Transcript: Why Democracy – P. Sainath
The following is the transcript of snippets of P. Sainath’s insights on democracy. I think there is much to think of here. Many thanks Atul Hirde for making this video …
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Parliamentary Standing Committee on Genetically Modified truths
The report tabled by the all party Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture in the Parliament on 9th August 2012 titled “Cultivation of Genetically Modified Food Crops – Prospects and Effects” …
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Some questions raised by Satyamev Jayate
Aamir Khan’s very excellent foray into television activism has stunned viewers and brought many facts to undeniable light. As I observed the reactions in social media, a few questions come …
Globalization – Brain Drain
So it is time to come back to the series on Globalization. Human Capital Flight or Brain Drain is the migration of educated and skilled professionals from less developed places …
Babasaheb Ambedkar: The fear of democracy of the privileged ~ P Sainath
Babasaheb Ambedkar is an enigma to most Indians. While we all claim to respect him for writing India’s Constitution, there is little we know about who Dr Ambedkar was or …
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Empowerment of locals first
Mumbai has a huge and growing migrant population. And Mumbai has conspicuous ‘sons of the soil’ insisting that priority in employment MUST go to locals. They have ransacked offices, issued …
An Afternoon with the Maid’s kids
To those who know me for a while, my struggle to find some affordable help with the home and Nisarga is no news. For the most part, the options are …
Mr. Chidambaram’s war by Arundhati Roy – Part 5
Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 || Part 5 When the scale of money involved is what it is, the stakeholders are not always easy to identify. Between the CEOs in their …