Chinta Devi

Chinta Devi is a resident of Doghra village (Musahar basti) in the Kushinagar district of Uttar Pradesh. She has been engaged in agricultural and allied labour for a long time. Chinta works with Action Aid and the Musahar Manch on issues related to social and economic development in her community.

Articles by Chinta Devi

Four women stand outdoors holding empty woven baskets in their hands. They are dressed in colorful sarees and headscarves, standing on a brick path near a pink wall with flowering plants. Behind them, open fields and trees stretch into the background under a clear sky_machines in agriculture

September 4, 2025

In Uttar Pradesh, the Musahar community can neither sow nor reap

For marginalised and landless groups such as the Musahar community, the use of machines in agriculture has meant a loss of livelihoods.

by Ramawati Devi, Chinta Devi | 2 min read

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