Searching for alternatives to unsustainable and inequitable model of ‘development’
Rabindranath Tagore designed a revolutionary form of pedagogy for the educational institutions he founded as a challenge to British educational orthodoxy. It was based on revolutionary environmental principles and influenced by the country’s ancient philosophical insights. Aseem Shrivastava discusses its deep relevance for the contemporary world.
Read moreEmerging Judicial And Civil Society Convergence In India (A version of this paper was presented at the 7th Interactive Dialogue
Read moreTaking Charge is a selection of case studies of small-scale, decentralised renewable energy systems in India in 2010. The strength of
Read moreAndhra Pradesh is home to a diversity of exquisite handloom weaves renowned for their craftsmanship and aesthetic appeal. However, this
Read moreIn Bastar, Chhattisgarh, whatever development projects and schemes are prepared and implemented by the government there is no substitute for
Read moreFollowing the Rs. 700 crore pulses scam in Odisha in January 2011, the State government decided to decentralise the procurement
Read moreThis paper examines and analyses the organization and functioning of subaltern peasant sanghams (grassroot associations of the poor) and their
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From a village of bird hunters, Mangalajodi in Orissa is now a village of bird protectors. ASHISH KOTHARI recounts how
Read moreEven as villages offering home-stays become increasingly common in the Himalaya, there are some that are different. Sarmoli, located on
Read moreSikandar’s village Upar Konki in Jharkhand is one of several settlements that are challenging two “development” dogmas: that one needs
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