India's Children

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

India's Children INDIA’S CHILDREN Continue to Challenge our Conscience HAQ: Centre for Child Rights HAQ: Centre for Child Rights 2019 ISBN No.978-93-83807-12-3 Suggested Citation: Ganguly, Enakshi (ed). 2019. India’s Children-Continue to Challenge Our Conscience. HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. New Delhi. India Research: Bharti Ali, Mukund Madhav Published by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights B 1/2, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi +91-11-26677412 +91-11-26674688 (Fax) Website: www.haqcrc.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights/ Twitter: @HAQCRC Linkedin: haq-centre-for-child-rights Part Supported by: Terre des hommes (TDH) (G) India Programme Proof Reading: Vijayalakshmi Balakrishnan, Preeti Singh Cover Image: Anne_Roberts/Flickr Design & Printing: Aspire Design For print copies kindly contact publisher. Report can be downloaded from www.haqcrc.org INDIA’S CHILDREN Continue to Challenge our Conscience Edited by Enakshi Ganguly “The greatest lessons in life, if we would but stoop and humble ourselves, we would learn not from the grown-up learned men, but from the so-called ignorant children.” Mahatma Gandhi Acknowledgement In 2002, HAQ: Centre for Child Rights published its first Status Report on India’s Children titled “Children in Globalising India: Challenging Our Conscience”. This report, which is also the fifth in the series, reflects on how children and the realisation of their rights continue to challenge our conscience even today. The first status report was an edited volume and so is this one. It comes after a gap of about eight years as updated information and data on child rights indicators is one of those challenges that digital India needs to overcome at the same pace as launching of remote sensing satellites. Sadly, the last household survey data available at scale is Census 2011. NFHS-4 was published in 2015-16 and the last set of crime statistics available is also dated 2017. Although the data challenge remains, an effort has been made by the authors as well as HAQ to scan through a range of different sources of information. The other challenge that this report highlights is with respect to a plethora of laws and policies that get framed and reframed in the name of promoting, protecting and realising children’s rights, while ignoring even the little evidence that is available, particularly on the implementation gaps. The third most critical challenge in a country where children constitute 37 per cent of the population is the absence of engagement with children who are directly and indirectly affected by the policy changes, and more so when plans and strategies change too frequently, the education sector being a stark example of this. With support from Terre des Hommes (Germany), the publication has been simplified by Ms. Mini Shrinivasan for children’s understanding and use. We sincerely appreciate Mini for agreeing to do this at a very short notice and with limited time in hand. Around 60 children from across the country will be discussing the child-friendly version at a children’s convention and will share their experiences, thoughts and voices at a public hearing on 20th of November 2019 that marks the 30 Years of UN CRC. We approached a number of agencies, seeking support for this report. Terre des Hommes (Germany) is the only agency that agreed to part support the publication and release. We thank them for vesting their trust in us. We thank all the authors who contributed to this report. They have at different points been requested, cajoled and even pushed. We recognise that each one of them is super busy, but they agreed to be part of this mammoth project pro bono. For that we are deeply grateful. We need to especially acknowledge Meenakshi Ganguly who as always gets pulled in for her inputs and support. We also thank Aspire Design, our most trusted design and printing partners to have given the publication its present shape. We thank the children who inspire us to keep pushing for change in a world that often seems so unchanging…because change is so slow to come by. For the last 20 years children have reminded us never to give up, because they do not. Enakshi Ganguly Bharti Ali Contents About the Authors Abbreviations 1. India’s Children: Continue to Challenge Our Conscience 10 Enakshi Ganguly PART 1 2. Role of the State in Advancing Child Rights – Overcoming Ambivalence 38 Karuna Bishnoi 3. Child Health 58 Abhijit Das 4. Child Protection in India 80 Nicole Rangel Menezes 5. Education as A Right 102 Subir Shukla 6. Children’s Participation – A Practitioner’s Perspective 120 Rita Panicker 7. Ecological Rights of Children 134 George Chira 8. Public Financing and Child Rights 146 Biswajit Dhar PART 2 9. Visibilising The Young Child in India as A Rights’ Holder 160 Samreen Mushtaq, Amrita Jain and Sumitra Mishra 10. Children with Disabilities – An Excluded Agenda 170 Anita Ghai 11. Sexual Abuse of Children and the Child Protection Challenge 186 Bharti Ali 12. Children in Conflict