Native breeds and native work
Two articles by P. Sainath – Cattle Class: native vs exotic and Holy Cow! Small is beautiful! about the value of indigenous breeds of cattle caught my attention and took […]
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Some experiences with the Army
In my years in Manali as a horsewoman, I often encountered soldiers, as the route from Manali to Ladakh and then on to Kashmir is through some prime trekking terrain.
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Poor to Broke: Rethinking poverty solutions
As Mike Todd famously said, “I’ve never been poor, only broke. Being poor is a frame of mind. Being broke is only a temporary situation” This is the place we
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Amaji’s home in Shaminala
Amaji lived in a village (6-7 houses) at a place called Shaminala about 5km from Manali and 2km short of the bigger village of Jagatsukh on the west bank of
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Thandi Hawa yeh chandani… mountain memories
This is a particularly sweet memory from my life as a nomadic horsewoman in the mountains. I lived in Manali, where it snows in the winter. Horsemen here rarely stable
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A Life in Clothes – Part 5 : Shehari
Earlier: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Returning to the city was trauma. Big time. I was a fish out of water. I lost track of the times I
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A Life in Clothes – Part 4 : My Terms
Earlier: A Life in Clothes part 1, part 2, part 3 While my first escape from home was an epic in insecurity, I had learned a lot from it. Most
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Women and Power : The Gender Battle
Patterns of assumptions and stereotypes manipulate collective responses. Patterns based on things we refuse to acknowledge or even are aware of. “Strong man”, “Caring mother”, “damsel in distress”, “hen pecked”, “old coot”,
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Child Rights: A new look at child abuse
Child rights are our future. The most vulnerable, exploited and unrepresented minority ANYWHERE in the world is children. Child abuse is a process of disrespect, hurt and neglect and most
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