Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

last contributed to D+C in sprin of 2021. He works for the community-based organisation Ghosaldanga Adibasi Seva Sangha in West Bengal. The NGO is supported by the German NGO Freundeskreis Ghosaldanga und Bishnubati. He was the first person from his village to go to college as well as the first to earn a PhD (in social work).  

All articles of Boro Baski

Environmental health

Why some Indian famers are backing away from rice cultivation

Four decades after the green revolution, the associated environmental problems are becoming increasingly obvious.

West Bengal

Grassroots pre-school education in two Adivasi villages

Marginalised communities especially benefit from good pre-school facilities, for example in India

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Covid-19

Fear and anguish added to pandemic pain in India

An Indian Covid-19 survivor shares his experience

Minorities

The pros and cons of the Ol-chiki script

Why a special alphabet for a minority’s language is controversial in India

Minorities

An Indian Adivasi community is divided by scripts

Santal development is hindered by too many options to write in Santali

Ethnic minority

Safe so far

Though India is badly affected by Covid-19, two Adivasi villages in West Bengal have not suffered infections yet

Rural life

Lost in translation

Missionaries have contributed to disrupting Adivasi traditions, but helped to save heritage as well

Rural life

Saving our heritage

Protection of Adivasi culture and traditions helps members of India’s tribal communities to cope with change

Primary schools

India is facing huge challenges

India’s rural primary schools still have room for improvement

Education

Setting the right example

In India, non-formal schools perform well, especially among those least likely to get a good education

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