Sulabh International Museum of Toilets: exploring history of hygiene & sanitation

Inspired by the ideas of sociologist and social activist Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, the museum aims at: educating students about the historical trends in the development of toilets,  about the design, raw materials, and technologies adopted in the past and those in use in the contemporary world; and at helping policy makers and sanitation experts understanding the efforts made by their predecessors in this field throughout the world and solving present problems in the sanitation sector.

The museum showcases the development of the toilet system of the last five thousand years: from the third millennium B.C. to the end of the 20th century.

Displaying above Book Shelf Type French Toilet and colorfully Decorated Victorian period toilet

The museum can be found at:

Sulabh Bhawan, Palam Dabri Marg, Mahavir Enclave, Palam, New Delhi, DL 110045

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Human trafficking and tea: What’s the connection?

In a series of videos and articles CNN has highlighted the plight of girls growing up on tea plantations in Assam, India, who are targeted by human traffickers.

On CNN Freedom Project website it is reported: “Traffickers approach the girls as placement agents, offering them work in cities such as Delhi. Police say young girls see placement agencies as a way to escape the cycle, lured by promises of good jobs and a steady income. Instead, they too often find themselves sold as domestic labor and denied wages, or forced to work in the sex industry. Police say hundreds of girls in tea districts fall victim to traffickers every year.”

More information on this topic can be found here.

Tagore’s works translated into Chinese

16 million Chinese characters were used to translate from Bengali  Rabindranath Tagore’s works – novels, essays, poems and plays.

The 33 translated volumes were released on May 5 afternoon at a function at the China Radio International (CRI) office in Beijing, where Chinese students sang Tagore’s songs, elderly Chinese professors spoke of his humanism and the translators shared moments of their hard work.

The release was aimed at commemorating Tagore’s 155th birth anniversary on May 7.

Tagore visited China three times in the 1920s and 1930s. But his visits were contentious, with eminent Chinese scholars of the time debating his philosophy and worldview.

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Trends: the number of Indian repatriates rises

“NRIs in home run as economy surges”

Namrata Singh,TNN | Mar 27, 2015, 01.14 AM IST

http://www.fullstopindia.com/visa-on-arrival-program-records-95-increase-from-2010/

Recruitment experts say that, with the recovery in the country’s economy and because of family matters and better job prospects, Indians returning from abroad to work in their home country have increased in all areas; encompassing sectors like banking and finance, pharma, auto, textiles and food processing.

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