OVERVIEW VILLAGES near MANGALORE
Karnataka
Poster
The Struggle of the Kudubis
October 2008 the world of the Kudubis from Padavu near Mangalore, Karnataka, collapsed. With the help of police and goons the government
dumped hundreds of truckloads mud on their fields.
The Kudubi Adivasis together with local activists and city people resisted fiercely. One of them was Malapa.
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Vanilla grows at the trunks of the trees.
Before the bulldozers came, it was a Farmers' Paradise here. More photos
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Harvesting coconuts.
Village Life More photos
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Young priest offering.
Village Temples More photos
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Truck loads of mud on the paddy fields.
Destruction for Special Economic Zone (SEZ) More photos and article
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Nice houses, but no land. Now people have to buy everything on the market, what they got for free from their own garden earlier.
Some villagers got a new house in a brand new village. It is called a
Rehabilitation Colony More photos and articles
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At October 2008 the government put truckloads mud on farmers' fields and destroyed their crops.
Dumping Mud on Farmers' Fields More photos and articles
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Before the dumping of the mud it was a village as beautiful as in a fairy tale.
Before Dumping Mud on Farmers' Fields More photos and articles
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Villagers (women, men, and children) blocked the road together with activists from Mangalore and religious leaders.
Protest Against the Dumping of the Mud More photos and articles
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A criminal, working for the constructor, attacked the visiting hindu leader and several tribals.
Attack of a Goon More photos and articles
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Painters went to the villages, had discussions with farmers and made paintings.
Artists' Support More photos and articles
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Villagers tell their story.
Protest Conference in the city of Mangalore. More photos and articles
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Time to plant out the paddy (rice).
Yekkaru will not leave The villagers are well decided. More photos and articles
