Two museums in Mandya are saving native paddy grains from extinction
What rice varieties have a low cost of cultivation, no patents, and comparatively lower water consumption levels?
A literary fest with a difference
... to “orient literature to its critical social function” and “to listen to and engage with dissenting voices”.
How skateboarding brings social change in Madhya Pradesh village
The skatepark had just two rules—“Girls first” and “No school, no skateboarding”—the rest was left up to the kids.
In India’s dry regions, crowd-funding comes to a lake’s rescue
"De-silting Nilona would need huge amount of money, time and hard work. We needed a citizen movement,"
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A legally guaranteed MSP will not hit exports
Farm shipments form a small part of the total production and operate independently of the support prices regime When farmers’ movement in India raises a demand for a legally guaranteed MSP (minimum support price), there is often a counter argument posed about how this would affect India’s agricultural export competitiveness. India’s agriculture exports were estimated […]
Digital control: how Big Tech moves into food and farming (and what it means)
Undermining agroecology and local food systems
‘Mere Paas Sarkaar Hai’
‘No reform can succeed that does not seek to strengthen the position of the weak and the excluded.’
Kerala artistes spread awareness on farmer rights
Samskarika Sahithi has become the first cultural body to come out creatively in support of the striking farmers.
Where Camels Take to the Sea
How will all of those kharais fare in a region that has become less hospitable to them?