Media clippings (1998), 14 January 1998 - 28 December 1998,
Scope and Contents
Consists of newspaper clippings and broadsheets with articles by Rai in the Free Press Journal, Indian Express, the Sentinel etc Topics include women's rights stories such as the political representation and the proportion of female candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections, the new chairwoman of the National Commission for Women; environmental stories such the sal borer epidemic, issues of tiger conservation such as prey depletion, the devastation caused by the flooding of Kaziranga, comments on hunting of the black buck by Salman Khan and Saif Ali Khan, and community environmental protection by the Bishnois and Jats; and interviews with Valmik Thapar and Suresh Prabhu (regarding the polluter-pays principle); developmental issues such as the criminalisation of tribes, impacts to literacy programmes, population planning policies, drought and starvation in Bolangir, Orissa; and general interest stories such as the weakening of the attar industry by synthetic perfume manufacture.
Dates
- Creation: 14 January 1998 - 28 December 1998,
Creator
- From the Collection: Rai, Usha (Person)
- From the Collection: Darbhamulla, Sravya (Processing Archivist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access Level: Open/Online.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Linear Feet (Approximately 4 Hollinger-style archival boxes.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Hindi
Physical Description
Newspaper clippings, scrapbook
Processing Information
Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material, and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use. The collection contains articles and writings authored by Usha Rai - the donor of the collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
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