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From 2016: KMC won't hire boys to clean #Kolkata's sewers

By @Dylan_Mathews: It’s 2022 and Decolonising Aid finds itself at a crossroads: which path will you take? bond.org.uk/news/2022/01/i… via @bondngo #Decolonization #decolonisation #decolonize #decolonizeaid #postcolonialism #colonialism

From 2019: Present condition of toilets at #Gajole/Gazole and #Bamongola youtube.com/watch?v=xSf5q9… #ERDS

#Oxfam #India says it's 'severely' hit by ban on foreign funds bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

"Li Jingwei was just four years old when he was lured away from his home and sold into a child #trafficking ring" bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

#Trafficking victims entitled to back payments after court ruling theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/d…

"a descendent of one who has sinned against the public should be allowed to make amends to the public."

Torah For Today: Tainted money jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/torah-for-toda… via @JewishNewsUK

#ChildrensDay is celebrated across #India to increase awareness of the #rights, care and education of children. It is celebrated on 14 November every year as a tribute to the birthday of India's First Prime Minister, #JawaharlalNehru. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children%…

COP26: What do the poorest countries want from climate summit? bbc.co.uk/news/science-e… #cop26 #ClimateEmergency

Budget 2021: Foreign aid cuts to remain until at least 2024 - Sunak bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi… #Budget

BBC News - #MalkhanSingh: The surrender of India's bandit king bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… #India

For followers with an interest in #India, here is a #postcard with a panorama view of #Bombay now called #Mumbai. Can you tell where the picture was taken from? The #postcard could be over 100 years old! #SDIPC #postcards #deltiology

One year of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationald… @LSE_ID

@ChtyCommission how do I change the charity's log in password? Thank you.

Richest 10% in #India own over 50% of assets: NSS toi.in/SBuQpb10/a24gj via @timesofindia

Covid-19: India school closures 'catastrophic' for poor students bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… #India #Covid_19 #education #school

Air #pollution may reduce life expectancy of #Indians by nine years, says study bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

"Hundreds of Indians were shot by #British troops while attending a public meeting at the site in 1919. The #massacre was a turning point in #India's nationalist movement." bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi… #IndiaNews #IndiaHistory #JallianwalaBagh #JallianwalaBaghMassacre

Our kindness will not stop the shock, but it might soften the pain blogs.timesofisrael.com/our-kindness-w… #IFMREF