with the Law 210 Shruthi Ramakrishnan and Swagata Raha 13. Child Marriage – Ongoing yet Changing 224 Enakshi Ganguly and Indira Pancholi 14. Children Growing up in the Shadow of Conflict 238 15. Rethinking Child Labour 248 Prabir Basu 16. Do Children’s Issues Make News? 268 Biraj Swain 2 About The Authors ABHIJIT DAS is a doctor with training in obstetrics, paediatrics and public health. He is currently Managing Trustee, Centre for Health and Social Justice, in New Delhi and Clinical Associate Director, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. He has over thirty years’ experience in working directly with communities as well as improving systems through training, research and policy advocacy at the national and global level. Abhijit is a pioneer on involving men for gender equality programming. He has authored many papers and articles in academic and popular publications and has been an invited speaker on many national and international platforms. AMRITA JAIN is Chairperson, Mobile Creches, while being a member on the Governing Board, she has worked closely with Mobile Creches programme since 1991. She has developed training modules, curriculum and has been actively involved with advocacy from grass roots to policy for the young child. ANITA GHAI is an academic and an activist working in areas of disability sexuality, psychology, gender, education and health rights. She is professor in School of Human Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi since 2015. Before this, she was an Associate Professor in Department of Psychology in Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. As a former fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum Library, Teen Murti Bhavan, she has researched on issues of care of disabled women. She has been President of the Indian Association for Women’s Studies. Her contribution to the field of disability studies is considered seminal. She has published extensively on feminism and disability rights. BHARTI ALI is a development professional and a social activist working on issues concerning the rights of women and children for over 28 years. She is one of the Co-founders and currently the Executive Director of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. She has conducted and led several researches, training and capacity building programmes for different stakeholders, public advocacy and campaigns on child rights and child protection concerns in particular. Some of her research is published in the form of books, articles and reports. 3 BIRAJ SWAIN works on the intersection of poverty, public policy and citizen-state engagement in South Asia, HECA (Horn East and Central Africa) and globally. She is a Senior International Development Expert, an educator, writer, media- watcher and podcaster. She has also been an ICFJ Washington DC fellow on Early Child Development. She is creator and curator of several journals and programmes such as a multi-media #ChildhoodMatters and Global Summits: Where are we going? for NewsLaundry; IDS journal- Standing on the threshold: Food Justice in India; Of Nourishing India’s Tribal Children. She is a regular media critic and commentator. BISWAJIT DHAR is Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Prior to joining the University, Dr Dhar was the Director General of Research and Information System for Developing Countries, a think-tank under the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, which specialises on international economic issues. ENAKSHI GANGULY is the Co-founder of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights and was its Co-Director till August 2018. She has been engaged in research, advocacy and training on wide-ranging socio-legal issues and human rights particularly of children, women and other marginalised groups for three and a half decades. She is currently Advisor to HAQ. INDIRA PANCHOLI has been involved in a range of women’s rights issues through her work with Information Development and Resource Agency (IDARA), Mahila Samuh, Ajmer, Agaz Foundation and Azad Foundation. She is also well known for her work on the rights of displaced persons and was, with her partner, Ravi Hemadri, instrumental in the formation of Bisalpur Samanvay Samiti – an organisation of the people displaced from Bisalpur dam in central Rajasthan. Her work among women of this region led to the formation of Mahila Jan Adhikar Samiti (MJAS) in 1995. Although it began by combating violence against women and women’s empowerment through leadership development as central issues, today it also works with children and adolescents. She is currently heading the child marriage prevention project of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights. She continues her association with MJAS and Bisalpur Samanvay Samiti and is an active member of autonomous women’s movement in the country. She has undertaken a number of research studies and published in English and Hindi. 4 KARUNA BISHNOI is a child rights advocate and independent consultant with over four decades of work experience in social development with a specific focus on child rights since 2000.
