Perspectives

Policy Edits.

Policy Editorials.

What you can repair is what you own

The right to enjoy, manage and alienate his belonging, be it movable or immovable - ‘If you can’t fix it, you don’t own it.’

Why do indigenous communities persist with practising shifting cultivation?

The government has announced that shifting cultivation to receive legal backing ? A comprehensive policy is being written

सामुदायिक वन अधिकार और महामारी : ग्राम सभा ने दिखाई राह

ग्रामवासियों का स्थानीय प्राकृतिक संसाधनों पर अधिकार, उनके आर्थिक सशक्तिकरण को बढाता है

Small School in Covid times … ‘to sit beside’ again

... knowing that the existing centralized system cannot unleash the creativity and versatility of a billion people

Gross family happiness, the farm living way

I started feeling that my economic needs (including my wants and desires) are not unlimited.

Camel milk inspires hope for herders

The increased income has led to reverse migration in several villages of Kutch and the rearers are also increasing their stocks.

The Peoples’ Biodiversity Register, meant to empower local communities, is leaving them out

"The preparation of PBRs by consultants defeats the whole purpose of having this register. Local people are central...”

Locking horns to save the Sacred Cow: India’s Indigenous Pastoralists Fight for Their Livelihoods and Cultural Traditions

... a classic case of community-based improvement and conservation of an Indigenous livestock germplasm.

Faced with today’s crisis, what would Gandhi do?

If we would limit our greed, excessive production, unnecessary consumption, hedonistic travel, and mad transport, ...