also urges Facebook to take action as its video feature was used to spread hate and incite violence
06-Oct-2018
CJP was founded on the constitutional values of dialogue and harmony between various sections of Indian society, and it is consistently disappointing when dominant groups target minority communities in India. Recently, several local citizens’ organisations in Varanasi alleged, in a letter submitted to district officials, that a mob of members of the Hindu Yuva Shakti…