Recommended publications
  • Head Office Nr. Bhumkar Chowk, Wakad, Pune. Contact-09096790230 Branch Nr, Karve Statue, Kothrud, Pune
    Current Affairs January -2016 Head Office Nr. Bhumkar Chowk, Wakad, Pune. Contact-09096790230 Branch Nr, Karve Statue, Kothrud, Pune. Contact-09604001144 Mindchangers Academy,Pune. Page 1 Current Affairs January -2016 INDIAN AFFAIRS Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs increase in the budget amount for grid-connected solar rooftop systems to Rs. 5,000 crore from Rs.600 crore for 2019-2020. Amaravati will get India’s first ever underwater tunnel under the river Krishna -3km long. Pakistan’s Singer Adnan Sami gets Indian Citizenship Goa set up Investment Promotion Board (IPB) for fast approvals to industrial proposals - cleared 62 proposals with investment of Rs 5,200 crore. Government decided to merge the ministry of overseas Indian affairs (MOIA) with the external affairs ministry. Telangana becomes the first state in the country to legally accept Electronic motor insurance policies e-Vahan Bima -under Motor Vehicle Act 1988 Alstom the French transportation equipment maker rolled out the first set of railway coaches for the Kochi Metro project - Chennai metro the first. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 103rd Indian Science Congress in Mysore,Karnataka Theme – Science & Technology for Indigenous Development in India 5 key bills assented by Prez Pranab Mukherjee - Article 111 1. Atomic Energy (Amendment) Act Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 2. Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 3. Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 4. Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act State election commissioner (SEC) Ashok Kumar Chauhan announced that toilets will be mandatory requirement for eligibility to contest panchayat elections in Bihar.
    [Show full text]
  • Urban Rural Divide? How to Manage Obesity?
    1 : 4 IS INDIA REALLY GETTING FATTER- URBAN RuRAL DIVIDE? HOW TO MANAGE OBESITY? WEIGHT CONTROL IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION Vitull K Gupta, Sonia Gupta, Bhatinda The second half of the twentieth century witnessed major imparts health risk. (20% more than Ideal Body Weight). health transitions in the world, propelled by socio-economic and Lean but very muscular individuals may be overweight by arbitrary technological changes which profoundly altered life expectancy standards without having increased adiposity. Obesity is effectively and ways of living while creating an unprecedented human defined by assessing its linkage to morbidity or mortality. capacity to use science to both prolong and enhance life. Dietary deficits and excesses and the lifestyle changes that accompany METHODS TO CALCULATE OBESITY industrialization and urbanization with economic development make a significant contribution to the most globally pervasive Body Mass Index (BMI): weight in Kg / height in meter 2 (kg/ change of the rising burden of obesity and non-communicable m2), skin-fold thickness, Densitometry (underwater weighing), diseases (NCDs). Computed tomography (CT) or MRI, Waist to Hip Ratio (Central Obesity), Ideal Body Weight (Kg) = {(Height in cm-100) X 0.9}. Obesity was identified as a disease thirty years ago when, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed obesity as a disease Body Mass Index (BMI): BMI is recommended as a practical condition in its International Classification of Diseases in 1979. approach for assessing body fat in the clinical setting. It provides Analysis of mortality trends suggests that large increases in NCDs a more accurate measure of total body fat compared with have occurred in developing countries, particularly those in rapid the assessment of body weight alone.3 The typical body transition (e.g.
