How long before we can address mental health issues humanely | A celluloid tribute to Gandhi

CURRENT AFFAIRS

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY How long before we can address mental health issues humanely On World Mental Health Day, Pushpa Achanta shares the struggle of some mental illness survivors she met recently and hopes that our nation’s Mental Health Program is implemented by the government earnestly.

GOUR HARI DASTAAN A celluloid tribute to Gandhi At a time when we’re drifting away from Gandhiji and the values he stood and fought for, a film like Gour Hari Dastaan comes as a reminder of what we’ve lost and forces us to reflect on why. Shoma Chatterji reviews this film about a Gandhian and his fight to prove that he was indeed a freedom fighter.

LAND DEVELOPMENT

ANDHRA’S NEW CAPITAL Is Amravati really a ‘capital’ choice? The Draft Capital Master Plan of Andhra Pradesh proposing development of the new capital for the state of Andhra is of a deep concern. Debadityo Sinha analyses the plan to show what it lacks and why the plan doesn’t augur well for the state.

RIVER AND POLLUTION

RIVER POLLUTION AND LIVELIHOODS In Vapi, can decades of damage be finally turned around? Rapid industrial growth brought wealth but also unchecked pollution to the town of Vapi. It impacted the local fishing communities by destroying their livelihoods. Manisha Goswami and Bharat Patel report on the decades of damage caused by the chemical industries in the area.

TRIBAL WELFARE

TRIBAL SUB PLAN Diversion of funds mars tribal welfare plans In spite of the development and welfare plans and programs implemented since Independence, the tribals of our nation remain the most marginalised group. There are many valid reasons for this as Abhijit Mohanty finds out when he looks into the existing Tribal Sub Plan funds and what’s happening with it.