Persistence of Food Insecurity and Malnutrition
Hunger and malnutrition have worsened in India with the onset of the pandemic, but the information we have points to a deterioration even before Covid-19.
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Ramrao: The Story of India’s Farm Crisis
Review of Jaideep Hardikar’s book, “Ramrao: The Story of India’s Farm Crisis.” If you want to know about India, about perhaps the largest human interest story on the planet, you must read “Ramrao”.
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In Malerkotla, One Can Find the Vestiges of India’s Forgotten History of Tolerance
The senseless and relentless march of violence has made us forget who we are and how we have lived, worked and prayed together for centuries.
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Born 200 years ago, What Is Fyodor Dostoevsky Telling Us Today Through His Novels?
Dostoevsky’s books – with their unique mix of dark comedy and pathos – are notoriously gloomy. Yet they can be oddly uplifting. In them he tested the very limits of human freedom: in prison he bore witness to the darkest sides of human nature; in his later years in freedom he agonised over our natural dogmatism and self-destructiveness.
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Sedition Then and Now: Gandhi’s Great Trial 100 Years On
The law is now being deployed for the political end he was willing to die to prevent – the establishment of a Hindu Raj.
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Supreme Court Must Stay Karnataka HC Hijab Verdict
This order will have a far-reaching negative impact on the safety, dignity, and right to education of Muslim girls and women.
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Food for Votes? Is Hunger Relevant Only Till Elections?
Current foodgrain stocks are twice the statutory limit, procurement is at an all-time high, as is output – yet the Modi government is silent on extending the free ration scheme.
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An MSP Scheme to Transform Indian Agriculture
A decentralised plan would aid price stabilisation, offer income support, and also cope with the indebtedness of farmers
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50 Year Journey of the Barefoot College Celebrates Hidden Abilities and Great Potential of Ordinary People
The Barefoot College, which has emerged as one of the most creative institutions in the field of rural development, admired at world level as a symbol of the often hidden but great abilities of ordinary people, particularly women and weaker sections, is completing 50 years this year.
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Environment and 2022 Budget: Amrit Kaal or Vish Kaal?
Overall, the picture is bleak. Environment is given a few token sops, while in fact financial allocations continue to fuel an economy that is fundamentally unsustainable. The country’s natural resource base will continue to be devastated, especially by the massive increases in mega-infrastructure.
