The ten uncommandments: Towards a rainbow new deal
This set of principles involves undoing and unlearning much that both the dominant, and many of the
dominated, have got used to. We think that the system we have is ‘normal’ or inevitable. But it is not, it
does not have to be. Thus, Uncommandments.
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The problem and promise of democracy
The melodrama of the American elections has illustrated what should have become abundantly clear across the world: there is something badly
broken about democracy
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People in Conservation: Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Security. Vol 9, Issue 5, January 2020 to June 2020
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Keeping crawlies for green company
Generations of humans rise and fall within the lifetime of one tree, and yet we have managed to shake its very foundation with our irresponsible and careless lifestyle.
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Suburban Tales! How Love For A Bandra Garden Inspired A Book
D’Monte Park Street’s resident-run Dream Grove project has inspired a children’s book. And we love it
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[COVID-19 Pandemic: Worlds Stories from the Margins] What does self-reliance really mean? Amazing stories from India’s margins
Can you imagine Dalit women farmers in Telangana, once facing hunger and deprivation, contributing 20,000 kgs of foodgrains for COVID19-related relief? Farmers on the Tamil Nadu – Karnataka border continuing to send organic food to Bengaluru consumers even during the lockdown? Villages in Kachchh and Tamil Nadu handling anti-COVID19 health measures, with minimal outside help? And adivasis (indigenous people) in central India with community funds able to take care of migrant workers who have had to come back to their villages?
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Video: Gandhi Lives! Perspectives on Satyagraha, Swaraj and Self-reliance
Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas, ideals, and life are as relevant today as ever, to deal with the horrific inequalities, ecological devastation, and injustice across the world. Satyagraha can help us speak truth to power, swaraj to reclaim power inherent in each of us, and self-reliance to rid ourselves of debilitating dependence on govts and corporations. A presentation to Dept of Social Work, Delhi University, 30.9.2020
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Mahatma Gandhi calls PM Modi: “Did you really mean Self-reliance?”
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No Atma, Lots of Nirbharta: The Socio-Ecological Bankruptcy of Modi’s Self-Reliance Stimulus
The most blatant example of ecological illiteracy in the name of ‘self-reliance’ is that of coal mining – a sector which is being opened up in parts of central India which were hitherto off-limits.
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Video: Eco India: How Gandhi’s idea of Swaraj is inspiring communities to take charge of their environment?
For long, India has mirrored the top-down development approach of the West. In this special interview, environmentalist and thinker Ashish Kothari talks about why that needs to radically change through imbibing the ideas of ‘Eco Swaraj’ – a common theme among many grassroots environmental movements in the country that are re-defining their relationship with the environment. “You build in the notion of Swaraj, which is a deeply political and economic concept of independence and autonomy, but also a responsibility to the rest of nature,” says Kothari.
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