Why Budhni matters | The Indian Express

Why Budhni matters | The Indian Express

Updated: July 28, 2019 1:32:02 am

Why Budhni matters

By Sarah Joseph Advertising IN 2015, an extraordinary seminar was conducted in Chalakudy under the aegis of the River Protection Forum. It was a seminar to discuss the impact of the proposed hydroelectric project at Athirappilly. At the seminar, I heard about Budhni for the first time from poet and political activist Civic Chandran, who […]

Crores of people have been uprooted from their soil for mega development projects before and after Independence. (Illustration: Suvajit Dey)

By Sarah Joseph