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Mass Dismissals in Visitor's Hostel: A large number (more than seventy) workers seem to have been dismissed from Visitor's Hostel. August 2018.
Hamara Manch organizes an event in memory of Mukul Sinha. 1st June 2014
Mukul Sinha was an alumni of IIT Kanpur and PRL, and a well known activist who died of lung cancer on 12th May, 2014 at the age of 63. Note that he was involved in the workers' cause at IITK, in particular being invited for the Open House on 3rd Feb, 2014 by Faculty Forum.
Filed in Efforts > Community Events > on 2nd June 2013.
Alumni Association passes a resolution on workplace safety, a historic first. 18th October, 2013.
Filed in Efforts > Petitions and Protests > Communications on Safety > on 22nd October 2013.
Ramkeshji, a skilled mason and one of the pillars of Hamara Manch, whose association dates to the formation of the group has died in a road accident, 3rd August 2013. Read this tribute and appeal from Hamara Manch and also an appeal from friends associated with Citizens' Forum.
Filed on 10th October 2013.
Hamara Manch launches a newsletter, 1st June 2013.
Filed in Hamara Manch > Hamara Manch Updates > on 1st June 2013. The newsletters will be collected in a new section हमारी चौपाल हमारी बात.
Five alumni associated with Citizens' Forum visit the campus, March 2013.
Filed in Visits and related reports on 1st April 2013. The page contains several meeting reports with workers, students, faculty, community members and administration. We particularly recommend looking at the one with the director.
Faculty Forum organized Open House on workers' issues. Feb 3rd, 2013.
It led to the following resolution being adopted: Open House 2013 resolution. Filed in Efforts > Community Events > on 1st April 2013.
Hamara Manch organized Interaction session with Mukul Sinha. Feb 2nd 2013.
Filed in Efforts > Community Events > on 1st April 2013.