    [Show full text]
  • Annual Report 2014
    VweJssm&Mcla 9nie^m U cm al ^h u yixia tlfm Annual Report 2014 G w d m ti Preface About VIF Our Relationship Worldwide Activities Seminars & Interactions . International Relations & Diplomacy . National Security & Strategic Studies . Neighbourhood Studies . Economic Studies . Historical & Civilisational Studies Reaching Out . Vimarsha . Scholars' Outreach Resource Research Centre and Library Publications VIF Website & E-Journal Team VIF Advisory Board & Executive Council Finances P ^ e la c e Winds of Change in India 2014 was a momentous year for India that marked the end of coalition governments and brought in a Government with single party majority after 40 years with hopes of good governance and development. Resultantly, perceptions and sentiments about India also improved rapidly on the international front. Prime Minister Modi’s invite to SAARC heads of states for his swearing in signified his earnestness and commitment to enhancing relationships with the neighbours. Thereafter, his visits to Bhutan, Japan, meeting President Xi Jinping and later addressing the UN and summit with President Obama underlined the thrust of India’s reinvigoration of its foreign and security policies. BRICS, ASEAN and G-20 summits were the multilateral forums where India was seen in a new light because of its massive political mandate and strength of the new leadership which was likely to hasten India’s progress. Bilateral meets with Myanmar and Australian leadership on the sidelines of ASEAN and G-20 and visit of the Vietnamese Prime Minister to India underscored PM Modi’s emphasis on converting India’s Look East Policy to Act East Policy’. International Dynamics While Indian economy was being viewed with dismay in the first half of the year, now India is fast becoming an important and much sought after destination for investment as the change of government has engendered positive resonance both at home and abroad.
    [Show full text]
  • Seven Years of Nirbhaya What Has Been Change Kumari Anupama Rai Abstract
    © 2020 JETIR April 2020, Volume 7, Issue 4 www.jetir.org (ISSN-2349-5162) Seven Years of Nirbhaya What Has Been Change Kumari Anupama Rai Abstract In this study I have examine the rape trends and situation after NIRBHAYA CASE in India. Present study used National Crime Record (NCRB) India data. Data on crimes in India are annually published by the NCRB. Crimes reported to police station all over country and refer to report and register crime. The reasons of incidents of crime are not capture by the Bureau. NCRB gives data on the basis of police recorded crime cases are being captured. In this study I have gone through the major reason behind, effect on society and what changes can be made. Rape is the fastest growing crime in India1 as compared to other crime incidence of women. Also I have uncovered some unknown rape crime that took place in the society on the name of reputation, to the depressed class woman (economically), of the working women either private sector or government sector. Meaning of RAPE From the latin word rape is define as the rapio, it means ‘to seize’. It signifies as the ravishment against her will or without her consent, or with her consent by putting her in fear, danger. Rape is the fourth highest crime committed in India. Rape has been defined under section 375 of INDIAN PENAL CODE 18602. Not less than 7 years of punishment are awarded for rape; before the Criminal Amendment Act of 2018. Prior to 2005, there was less rape in India.
