Dayamani Barla is a journalist hailing from the Munda tribe in Jharkhand, India. Dayamani’s reportage in the popular Hindi newspaper, Prabhat Khabhar, has brought attention to the displacement of tribal peoples from their native lands by developers, and the myriad other problems that face tribal communities. Her groundbreaking work has been instrumental in exposing the hazards posed by uranium mining to children in rural areas. Her work is constantly guided by her concern for the plight of the weakest and the most exploited sections of Indian society. Dayamani is the recipient of the Counter Media Award for Rural Journalism in 2000 and the National Foundation for India Fellowship in 2004. She is also the past National President of Indian Social Action Forum. She runs a local tea-shop which she claims is also one of the best places to listen to the 'voices of the people'! AID supports her work as a Saathi (Fellow). In Association with AID (Association for India's Development)
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