Black dust and bicycles
Rural peasants once reliant on farming and forestry for their livelihood are turning to bicycles and India’s massive coal industry to survive.
Indian women bargaining with patriarchy
On 8th March, International Women’s Day, the parliament of the Government of India introduced a historic piece of legislation that seeks to set aside one third of seats in the Lok Shabha. Read details
Indus Floods 2010
Something as simple and as small as the fluttering of the wings of a butterfly might set off a tornado in another, far away, place. Read detials
Anglo-Indians as part of the Indian diaspora
A different kind of Indian in Australia? Read details
Mamata’s khamota or backlash of the bhadraloks
In 1990 after Lalu Prasad Yadav, the lower caste charismatic political leader of Bihar, became the Chief Minister of the state, the young, English-speaking, sauve jounalists flocked from metropolitan cities like New Delhi and Bomaby to catch his sound bites on tap and camera. Read details
Feminisation of agriculture in the eastern gangetic plain
….if women enjoyed the same access to productive resources as men in the world, farm yield could be raised by 20-30%..
The Delhi Gang Rape
I still remember, in early 1990s, a largish, unknown man just flopped on my lap on the aisle seat. When I mildly expressed displeasure. Read more..
Women as farmers, feminisation of farming
What is new in the world of firming today? Well, for one, there is a “feminisation” of firming in many parts of the world. Read details..
Mining, minerals and firmer foundations for the future
Mineral resource governance has long been a sticking point in international relations, and big improvements are needed to realise the Sustainable Development Goals. But a new UN body – the International Resource Panel – has been set up to lead the charge. Australia’s representative on the panel Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt explains how the group aims to
Development workers behaving badly
Now that the waves of reactions and counter-reactions have subsided, I ask if it is possible to rethink the infamous ‘Oxfam incident’. To put it briefly, the charity’s high-level professionals have been reported to have indulged in partying with sex workers in earthquake-affected Haiti, where prostitution is legally prohibited. These officials were ‘on mission’ –