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Time of India
20-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Tribal artistes take to canvas to depict climate & gender
Ranchi: The Dr Ramdayal Munda Tribal Welfare Research Institute in Ranchi buzzed with artistic energy on Tuesday as 19 tribal women unfurled their sketchbooks and paintbrushes to translate the complex intersections of gender and climate change into visual art. The event will conclude on Thursday with a public exhibition. Inaugurating the artist workshop on 'Gender and Climate Change,' Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji emphasized the urgency of giving Adivasi women a platform to tell their climate stories. "I really congratulate the organisers for coming up with this unique idea to talk about such an important issue. Through art, these young women can offer perspectives that are often overlooked in policy and public discourse," she said. The workshop, jointly organized by Asar and Deshaj Abhikram, invites the participants, mostly tribal women from across Jharkhand, to reflect on the disproportionate burdens that climate change places on rural and indigenous women. From erratic rainfall to shrinking forests, these realities often intensify the challenges women face in their everyday lives. Srijita Mal, a student from DSPMU, said, "I plan to depict how deforestation has made daily household chores like collecting firewood or water more exhausting for rural women. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo It's about showing the invisible labour and how it's becoming harder due to vanishing forests." Nishi Kumari, another student from DSPMU, described the space as empowering. "This is the first time I've had the opportunity to talk about climate change through art. It's giving our thoughts a canvas," she said. Manita Oraon from Ranchi University said her focus would be on contemporary issue, rising temperatures, and how they affect education of girls. "When schools shut or water becomes scarce, it's the girls who are often pulled back from studies," she said. Mansi Toppo, another participant, said, "It's a platform for women to speak through their art, and to reflect their truths in ways words can't."
New Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
JMM MP Mahua Maji questions 'Operation Sindoor' name; calls it politically motivated
RANCHI: As Operation Sindoor was launched against Pakistan last night, the ruling alliance and the opposition are united and saluting the courage of the Indian Army, but JMM MP Mahua Maji did not like the name, saying that it could have been named something else. Maji smells politics in the name itself, and stressed that it could have been named something else. Maji said that this name was chosen for those women whose husbands were killed in the terror attack. In such a situation, giving such a name connects with their sentiments. 'When the three armies were given a freedom to choose their own targets and time, then Prime Minister Modi named it 'Operation Sindoor,' therefore, some politics is definitely involved in it; there could have been some other name, said the JMM MP. Expressing her views on the air strike on Pakistan, Maji said that this attack is a welcome step to protect the self-respect of our country. But she also appealed to the people of the country to maintain communal harmony. 'No country should attack civilians, because then this attack may take another direction. Since every country is equipped with nuclear power, therefore, it (Operation Sindoor) should not be given much importance and the life of civilians should be protected. If a nuclear war starts, not only India or Pakistan, but the entire world will have to bear its consequences; therefore, we should act with patience,' said Maji. BJP, however, termed it a mentality who are running the anti-India agenda in the country.
