Dibyendu Chaudhuri
Dibyendu Chaudhuri has been working in PRADAN for the last 25 years. Currently, he is working in the Research and Knowledge Management unit. He has contributed to designing the network of Community-based Data Collectors (CDC) and the implementation of streamlined data collection processes. He extends his expertise on MEL to various organizations and KABIL is one of them.
A shorter version of this article has been published in IDR
September 18, 2023
On a tranquil morning during this year's spring in the Dooars of West Bengal, a meeting of women belonging to three Self-Help Groups supported by DAY-NRLM was going on at the Division Line of Kanthalguri Tea Estate.
June 9, 2022
Using the label ‘Adivasi’ (and not ‘tribe’ or ‘ST’), meaning ‘original inhabitant’, for themselves was the Adivasis’ proclamation of their right to ownership of the land in which they lived for centuries as well as a signal, to all those who passed by, to back off!
August 5, 2017
Reflecting on the assumptions and beliefs that a development professional has as he enters a community, the author explores the need for greater awareness, sensitivity and acceptance of villagers’ abilities, requirements and choices