Stories By Category

Case studies
The Goba of Ladakh: Report

This study focuses on documenting the present status of the traditional governance system of Ladakhi villages, with a focus on the goba (or lambardar/nambardar).

Assessment of traditional rainwater harvesting system in barren lands of a semi-arid region: A case study of Rajasthan

During the monsoon season, the excess rainwater from Chauka and ponds flows into the river. This seasonal river meets a larger dam downstream that provides water to many districts in Rajasthan

Case Studies on Development Action and Impact

'Stories of Change' initiative by Azim Premji University, encouraging social sector organisations to document their work and develop a grounded knowledge base

Economics and Technologies
Crisis in India’s bread basket

How agriculture, capital and corporate investment have reshaped Indian Punjab, and brought about its current precarity

TRANSITION TOWN MOVEMENT

It is an initiative or model that refers to grassroots community projects. The aim is to create the means for sustainable self-sufficiency at the local level to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability.

Hakki Pikki: The global nomads of Karnataka 

The Hakki Pikkis are an entrepreneurial community. Theirs is an economy of subsistence and the marginalised. Their trade networks do not conform to the known notions of the ‘poor’.

Energy
भारत का वैकल्पिक भविष्य: कुछ झलक (In Hindi)

यह दो लेख ‘ऑल्टेर्नेटिव फ्युचर्स: इन्डिया अन्शैकल्ड’ किताब जो २०१७ में छपी थी, से लिये व अनुवादित किये गये हैं।

Facilitating progress towards a successful blue economy

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Ocean Accounting (OA) are both important tools in promoting sustainable blue economy; both are on the anvil in India.

IPCC author Aditi Mukherji on energy transition in agriculture and water security

Mukherji discusses the low emission pathways in the water-energy-food nexus, the importance of matching the right crops to the right regions and the need for context-specific understanding of groundwater use.

Environment and Ecology
जंगल को कैसे बचा रहे हैं छत्तीसगढ़ के कमार ? (In Hindi)

कमार आदिवासियों ने जंगल बचाने के साथ आजीविका भी बचाई है|

Crisis in India’s bread basket

How agriculture, capital and corporate investment have reshaped Indian Punjab, and brought about its current precarity

The Bicycle: Selected Writings on Bicycle

Essays offering a perspective on bicycle movements and the politics involved in it.

Food and Water
जंगल को कैसे बचा रहे हैं छत्तीसगढ़ के कमार ? (In Hindi)

कमार आदिवासियों ने जंगल बचाने के साथ आजीविका भी बचाई है|

पानी को सहेजने की परम्परा (In Hindi)

पानी सरीखे बुनियादी संसाधन को लेकर क्या किया जाए?

Declining bird populations are a ‘grim’ reminder of rapid biodiversity loss, says new report

Targeted, systematic, periodic monitoring of bird populations and using consistent methods can help species management.

Health and Hygiene
The Bicycle: Selected Writings on Bicycle

Essays offering a perspective on bicycle movements and the politics involved in it.

Hakki Pikki: The global nomads of Karnataka 

The Hakki Pikkis are an entrepreneurial community. Theirs is an economy of subsistence and the marginalised. Their trade networks do not conform to the known notions of the ‘poor’.

Can quick-fix solutions address India’s growing water woes?

Resistance to such destructive projects by helping the communities and their organisations fight them and developing alternatives through research and capacity building should be seen as part of our interventions or engagement in the urban space.

Knowledge and Media
TRANSITION TOWN MOVEMENT

It is an initiative or model that refers to grassroots community projects. The aim is to create the means for sustainable self-sufficiency at the local level to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability.

Hakki Pikki: The global nomads of Karnataka 

The Hakki Pikkis are an entrepreneurial community. Theirs is an economy of subsistence and the marginalised. Their trade networks do not conform to the known notions of the ‘poor’.

Ruza, a traditional water harvesting system for the water-scarce mountains

It is a communal practice with the water shared among families and an integrated form of farming comprising forestry, horticulture, agriculture, fishery and animal husbandry.

Learning and Education
भारत का वैकल्पिक भविष्य: कुछ झलक (In Hindi)

यह दो लेख ‘ऑल्टेर्नेटिव फ्युचर्स: इन्डिया अन्शैकल्ड’ किताब जो २०१७ में छपी थी, से लिये व अनुवादित किये गये हैं।

अवसाद को कम करता है पक्षी संगीत (In Hindi)

प्रकृति को निहारना, पक्षियों को देखना, उनकी आवाजें सुनना सुकून व शांति देता है।

The Ladakhi Story In A Grain

Through barley, the mela projected an inter-connected web of life and how the death of any one of those nodes disturbs the entire web leading to ills and illnesses of many kinds. 

Livelihoods
जंगल को कैसे बचा रहे हैं छत्तीसगढ़ के कमार ? (In Hindi)

कमार आदिवासियों ने जंगल बचाने के साथ आजीविका भी बचाई है|

Crisis in India’s bread basket

How agriculture, capital and corporate investment have reshaped Indian Punjab, and brought about its current precarity

TRANSITION TOWN MOVEMENT

It is an initiative or model that refers to grassroots community projects. The aim is to create the means for sustainable self-sufficiency at the local level to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability.

Politics
Manipur: a statement of concern and suggestions for peaceful resolution

Our response to the Manipur crisis is based on the fundamental principles of peace and of the wellbeing of all people and of the earth and all its life.

Crisis in India’s bread basket

How agriculture, capital and corporate investment have reshaped Indian Punjab, and brought about its current precarity

पानी को सहेजने की परम्परा (In Hindi)

पानी सरीखे बुनियादी संसाधन को लेकर क्या किया जाए?

Settlements and Transport
Crisis in India’s bread basket

How agriculture, capital and corporate investment have reshaped Indian Punjab, and brought about its current precarity

The Bicycle: Selected Writings on Bicycle

Essays offering a perspective on bicycle movements and the politics involved in it.

TRANSITION TOWN MOVEMENT

It is an initiative or model that refers to grassroots community projects. The aim is to create the means for sustainable self-sufficiency at the local level to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability.

Society, Culture and Peace
Manipur: a statement of concern and suggestions for peaceful resolution

Our response to the Manipur crisis is based on the fundamental principles of peace and of the wellbeing of all people and of the earth and all its life.

TRANSITION TOWN MOVEMENT

It is an initiative or model that refers to grassroots community projects. The aim is to create the means for sustainable self-sufficiency at the local level to reduce the potential effects of peak oil, climate destruction, and economic instability.

Hakki Pikki: The global nomads of Karnataka 

The Hakki Pikkis are an entrepreneurial community. Theirs is an economy of subsistence and the marginalised. Their trade networks do not conform to the known notions of the ‘poor’.

Videos on Alternatives
Ruza, a traditional water harvesting system for the water-scarce mountains

It is a communal practice with the water shared among families and an integrated form of farming comprising forestry, horticulture, agriculture, fishery and animal husbandry.

Indigenous Farmers to Revive Millet cultivation in Kanthalloor

Twenty-five farmers from indigenous communities in Kanthalloor in Kerala are sowing millets with renewed vigour.

Ripples of Maharashtra – a fight for justice along the Malvan Coast

The fishing community along the Malvan advocates for the sustainable practices of traditional fishing used in this region.