democracy
India Today: A Land of Paradox

...about raising awareness re. the Constitution and Constitutional values of liberty, equality, fraternity, pluralism and secularism.

Hashtags and Human Chains, Mumbai’s Youth Join Forces for Aarey

Citizens from all walks of life have joined forces with Adivasi residents to protest, forming relationships between the two different groups.

Making dam water reach the farmer

"We pushed large dams, not irrigation. But this has to change.”

Even More Starkly, We See How Liberal Democracies are Unjust

In these seven decades, we should have worked towards building power at village level, so that villagers are the local key decision-makers.

Resistance Is Fertile – The Emerging Alternative Political Discourse in the Indian Parliamentary Elections

People and communities need empowerment to govern and manage their lives, and also to make the state accountable & transparent.

On rights, the Congress manifesto scores over the BJP

An alternative approach to well being ... would democratise the economy, promote healthy living and respect rights of nature too.

Auroville’s innovators

The mystery of Auroville - celebrating a few initiatives and individuals

This is not the future we want

Any decent ecological assessment of a project needs a year of study (over all seasons), so the 180 days limit means short-cuts.

A pond, a community and a forest fair – The story of Mesar Van Kautik

Food festivals, trail running and mini-marathons, yoga camps, story-telling sessions and bird-watching walks lead up to Mesar Van Kautik.