What needs to change in the quest for food sovereignty? This book looks for answers
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An academic volume examines how and why food production should be steered away from a current, failed model to one that stays... Read More
Beyond ‘State versus Maoists’: Two books that explain the complexities in Bastar
As a new government takes charge in Chhattisgarh, here are two books that go beyond the rhetoric. Using the rhetoric of polarisation... Read More
From Close Quarters: Protecting an Adivasi Culture the State Wants to Destroy
The unrest in and around Bastar is fundamentally about respect, dignity and trust in our behaviour towards other people. When there is... Read More
Fulbright in the Himalayas
Seven months ago, I moved from Seattle to Dehradun to conduct research for a year on a Fulbright grant. I got settled... Read More
The Indian Willow
The Indian Willow, or Salix tetrasperma, is known as “neervanji” in Tamil and as “baigai” in Baduga. It is native to India... Read More
What really do we mean by conservation? Personally speaking………
It is said that one can live the lives of thousand men by reading books. But, how many of us can live... Read More
Why Beedi leaf prices hit the roof in Rajasthan and MP : Insights and Analysis
Tendu leaves are one of the most important NTFP species in central India. The leaves of tendu are used for wrapping beedis,... Read More
Tendu patta Collection and Wages : A Background Narrative from Rajasthan
Astha is a voluntary agency established in 1986 and imparting work-oriented skills to the tribal people in the Kotra Block of Rajasthan.... Read More
Dumping the Parliament to Save the Tiger
Now that the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has used its non-existent jurisdictional powers and ordered that FRA not be recognized in... Read More
Notes from Kurumba country
In November 2016, I heard from the Kurumba people in the Silent Valley National Park area that they were collecting a forest... Read More