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It is not selfish to care for yourself
My sister took care of everyone but herself. I wish she had been selfish just once. Looking after yourself is not a betrayal of the people you love. It may be the only way you get to stay with them.
For Tamil Nadu’s charcoal producers, there is no respite from heat, making them irritable and anxious all the time
The Irular community in Cuddalore cuts trees in the harsh sun during the day and burns the wood to make charcoal at night. Many in the community attribute relentless heatwaves and rising nighttime temperatures to their lack of productivity, irritability, and anger.
How lack of trauma-informed filmmaking hurts survivors of state violence
A teaser of Ajay Devgn’s new film, Chauhaan, refers to pellet gun wounds as “limited damage” retraumatising its victims in Kashmir, Manipur, and Delhi. Kashmiris say they are living with the dire consequences of pellet gun use long after everyone else has moved on.
It is not selfish to care for yourself
My sister took care of everyone but herself. I wish she had been selfish just once. Looking after yourself is not a betrayal of the people you love. It may be the only way you get to stay with them.
For Tamil Nadu’s charcoal producers, there is no respite from heat, making them irritable and anxious all the time
The Irular community in Cuddalore cuts trees in the harsh sun during the day and burns the wood to make charcoal at night. Many in the community attribute relentless heatwaves and rising nighttime temperatures to their lack of productivity, irritability, and anger.
How lack of trauma-informed filmmaking hurts survivors of state violence
A teaser of Ajay Devgn’s new film, Chauhaan, refers to pellet gun wounds as “limited damage” retraumatising its victims in Kashmir, Manipur, and Delhi. Kashmiris say they are living with the dire consequences of pellet gun use long after everyone else has moved on.
Assam’s flood waters reached areas never flooded before, leaving its people high and dry
The impacts of experiencing flooding for the first time can last generations. Residents of some districts of Upper Assam speak about the shock and the trauma that followed the floods in July.
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