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Can the coronavirus save the planet?
Across the globe today there is a re-birth of radical democracy, often led by women or by youth
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Mahatma Gandhi calls PM Modi: “Did you really mean Self-reliance?”
‘Swaraj will come not by the acquisition of authority by a few, but by the acquisition of the capacity by all to resist authority when it is abused’.
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Extraordinary work of ‘ordinary’ people: Beyond pandemics and lockdowns
Re. capacity building to govern and manage food, health, water, energy, shelter, education, and other basic needs and aspirations, to be selfreliant
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Locking down Leviathan
I picture you and I walking through this wild land, picking herbs and fruit, enjoying flowers, birds and small animals...
Towards Decentralised Urban Governance: The Case of Bhuj City, Kachchh, India
The decentralisation process coordinated by the five CSOs along with active citizens in the city is an inspiring example of bottom-up democracy.
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VIKALP SANGAM CORE GROUP STATEMENT ON THE NEED FOR CREATIVE, LONG-TERM ALTERNATIVES IN VIEW OF COVID-19
STATEMENT SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND ISSUED IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ON NEED FOR CREATIVE, LONG-TERM ALTERNATIVES IN VIEW OF COVID-19 , 28 March 2020
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Reclaiming the Swadeshi from our economists
A new Arthaśāstra, aligned with the dharma of our times, where gender roles have been redefined, laws are firm yet flexible
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विश्वनागरिकता के नये संदर्भ (in Hindi)
विश्वनागरिकता को ग्रहण करने की शुरुआत, वास्तव में इतिहास और भूगोल से आगे बढ़ने का अध्याय है।
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Our world is in need of the Mahatma’s teachings: Dalai Lama
to promote peace of mind among seven billion beings, to offer compassion or karuna, strictly secularly, not based on religion.