Perspectives

Policy Edits.

Policy Editorials.

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

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’.

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

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.

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

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

विश्वनागरिकता के नये संदर्भ (in Hindi)

विश्वनागरिकता को ग्रहण करने की शुरुआत, वास्तव में इतिहास और भूगोल से आगे बढ़ने का अध्याय है।

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.