Articles
Sep 01 2003
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Assault on autonomy
As the government shows Doordarshan's director the door, Prasar Bharati member B G Verghese protests the intrusion by the administration into constitutionally protected domain.
Sep 01 2003
The transformation of Mendha-Lekha
: The transformation of Mendha-Lekha
Rasika Dhavse reports about success in self-determination and natural resource conservation at a Maharashtra village.
Sep 01 2003
Wrong, but still right!
: Wrong, but still right!

Despite an inspection confirming substantial violations of its lending policies in a Coal India project, the World Bank's board recommends only minimal action, and claims local people gained nonetheless.

Sep 01 2003
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Beyond the cola wars
At the heart of the current scandal over pesticide-laced soft drinks are haphazard legislation, and a management approach that ignores the people, says Videh Upadhyay.
Sep 01 2003
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Women's Ways of Seeing
A multimedia curriculum developed by a Mumbai non-profit aims to have students critically explore the relationships between women, beauty and advertising. Geeta Seshu reports.
Sep 01 2003
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WTO: End of the road?
The Cancun fiasco shows that the industrialised countries have failed to bring in meaningful trade reforms in agriculture, says Devinder Sharma.
Sep 01 2003
Accountable at home
: Accountable at home
The India Together editorial
Sep 01 2003
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Putting the bottle first
Are multinational firms more important than public health? Sudhirendar Sharma questions the haste with which New Delhi has let soft drinks manufacturers off the hook.
Sep 01 2003
Investigative journalism : Not dead
: Investigative journalism : Not dead
Dilip D'Souza comments on the climate for investigative reporting and public expectations of it.
Sep 01 2003
Bollywood's 'homely' heroines
: Bollywood's 'homely' heroines
Some of the hits of the last few years (post-liberalisation) show a decided nostalgia for a traditional way of life where women are the homemakers, says Shahla Raza.
Sep 01 2003
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Lies in the name of 'security'
Firdaus Ahmed on the continuing need to guard against over-zealous security managers.
Sep 01 2003
Different state, same story
: Different state, same story
Sudarshan Chhotoray reports on displacement and lack of rehabilitation in water projects in Orissa.
Sep 01 2003
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Myopia over radio
A paranoid government is getting ready to gingerly license 200 more FM frequencies when what is available is twenty times that number. An editorial from The Hoot.org
Aug 01 2003
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Man and cow - a new equality of species
The concerns of Third World citizens have been routinely overlooked - until now, i.e., as technologies developed for animals are conveniently passed off as adequate for the world's poor as well, says Devinder Sharma.
Aug 01 2003
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Must remain 'unfinished’
Firdaus Ahmed provides insights from the subcontinent's brush with 'war' last year -- Operation Parakram.
Aug 01 2003
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Ganging up on development
The World Bank, IMF and WTO want 'coherent' operations, but poor nations worry that behind this vague objective is a determined effort to hijack their aspirations.
Aug 01 2003
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Grounded at fifty
The Air India case on categorization of airhostesses illustrates how difficult it is to establish the principle of gender justice in employment, says Kalpana Sharma.
Dec 2003 update: Air India yields
Aug 01 2003
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Nothing intractable or immutable
Concluding the six-part series on civil society and governance, Jayaprakash Narayan lays down the framework for addressing India's governance crisis.
Aug 01 2003
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Agenda for the South : Cancun
The focus for developing countries at the upcoming Cancun WTO Ministerial must be on food and agriculture, says Suman Sahai.
Aug 01 2003
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Warning: Monopoly Media
With the news increasingly slanted towards the rich, public health takes a back-seat while the concerns of the few are overblown. SARS is the first of many signs in the media of this disparity, says P Sainath.