Representatives' obligations would include highly constrained ‘delegated’ responsibility whereby they are subject to clear mandates given by the delegators or electorate rather than attaining independent power, they can be recalled and must report back, among other responsibilities.

Recently, in a small village one of the kid’s father comes and says to me, “I won’t stop drinking but I won’t drink at home.”

The surprise that people would throw away or not notice edible, tasty and nutritious plants echoes from Punjab to Bihar to Assam, if you talk to local foragers.

Inspired by an article that spoke of the possibility of using waste tyres as soles for shoes, the team dove into exploring this idea

Abolishing sex work or deeming it illegal will only drive it underground, undermining the rights of women in sexwork without upholding the rights of those being trafficked.

Compassionate people in many communities have started becoming proxy families of the mentally ill and homeless.

Can a coalition of movements from many sectors attain the critical mass needed to eventually transform the political and economic structures currently prevalent?

Here were people who were living what they believed in and what they preached, something that remains a distant dream for many of us.

There are many ways of conceiving and understanding the needs of the whole child in balance with the needs of the community and society at large.