Perspectives

Policy Edits.

Policy Editorials.

Imagining an alternative future – an Interview

How concepts of Alternatives link with conservation of biodiversity and protection of livelihoods.

An Anti-Forest Policy: Rhetoric or Sleight of Hand?

A government intent on “building on our rich cultural heritage” and “participatory”, would provide the adivasis rightful space for self-governance

Do the youth of the mountains matter?

The social aspirations of young people across caste, class and gender want a future that is socially and environmentally sustainable and also equal

Keezhattur farmers want the highway to bypass their paddy fields and wetlands

Protest against a highway project that would destroy paddy fields and wetlands, which are a source for groundwater recharge.

Facing the future of development

These initiatives have stayed or even reversed rural-urban migration and attempted gender and caste justice without trashing the environment.

पत्थरगढ़ी से खिलवाड़ न करें (in Hindi)

भारतीय संविधान द्वारा प्रदत्त आदिवासियों को मिले अधिकारों को लिखा जा रहा है, जिसमें आपत्तिजनक कुछ भी नहीं, लेकिन...

Letter from Gurveen Kaur, Educator

"Take a year to discover what you really want to do and explore that — away from what others tell/expect you to do."

Reprogrammed for Rural Life

A techie who traded in the comforts and chaos of the city to turn farmer, on what the transformation involved.

Does Art Have a Caste? A Debate on Carnatic Music

The aim is to go well beyond personalities, to focus squarely on the issues and raise the level of discussion about art and society.