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TIMBAKTU’S STORY OF SUCCESS
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23.4.2013 |
Asian Age: Life and Style |
| On a September day in 1989, Babu Ganguly sat down on a barren piece of land in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. A few minutes later, he sensed magic in the land that made him want to spend the rest of his life there. That turned into a big story — and the story has turned into an award-winning film, Miracle Water Village too! For Babu Ganguly, it was not easy, though.
Wherever he turned to, he heard sad stories of farmers who committed suicide after their farms failed to give the yield. Babu along with two other activists changed the story of Anantapur. They bought 32 acres of land and called it Timbaktu.
They formed the Timbaktu Collective to protect and regenerate 7,000 acres of revenue wasteland into forests. Today they work with 1,050 farmers who grow wholly organic food on 3,570 acres of land.
The story of Timbaktu was written about by two young filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, who run a company called Black Ticket Films in New Delhi. The duo has been making ... |
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TIMBAKTU’S STORY OF SUCCESS
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23.4.2013 |
Asian Age: Life and Style |
| On a September day in 1989, Babu Ganguly sat down on a barren piece of land in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. A few minutes later, he sensed magic in the land that made him want to spend the rest of his life there. That turned into a big story — and the story has turned into an award-winning film, Miracle Water Village too! For Babu Ganguly, it was not easy, though.
Wherever he turned to, he heard sad stories of farmers who committed suicide after their farms failed to give the yield. Babu along with two other activists changed the story of Anantapur. They bought 32 acres of land and called it Timbaktu.
They formed the Timbaktu Collective to protect and regenerate 7,000 acres of revenue wasteland into forests. Today they work with 1,050 farmers who grow wholly organic food on 3,570 acres of land.
The story of Timbaktu was written about by two young filmmakers Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, who run a company called Black Ticket Films in New Delhi. The duo has been making ... |
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Disbursement of Loan Waiver Amount
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22.4.2013 |
Govt of india: PIB |
Disbursement of Loan Waiver Amount
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CPI demands immediate drought relief to AP farmers
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15.4.2013 |
New Kerala: Maharashtra |
| Hyderabad, Apr 15 : The Communist Party of India (CPI) today demanded that central drought team carry out proper investigation and submit a report to the central government for immediate drought relief to the Andhra Pradesh farmers. |
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Ongole to host APRS conference in June
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15.4.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Ongole to host APRS conference in June |
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Survey nails State for farmer suicides
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15.4.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Survey nails State for farmer suicides |
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Tenant farmer commits suicide
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3.4.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Tenant farmer commits suicide |
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Vijayamma blames Cong, TDP for power crisis in AP
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2.4.2013 |
Zee News : States |
| The ruling Congress and main Opposition TDP should be blamed for the present power crisis in Andhra Pradesh, YSR Congress Party alleged on Tuesday. |
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DSP conducts inquiry into suicide case
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30.3.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| DSP conducts inquiry into suicide case |
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Jagan is strong, competent and humane: Sharmila
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29.3.2013 |
Hindu: Cities |
| Former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is corrupt and not trustworthy, the current Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy is weak and incompetent and the future Chief Ministerial candidate Y.S. J... |
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Finance woes drive two to suicide
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27.3.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Finance woes drive two to suicide |
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Lovers end life
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26.3.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Lovers end life |
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Weavers not committing suicides due to debts: Minister
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26.3.2013 |
New Kerala: Maharashtra |
| Hyderabad, Mar 25 : Andhra Pradesh Handlooms and Textiles Minister Prasad Kumar today said it was not a fact that handloom weavers were committing suicides due to heavy debts and lack of remunerative prices for their products. |
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`Corruption, crime against women damaging country`
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26.3.2013 |
Zee News : India National |
| BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu attacked the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre for "corruption, scams and increasing cases of crimes against women" and claimed these are damaging the country`s reputation abroad. |
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`Corruption, crime against women damaging country`s image`
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25.3.2013 |
Zee News : India National |
| M Venkaiah Naidu attacked UPA govt for "corruption, scams and increasing cases of crimes against women". |
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Sugarcane ryots stage dharna
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23.3.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Sugarcane ryots stage dharna |
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Polavaram tenders: Kiran promises fair play
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22.3.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Polavaram tenders: Kiran promises fair play |
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Consumer group to launch helpline on micro-finance
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15.3.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Consumer group to launch helpline on micro-finance |
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Artisans panel seeks sub-plan for BCs
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14.3.2013 |
The Hindu: Today's Paper |
| Artisans panel seeks sub-plan for BCs |
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What is killing our weavers?
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14.3.2013 |
TOI: All Headlines |
| What is killing our weavers? |
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