Articles
May 01 2004
Common people green the commons
: Common people green the commons
Seva Mandir's experiment in organising the poor to protect their own village commons is now part of a book, The Waste Land: Making of Grass-roots Leaders. Deepti Priya Mehrotra reviews this chronicle of important work at the intersection of local governance and ecological issues.
May 01 2004
Elections : the Kerala story
: Elections : the Kerala story
'God's own country' was at the polls earlier this month on May 10. A report based on the Kerala Election Watch committee's analysis of candidate affidavits and subsequent results.
May 01 2004
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The shadow economy
Solutions to crises in the informal economy should encourage entrepreneurship, but also recognise that a large portion of the shadow economy is downgraded labour.
May 01 2004
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UGC begins a new innings
Half a century after it started funding the massive expansion of higher education, the University Grants Commission is gearing itself up to engineer a quality revolution.
May 01 2004
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After the poisoning
In the Nandesari industrial area and surrounding it, the chemical pollution that has accompanied years of industrial growth has ravaged agriculture and public health. Surekha Sule reports.
May 01 2004
ON FEMINISM
Who is a feminist?
ON FEMINISM : Who is a feminist?

Unlimited Girls explores the ideas and experiences of feminism in contemporary urban India. Sameera Khan reviews Paromita Vohra's film.
May 01 2004
Migration, agriculture and women
: Migration, agriculture and women
As India enters a new monsoon season, Jaideep Hardikar recounts the Chhatisgarh situation where women are increasingly becoming farm managers.
May 01 2004
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Andhra's electoral earthquake
P Sainath on the fault lines in Andhra that led to the ouster of the Chandrababu Naidu led Telugu Desam Party.
May 01 2004
Janaagraha spreads out
: Janaagraha spreads out
With many of its regular programmes running smoothly, Bangalore's pioneering civil society organisation turns to newer ways of engaging citizens. Rasika Dhavse reports.
May 01 2004
A ray of hope in Nasik
: A ray of hope in Nasik
Cautiously, but with conviction, some farmers are switching to organic farming, and bidding goodbye to the pesticide-driven harvests of the Green Revolution. Ramesh Menon reports.
May 01 2004
What's in a name?
: What's in a name?
Chanderi fabric is close to becoming the first product to be granted the GI status in India. Varupi Jain begins a two-part series on the significance of GI for India through the eyes of Chanderi.
May 01 2004
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Election Diary: Srinagar, April 2004
Dilip D'Souza on his first-hand observations of low election turnout in Jammu and Kashmir.
May 01 2004
Money for nothing
: Money for nothing
An audit of construction contracts handled by the Rajasthan irrigation department finds that expenditure often exceeds budgets and bypasses rules. Himanshu Upadhyaya reports.
May 01 2004
Unseen waters
: Unseen waters
Subsurface dams can force untapped waters to the surface, making more water available downstream without major ecological and human costs, says Jagadiswara Rao.
May 01 2004
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Entente with the east
Non-overlapping economies in ASEAN and India provide an excellent opportunity for mutual benefits. Policymakers and opinion-makers must lay the framework, says Mukul Asher.
Apr 01 2004
Recognition for Bhopal campaigners
: Recognition for Bhopal campaigners
Rashida Bee and Champa Devi are the winners of the prestigious Goldman Prize this year. Tarun Jain reports on a definite filip for the campaign to hold Dow Chemicals accountable for the 1984 Union Carbide gas tragedy in Bhopal.
Apr 01 2004
Rethinking waste management
: Rethinking waste management
While holistic solutions are available, municipalities have struggled to implement them without proper planning and support from various ministries. Sanjay K Gupta reports.
Apr 01 2004
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The merit of reservations
Caste is still the overriding indicator of social and economic status; until that is no longer true, affirmative action should remain. The India Together editorial.
Apr 01 2004
Talk: Decriminalising Indian politics
: Talk: Decriminalising Indian politics

An India Together radio program featuring Professor Jagdeep Chhokar of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad on the new anti-criminalization rules for India's elections.

Apr 01 2004
Lights on!
: Lights on!
Rajani Mani reports on how the power generating water mills of Uttranchal are lighting up lives.