    [Show full text]
  • 03 July 2020
    The Home of Solid Games www.greystonegames.com Vol. 19 Issue 18 Friday 03 july to 09 July20200 $1 www.thesouthasianinsider.com Sweet,Sweet, BitterBitter andand TepidTepid A Look At India’s Relationship With Neighbours (Story on Page 34,35,36,37) Also r Millions Switch To "Local TikToks" After India Bans Chinese Apps Page No. 4 r Resisting Chinese encroachment Page No. 8 Read r A reset in Kashmir policy Page No. 10 r It can no longer be business-as-usual Page No. 44 Home Business Auto NLIGHT INSURANCE Insurance (A Division of Nlight Financial LLC) (See Full Page Advt. on Page 20) Call : 917-612-3158 Friday 03 July to 09 July2020 COMMUNITY 2 Indo American Press Club Holds Virtual Induction Ceremony Dr. Joseph Chalil Inducted As Chairman, Dr. S.S. Lal As President of IPAC (Press Release By AJAY GHOSH) Nair & Thampanoor Mohan. Ajay New York : During a solemn virtual Ghosh, the Founding President of ceremony live telecast on social media IAPC introduced Dr. Chalil as the Co- and viewed by thousands from around founder and Publisher of The Universal the world, Dr. Joseph M. Chalil News Network. Dr. Chalil is an Adjunct assumed charge as the Chairman, Professor and author of several while Dr. SS Lal as the President of scientific and research papers in Indo American Press Club on Sunday, international publications. A veteran of June 28th, 2020. Also, along with the the U.S. Navy Medical Corps, Dr. Chalil two dynamic leaders, several new is board certified in healthcare members of the Board of Directors, management and has been awarded Executive Committee members, and Fellowship by the American College Local Chapter leadership were of Healthcare Executives.
    [Show full text]
  • Pdf (Accessed: 3 June, 2014) 17
    A University of Sussex DPhil thesis Available online via Sussex Research Online: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/ This thesis is protected by copyright which belongs to the author. This thesis cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the Author The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the Author When referring to this work, full bibliographic details including the author, title, awarding institution and date of the thesis must be given Please visit Sussex Research Online for more information and further details 1 The Production and Reception of gender- based content in Pakistani Television Culture Munira Cheema DPhil Thesis University of Sussex (June 2015) 2 Statement I hereby declare that this thesis has not been submitted, either in the same or in a different form, to this or any other university for a degree. Signature:………………….. 3 Acknowledgements Special thanks to: My supervisors, Dr Kate Lacey and Dr Kate O’Riordan, for their infinite patience as they answered my endless queries in the course of this thesis. Their open-door policy and expert guidance ensured that I always stayed on track. This PhD was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), to whom I owe a debt of gratitude. My mother, for providing me with profound counselling, perpetual support and for tirelessly watching over my daughter as I scrambled to meet deadlines. This thesis could not have been completed without her. My husband Nauman, and daughter Zara, who learnt to stay out of the way during my ‘study time’.
    [Show full text]
  • English Medium School in January 2016, Wherein 500 Students Participated
    CHILDLINE India Foundation Annual Report 2016-2017 CHILDLINE India Foundation 1 2 Annual Report 2016-2017 CHILDLINE India Foundation 3 Publication Annual Report, Volume- 14, 2016 – 2017 Data reported for the period April 2016 to March 2017 Published by CHILDLINE India Foundation (CIF) Compiled, Written and Edited by Communication and Strategic Initiatives Department, CIF Publication Supported by Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD), Government of India (GOI) Publication Design Bubble Design & Visual Communication Printed by Raj Papers & Printers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHILDLINE Annual Report 2016 – 2017 has been made possible through the tenacious spirit and hard work of individuals who have operated behind the scenes, but without whose contribution this publication would not have been possible. We acknowledge the vital support we received from the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, State Governments, NGOs, bilateral /multilateral agencies and corporate sector. Directors of CHILDLINE partner organizations, city coordinators, centre coordinators, team members and volunteers of cities and CHILDLINE Contact Centre, teams that report data for all the CHILDLINE cities. We also recognize efforts of CHILDLINE teams working for networking and facilitation, training, research and documentation, Data Analytics and Communications and Strategic Initiatives both at the national and state levels. Finally, to the children across the country who have placed their trust in CHILDLINE service. © CHILDLINE INDIA FOUNDATION 406, 4th floor, Sumer Kendra, B/H Mahindra Tower, P.B. Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 018 T: 91-22 2490 1098, 2491 1098 F: 91-22-2490 3509 E: [email protected] www.childlineindia.org.in 4 Annual Report 2016-2017 OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE CHILDLINE India Foundation 5 The CHILDLINE Service CHILDLINE is a national, 24x7, free, phone emergency outreach service for children in need of care and protection, linking them to long term rehabilitation.
