Narmada dam protests, 1985. The Narmada Bachao Andolan (Save Narmada Movement) is perhaps the longest non-violent movement in the history of the world driven primarily by women.

With the same spirit that has infused the Narmada movement for 32 years, the mood at Chikhalda even after the arrests is a defiant “ ladenge, jeetenge ” (we will fight, we will win). The ...

AMY GOODMAN: From the ongoing fight against water privatization, we turn now to a leading voice against the displacement and environmental destruction caused by dams. Medha Patkar is one of India ...

It is a scheme to build 30 major dams and thousands of smaller ones on the river Narmada and its tributaries, flooding huge tracts of land. ... the Save the Narmada Movement.

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A song by the band Indian Ocean reverberates across the beautiful simmering River Narmada as it flows downstream, undammed, next to the quiet, ancient village of Chota Barda in the central Indian ...

The Narmada Bachao Andolan’s tasks – such as offering a forensic critique of the dam’s irrigation potential, engaging the World Bank’s panel of experts and leading a mass movement ...

In recent weeks, high-profile protests by Bollywood stars and writers have highlighted the issue - as has an 18-day hunger strike by the leader of the Save Narmada Movement, Medha Patkar. Gujarat ...

Women of the movement led the way with blue flags bearing the symbols of the river, banners that express their rights, chanting ‘Narmada Bachao, Maanav Bachao’ (Save the Narmada, Save Humans ...

India's Narmada River was the lifeblood of countless farmers and villages until a dam project caused a massive ecological disaster. It's now the subject of a new Australian play.