Articles
Jul 01 2003
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My fair lady
Kalpana Sharma on accepting and welcoming differences.
Jul 01 2003
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Managing water, staying afloat
A local watershed management programme for semi-arid regions staves off bleak prospects in Andhra Pradesh. Rahul Goswami reports.
Jul 01 2003
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How can I help you?
The greatest of good intentions have a way of reminding me of the very things I wish not to remember, says Ashwin Mahesh.
Jul 01 2003
Marad can yet be retrieved
: Marad can yet be retrieved
Sreedevi Jacob says the May 2003 killings at Marad in Kerala could have been avoided.
Jul 01 2003
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Liberalization, literacy, governance
Fourth in a series of articles on civil society and governance, Jayaprakash Narayan answers a few commonly discussed questions.
Jul 01 2003
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Chowkidar to the Empire?
Didn't parliament condemn this war? Then why do we need a new consensus on sending troops to Iraq, asks P Sainath, remembering similar sacrifices of Indian lives for the British empire.
Jul 01 2003
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Testing your municipality's work
In ensuring that Delhi's roads and lanes are stiff with quality, citizens are facing stiffer resistance from the muncipality's officials, says Arvind Kejriwal
Jul 01 2003
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Winning the Obstacle Race
The government claims to provide equal opportunities for women, but the traditional power structure and corruption usually ensure the opposite. Aparna Pallavi reports from Ramtek, Maharashtra.
Jul 01 2003
Tomorrow's citizens participate today
: Tomorrow's citizens participate today
Rasika Dhavse profiles the Bala and Yuva Janaagraha campaigns at Bangalore.
Jul 01 2003
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Success in rural sanitation
Shipra Saxena on Midnapore's strides in implementing a government and UNICEF sponsored rural sanitation scheme, in West Bengal.
Jul 01 2003
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We shall overcome
Vivek Pandit, anti-bonded-labour campaigner, recounts the the journey his work has taken to free bonded workers in Maharashtra.
Jul 01 2003
Vanishing people, vanishing livelihoods
: Vanishing people, vanishing livelihoods
Nomadic communities make up about 7 percent of India's population, but policy makers have largely ignored them, says Bahar Dutt.
Jul 01 2003
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Keeping kids from killing kilns

Schooling has become accessible and real for these for these children of brick kiln workers in Maharashtra, says Neeta Kolhatkar.

Jul 01 2003
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At long last, an extradition request
Years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, and following stubborn pressure from survivors, the Indian government demands Warren Andersen's return to face trial.
Jul 01 2003
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Media for Medicine
A proactive media that could pressurise policy makers and educate the public for better medicare services. Malvika Karlekar profiles Delhi-based Professor Ranjit Roy Chaudhury's efforts.
Jun 01 2003
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Mountain Vox
Lalitha Sridhar reviews Voices from the Mountain, Oral Testimonies from Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh.
Jun 01 2003
Hi-tech, low nutrition
: Hi-tech, low nutrition
P Sainath reports on the serious problem of rural hunger in Andhra Pradesh, and the politics of free lunches.
Part I : A gruel-ing season
Jun 01 2003
PROOF : The Citizen-Government bridge
: PROOF : The Citizen-Government bridge
Bangalore Municipality's fourth quarter results round up and other updates from the city' Public Records of Operations and Finance (PROOF) campaign.
Jun 01 2003
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Stress in the sunshine sector
In the workplaces of the times - the call centres of global corporations - Indian expertise is rewarding, but also has significant downsides, says Geeta Seshu.
Part I : The global beck and call service
Jun 01 2003
The wrong route out?
: The wrong route out?

The complex contractor-maistry system, the devastation of agriculture, an ineffective food-for-work programme, debt and debilitating mass migrions - these are an explosive mix. P Sainath continues his journey with the migrant exodus from Mahbubnagar.