Daily Life In Cuba
Dear Friend, Today we are publishing Chapter 2 of Dr Punyabrata Gun's memoir of Shankar Guha Niyogi and his movement. It details Niyogi's vison of health which prospered into a mass movement. This chapter describes how the iconic "Shaheed'' hospital was built from the sweat of the workers without the support of any outside agencies. Perhaps, this could be the pinnacle of independent worker's movement in India. In a tragic turn of events the sensational October 10 kunduli gang rape victim, dalit minor girl, committed suicide at her house frustrated over the police inaction and investigation into the case. The victim girl was rescued in a critical condition from her house in Musaguda village and taken to the Kunduli Community Health Centre where the doctors declared her as received dead. The minor dalit girl had alleged that she was gang raped by four armed jawans . Kit Aastrup gives a detailed description of life in Cuba under the horrific sancti...