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‘A Youth Government in Bihar this time’

ChalChitra Abhiyaan speaks with the youth of Aurai Vidhan Sabha in Bihar. They say that they are fed up with Nitish Kumar led NDA government, which they claim has failed on many fronts, specially employment, education and healthcare. They say that this time they want a young leader like Tejaswi Yadav to lead the state. […]

November 16, 2020

‘Education, Health, Employment are Bihar’s Issues’

ChalChitra Abhiyaan interviews Mahagathbandhan’s Congress candidate from Jale, Bihar, Dr. Mashkoor Usmani. Dr. Mashkoor Usmani is probably the youngest candidate in Bihar elections this time. He was formerly the president of AMUSU. He says education, health and employment will be core electoral issues in Bihar assembly elections. Crew- Mohd. Shakib Rangrez, Nakul Singh Sawhney, […]

November 16, 2020

‘People are Desperate for Employment in Bihar’

As Bihar readies itself for second phase of voting, ChalChitra Abhiyaan interviews youth from Digha constituency in Bihar. They are visibly upset with the government and are saying that they will vote for change this time. Crew- Mohd. Shakib Rangrez, Nakul Singh Sawhney, Vishal Kumar

November 4, 2020

Why Women Can’t Access Healthcare in UP

Most people in India don’t have access to functional healthcare. The state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) has among the worst health care and Human Development Index (HDI) indicators in India. In this video, ChalChitra Abhiyaan looks at a Primary Health Centre for Women’s health in Unnav district in UP. The health centre is in complete […]

November 4, 2020

‘Healthcare abysmal in Bihar’ Qayamuddin Ansari

ChalChitra Abhiyaan follows Mahagathbandhan’s CPI(ML)’s candidate from Arrah, Bihar, Qayamuddin Ansari and follows him through his campaign trail. He about the abysmal state of healthcare, education and roads in the Arrah. Crew- Md. Shakib Rangrez, Nakul Singh Sawhney, Vishal Kumar

November 4, 2020

Bihar: Why are Dalits angry with NDA

ChalChitra Abhiyaan interviews Dalits from Agiaon constituency in Bhojpur district of Bihar. Dalits across ages express anger with the NDA government and they say that they will vote for Manoj Manzil and defeat the NDA government. Crew- Md. Shakib Rangrez, Nakul Singh Sawhney, Vishal Kumar

November 3, 2020

‘Youth will ask for Jobs not caste’ Manoj Manzil

ChalChitra Abhiyaan interviews Mahagathbandhan’s CPI (ML) candidate, Manoj Manzil from Agiaon constituency in Bhojupur district in Bihar. We follow him through his campaign where he talks about the various issues that are being raised in this election. He says the youth will rally behind Mahagathbandhan in this election, largely because of issues of unemployment. He […]

October 25, 2020

CCA Explainer 3: How India’s Health System in Failing

In its third Explainer, ChalChitra Abhiyaan explores why people in India don’t have access to good healthcare. While the rich can afford good expensive private hospitals, but the majority of Indians can’t. The government spends a very nominal amount of the national GDP on healthcare. Government hospitals in most states in India are in shambles. […]

October 21, 2020

Health Talk 2: How TB patients lost lives during Lockdown

Yameen was 55-year-old daily wage labourer trying to rebuild his life after the Muzaffarnagar riots in 2013. He was a TB patient and lost his life during the Covid-19 national lockdown. Watch his story to know why. Crew- Mohd. Shakib Rangrez, Sundus Idreesi, Vishal Kumar

October 11, 2020

Massive Farmer Protests against Farmer Bills

Modi government recently introduced three bills in Parliament which could change the nature of agriculture in India. Many farmers are livid about the new bills. They claim that they favour big corporate houses which would loot farmers, particularly marginal and small farmers. Farmers protested against the bills across the country on the 25th of September, […]

September 27, 2020