Perspectives

Policy Edits.

Policy Editorials.

United by spirituality, divided by religion

What constitutes right conduct – to understand the pain of another, to help those in distress and to serve with humility

Swimming camels, mangrove islands of Kachchh face mounting challenges

“We don’t want grains or a house; just give us our grazing land.”

Restoring tank irrigation can strengthen rural climate resilience

A comprehensive water policy that includes tank irrigation, groundwater and canal irrigation, is needed.

G Nammalvar, messiah of organic revolution

"Farming is a way of living, and a way of living that is possible even in the 21st century.”

परीघ विस्तारण्यासाठी (in Marathi)

सरकारनं स्वत:च्या प्राथमिक, मध्यम, उच्चस्तरीय आरोग्यसेवा सुधारल्या पाहिजेत आणि कोणत्याही मध्यस्थाशिवाय गरजेप्रमाणं खासगी सेवा विकत घ्यायला हव्यात.

रोपट्याचं करिअर काऊन्सलिंग ! (in Marathi)

बनू नकोस, तू फक्त 'हो' ... तू तर पूर्णच आहेस तुला फक्त व्यक्त व्हायचंय. (Don't become, just 'be'...)

Dissolution of traditional Adivasi structures for modernity

"There are a lot of lessons to be learnt from Adivasi communities, which have an equitable structure and provide opportunities for everyone to grow.”

Legacies crucial for the commons

They encompass Marx’s vision of a society that bridges humanity’s ‘metabolic rift’ with nature, and Gandhi’s emphasis on living lightly on earth.

Under Modi, India Has Witnessed an Unprecedented Chomping of the Earth

The natural environment is the daily lifeline of ... forest-dwellers, fishers, farmers, craftspersons, pastoralists, urban poor.