    [Show full text]
  • India's Naxalite Insurgency: History, Trajectory, and Implications for U.S
    STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVES 22 India’s Naxalite Insurgency: History, Trajectory, and Implications for U.S.-India Security Cooperation on Domestic Counterinsurgency by Thomas F. Lynch III Center for Strategic Research Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is National Defense University’s (NDU’s) dedicated research arm. INSS includes the Center for Strategic Research, Center for Complex Operations, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, and Center for Technology and National Security Policy. The military and civilian analysts and staff who comprise INSS and its subcomponents execute their mission by conducting research and analysis, publishing, and participating in conferences, policy support, and outreach. The mission of INSS is to conduct strategic studies for the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the unified combatant commands in support of the academic programs at NDU and to perform outreach to other U.S. Government agencies and the broader national security community. Cover: Hard-line communists, belonging to the political group Naxalite, pose with bows and arrows during protest rally in eastern Indian city of Calcutta December 15, 2004. More than 5,000 Naxalites from across the country, including the Maoist Communist Centre and the Peoples War, took part in a rally to protest against the government’s economic policies (REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw) India’s Naxalite Insurgency India’s Naxalite Insurgency: History, Trajectory, and Implications for U.S.-India Security Cooperation on Domestic Counterinsurgency By Thomas F. Lynch III Institute for National Strategic Studies Strategic Perspectives, No.
    [Show full text]
  • Childhood Obesity in India
    UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA MODELLING STUDIES FOR A ‘WHOLE OF SOCIETY (WOS)’ FRAMEWORK TO MONITOR CARDIO-METABOLIC RISK AMONG CHILDREN (6 TO 18 YEARS) FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D) BY MR. RAKESH NEELAKANTA PILLAI, DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN TRANSLATIONAL BIO-MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TRANSLATIONAL BIO-MEDICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF VERONA, ITALY PERIOD: 2013 TO 2018 SUPERVISED BY PROF. NARENDRA KUMAR ARORA PROF. CRISTIANO CHIAMULERA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNIVERSITÀ DI VERONA, THE INCLEN TRUST INTERNATIONAL VERONA, ITALY NEW DELHI, INDIA 0 UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI VERONA DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTICS AND PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF TRANSLATIONAL BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN TRANSLATIONAL BIO-MEDICINE WITH THE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF European Program in Pharmacovigilance and Pharmacoepidemiology (Eu2P) and The INCLEN (International Clinical Epidemiology Network), New Delhi Cycle / year (1° year of attendance): October 2013 TO January 2018 TITLE OF THE DOCTORAL THESIS MODELLING STUDIES FOR A ‘WHOLE OF SOCIETY (WOS)’ FRAMEWORK TO MONITOR CARDIO-METABOLIC RISK AMONG CHILDREN (6 TO 18 YEARS) S.S.D. _Area/06/Med/01/Medical Statistics (Please complete this space with the S.S.D. of your thesis – mandatory information)* Coordinator: Prof./ssa: Cristiano Chiamulera Tutor: Prof./ssa: Narendra Kumar Arora Doctoral Student: Dott./ssa: Rakesh Neelakanta Pillai 1 Declaration of Ownership This thesis is my own work and contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any degree or diploma in any other institution. To the best of my knowledge, the thesis contains no material previously published or written by another person, except where due reference is made in the text of the thesis.
