Suzanna Arundhati Roy
 Roy in 2013 | |
| Born | Suzanna Arundhati Roy 24 November 1961[1] Shillong, Assam (present-day Meghalaya), India |
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| Occupation | Writer, essayist, activist |
| Period | 1997–present |
| Notable works | The God of Small Things |
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Debunking the Gandhi Myth: Arundhati Roy
Published on 21 Oct 2014
On The Laura Flanders Show: Author/activist Arundhati Roy on the Annihilation of Caste, B.R. Ambedkar and the Western myth of Mahatma Gandhi. And Glenn Greenwald addresses diversity concerns about his new media venture TheIntercept.com.
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Mother Elephant And Her Calf Attacked With Firebombs As Deforestation Drives Them Into The Paths Of Humans
Due to the deforestation across India, numerous elephants can be seen wandering in the villages and communities.
Numerous animals across India have been forced to encroach on human habitats in search of food and shelter, and end up wandering through villages or across crop fields, desperately trying to find a new home.
However, people often take extreme measures in order to prevent these animals from damaging their property.
The following photo has caught the moment when angry Bishnupur residents launch firebombs at a mother elephant and her calf as a way to stop them from wandering onto their crops. The panicking animals run across the road, terrified.
The following photo shows villagers who throw stones at a herd passing through their village.
Often, villagers burn torches to wave at the elephants and chase them away
Young people are taking pictures of the wild elephants in order to record such incidents The following photo shows a mother elephant and her calf attempting to navigate the railway tracks constructed through their natural home.
These heartbreaking images were taken by photographer Biplab Hazra, whose goal is to raise awareness about the state of elephants due to their endangered habitat.
According to Independent:
“The images highlight the extraordinary level of violence the endangered species faces as they try to survive in smaller, more fragmented habitats. Herds of elephants can cause significant damage to crops, impacting people’s livelihoods. Some farmers use flaming torches to frighten elephants away from inhabited areas.”
Mr. Hazra states:
“This happens because the villagers have to save their crops. There are many elephant corridors in human habitations. I’m trying to show this and spread my photos to increase public awareness on the matter.”
The last image shows angry elephants chase these people across farmland as they run through knee-deep water and high crops.
Elephants need to spend up to 19 hours a day feeding, and produce about 220 pounds (100kg) of dung a day. While villagers do their best to chase them away, the dung is a key means of spreading germinating seeds, and they are vital in maintaining the integrity of forests and grasslands.
This is a serious issue that needs to be addressed properly and as soon as possible, as the number of Indian elephants has drastically decreased in the past several decades.
Source: www.humanityworld.meA TRANSGENDER woman was left in tears after her bank account was frozen because she sounded “like a man” over the phone.
Sophia Reis, 47, said she was "humiliated and embarrassed" after telephone banking staff said she failed security checks because she didn’t speak "like a lady".
Now she is fighting to ensure that other transgender people are not treated in the same way.
Sophia, a customer service advisor living in Nottingham, went into her local Santander branch to confront staff after the humiliating telephone ordeal.
She said: "The embarrassment and humiliation I felt was unbelievable.
"I was crying my eyes out and I am not that type of person at all. I am a very courteous person and I am outgoing but to feel that way when all I asked was for my money to be transferred... I feel mistreated."
Sophia informed Santander last November she would no longer be named Sergio on the account.
But despite changing her registered name and telling phone banking staff she was a transgender woman, they still treated her with suspicion.
"It was humiliating having to go into my bank and to explain myself when all my information was at the click of a button."
Sophia is originally from Portugal but moved to England in 1997 as a single parent with her three-year-old son.
Family circumstances meant that she could never address herself as a woman at home, but she feels comfortable to transition in the UK.
Sophia said: "My son is old enough now and I said 'The woman you know will be coming out more often.'