Aman in Media
Media coverage and press mentions of Aman Charitable Trust's work across India.
Media Coverage
Media coverage and press mentions of Aman Charitable Trust's work across India.
Forced Bussing Blues
By Rukmini Barua
Behind the rash of accidents involving Blueline buses in New Delhi is a strained informal economy of meagre wages and rampant corruption. The piece draws on AMAN's field research in Jamia Nagar on the drivers, conductors and owners caught in the system.
Read the full articleLeader Article: Hide Your Love Away
By Rajashri Dasgupta
On the death of Rizwanur Rehman and the daily struggle of couples who defy caste, class and religious boundaries to marry by their own choice, and the state's complicity in policing that choice.
Read the full articleThat Time of the Gun — After Nandigram, the Political Debate Should Focus on Violence
By Dilip Simeon
An examination of political violence and vigilantism after the Nandigram conflict in West Bengal, and the dangers of states outsourcing legitimate force to informal armed groups.
Read the full articleCorruption and Patronage Mars NREGS Implementation in Bihar
By Juhi Tyagi
AMAN Trust's survey of NREGA implementation in Jehanabad and Arwal districts found that 50% of eligible households lacked job cards, awareness of the scheme was low, only 16.5% of beneficiaries were women, and caste and political patronage shaped who received work.
Read the full articleNo Quick Fixes, Please
By Dilip Simeon
On the Supreme Court's scrutiny of the Salwa Judum vigilante campaign in Chhattisgarh, and the risks of the Indian state sub-contracting its monopoly on legitimate force to armed civilian militias.
Between Despair and Hope: Interrogating 'Terrorism'
By Dilip Simeon
An essay tracing the politicised and selective history of the word “terrorism” — from the French Revolution to the present — and how the label is applied unevenly depending on whose violence is being described.
Family Chronicles
By Jamal Kidwai
An article by Jamal Kidwai in the April 2012 issue of Seminar magazine.
A House Divided for Mrs and Mr
By Jamal Kidwai
An article on the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill and its implications for women.
Read the full articleThe Return of the Dead
By Jamal Kidwai
On the killing of banned Ranvir Sena chief Brahmeshwar Singh 'Mukhiya' and how Bihar continues to be haunted by the legacy of caste violence and impunity.
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