    [Show full text]
  • Extremism and Terrorism
    Pakistan: Extremism and Terrorism On April 21, 2021, a car bomb exploded in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Quetta, killing at least five and wounding 11. Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong was staying in the hotel but was not present during the attack. Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility. “It was a suicide attack in which our suicide bomber used his explosives-filled car in the hotel,” the TTP said in a text message to Reuters. (Sources: Reuters, Associated Press) On April 12, 2021, police in Lahore arrested Saad Rizvi, leader of the outlawed Islamist political party Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP). The arrest was reportedly to deter TLP supporters from further demanding the expulsion of France’s ambassador over the publication in France of cartoons featuring Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Rizvi had claimed the government had reached an agreement with his party to expel the ambassador by April 20, while government officials claimed they agreed only to discuss the issue in parliament. In response to Rizvi’s arrest, TLP supporters blocked highways and clash with police across the country over the course of two days, killing at least four people and wounding dozens of others, including at least 60 police officers. On April 18, TLP supporters attacked a police station in Lahore while rallying in the city against Rizvi’s arrest. The protesters took hostage 11 officers. The protesters released the hostages the following day after negotiations with the government. Photos released of the hostages during the negotiations showed they had been tortured. (Sources: Voice of America, Associated Press) Overview Since its independence from British colonial rule in 1947, Pakistan has been divided along ethnic, religious, and sectarian lines, a condition which has been exploited by internal and external organizations to foster extremism and terrorism.
    [Show full text]
  • The Role of Translation in the Resurgence of Pakistani Dramas
    International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR) ISSN 2307-4531 (Print & Online) http://gssrr.org/index.php?journal=JournalOfBasicAndApplied -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Role of Translation in the Resurgence of Pakistani Dramas Aisha Shoukat* (B.Ed., MA English) Email: [email protected] Abstract The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of translation in the resurgence of Pakistani Drama Industry, as well as to present suggestions and recommendations for the translators to come up the hurdles they face while translating the dramas. The data was collected through survey technique. Questionnaire were distributed among randomly selected participants comprising open ended and close ended questions. At the end of survey the participants were given 3 images to read and give their views regarding the need of translating Pakistani dramas. 40 participants were randomly selected from English department of The University of Lahore, Different cities of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. Through findings, the research revealed the revival of Pakistani drama industry and the need of translation for the resurgence of the industry in a foreign country. The findings also shows the interest of the foreigners in Pakistani dramas. The study is important for the readers as it would act as a platform for future researchers to explore the new dimensions in literary translation. Keywords: Pakistani dramas; translation; revival; international audience. 1. Introduction Translation is a mean of communication which help us to communicate with others in the world around. It is defined as “The communication of meaning from one language (the source) to another language (the target) ”[16]. The main focus of the study is on the Literary Translation as it is a challenging phenomenon.
    [Show full text]
  • Overweight/Obesity: an Emerging Case Series Section
    Review Article Clinician’s corner Images in Medicine Experimental Research Case Report Miscellaneous Letter to Editor DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2018/37014.12201 Original Article Postgraduate Education Overweight/Obesity: An Emerging Case Series Section Public Health Epidemic in India Short Communication MOHD SHANNAWAZ1, P AROKIASAMY2 ABSTRACT people belonging to socioeconomically less developed states. Introduction: The nutrition, demographic, and epidemiological Analysis reveals that overweight and obesity prevalence in transition process are at a pace in most of the states of India India increased swiftly in last two decades. An alarming trend since the 1990s. In India, the recent National Family Health is that overweight/obese women as well as men population Survey 4 (NFHS 2015-16) data shows commendable rise in the has been more than doubled in 2015-16 since last one and a prevalence of overweight/obesity. half decade. There was a significant rise in the prevalence of overweight and obesity from 1998-99 to 2015-16 in both urban Aim: To determine the levels, trends, differentials and and rural areas in all the states of India. An emerging concern determinants of overweight/obesity in the states of India. is that there was rise in overweight/obesity prevalence up to Materials and Methods: Data from rounds of the National critical level among the states, where it was not severe earlier. Family Health Survey (NFHS) that is NFHS-4 (2015-16), NFHS-3 It was also found that food habits did not conclude any definite (2005-06) and NFHS-2 (1998-99) were used in the analysis of effect on the prevalence of overweight and obesity.
    [Show full text]