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About Sruti

“Supporting communities for democracy & peace”

SRUTI’s central focus is the Fellowship Programme; the objective is to provide support to a dedicated individual – or a group of individuals – who have initiated community development work at the grassroots level, in the remotest of locations. However, in the absence of sustained financial support, they are often compelled to revert to their previous occupations or take up part-time work….

Key Issues

Livelihood

Over the last two decades, economic liberalization has failed to address the crisis of poverty.

Right to the city

Instead of being upgraded into liveable habitats to which the poor have secure rights, slum

Caste & Gender

Dalit (as many Scheduled Caste persons prefer to identify themselves) activists have highlighted how caste-based

Governance

Decentralized governance in India was enabled by the 72nd and 73rd Amendments to the Indian

Displacement

Forcible land acquisition is justified as being in the public interest since the State is

Jal, Jangal, Zameen

In the 1990s, the Indian government adopted the strategy of economic liberalization, giving incentives to

Education

Additionally, conventional education systems in India promote narrow career paths driven by competition, exclusion and

Geographical Reach

Get involved with SRUTI Sangathans that are associated with issues of your interest.

Fellow Story’s

Abhay

Abhay Jain is a graduate of National Law University, Odisha and belongs to Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh. While in…

Afaq Ullah

Work area : Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh Afaq works in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. After completing his post-graduation in…

Akshay Jasrotia

Akshay, a SRUTI fellow since 2020 has been working for the past decade on the intricacies of legal…

Amulya Nayak

Amulya is from a middle class agrarian family, he began community development work in 1985 with Samajik Seva…

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