IndiaUnheard is the world's first ever community news service where news is produced by the poor and the marginalized communities of India.
Full description and show creditsAfter years of disrepair, a road was hurriedly constructed overnight for the Chief Minister's visit in Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. Bageshwar’s inhabitants have suffered for years from the bad quality of the main road. Riddled with potholes, the road caused multiple accidents, and considerably slowed down the journeys of the villagers. The terrible state of the road was largely due to the negligence of local officials and of the Public Works Department (PWD), who did not use funding allocated to pr...
The tomb of Razia Sultan, India’s first female Muslim ruler lies in ruins in Kaithal, Haryana. Raiza Sultan was the Sultan of Delhi from 1236 to 1240. One of the few female sovereigns of the Islamic civilization, she was also a wise ruler, and would have been of one the most powerful Sultans had she not encountered tremendous resistance from the nobility. Aware of the power she held, and opposed to the patriarchal traditions of the court, Razia insisted on being addressed as a Sultan and not a...
26-year-old Kiran starts a new life in Bangalore after fleeing discrimination in her village in Andhra Pradesh. Kiran, who is a tribal, a female-to-male transgender, and is physically challenged, hasn't had an easy life. He had to flee his village after marrying a girl. After the marriage, the couple faced severe harassment from their respective families, and they had to run away to Bangalore, where anonymity would provide them with safety. During this period, Kiran received crucial support fr...
A story on how community-based films can take the lead in campaigns for social changes. Sandhya became a Community Correspondent for IndiaUnheard some months ago. But she has been associated with Video Volunteers from long before, as a community producer in a Community Video Unit (CVU). The CVU is a particular community media model launched by Video Volunteers in collaboration with other NGOs all over India and in Brazil. CVUs are local production units made up of underprivileged community mem...
IndiaUnheard is the world's first ever community news service where news is produced by the poor and the marginalized communities of India.