Articles
May 10 2003
A man for all times
: A man for all times
One hundred and seventy years after his passing, the life of Raja Ram Mohan Roy has much to offer a world full of religious conflict. Melanie P Kumar looks back.
May 01 2003
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Better lived than talked about
With more citizens taking interest, Bangalore's Janaagraha campaign is expanding to neighboring municipal areas.
May 01 2003
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Who defines obscenity?
The NCW's protection for women is selective; it bypasses our dignity and preaches an inconsequential morality, says Kalpana Sharma
May 01 2003
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The Global Beck and Call Service
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 II : Stress in the sunshine sector
May 01 2003
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Poor, but pedicured
It appears that those at the bottom are getting richer - but sadly the maths just doesn't add up. George Monbiot doesn't buy the World Bank's arithmetic.
May 01 2003
SC rules on preventing starvation deaths
: SC rules on preventing starvation deaths
This May 1, taking a resolute stand, the Supreme Court directed the Union and state governments to take specific measures to address the desperate crisis of food for drought-affected communities.
May 01 2003
Childhood, cropped
: Childhood, cropped
The India Committee of the Netherlands reports on agri-business corporations' wage and labour practices in India, and calls on the EU to improve its standards and monitoring.
Interact: Are Indians more to blame than MNCs?
October 2003 update: MNCs agree to end child labour
May 01 2003
An august dispute : Gandhi and Tagore
: An august dispute : Gandhi and Tagore
Venu Govindu reviews The Mahatma and the Poet : Letters and Debates between Gandhi and Tagore 1915-1941, compiled and edited by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya.
May 01 2003
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Protecting farmers, freeing the breeders
Suman Sahai discusses India's progressive legislation in the area of patents and protection for plant varieties.
May 01 2003
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Further to the margins - by law
The courts have drifted far from their humanitarian past, and judicial aggression against the urban poor is now the norm, says Videh Upadhyay.
May 01 2003
So you want to vote
: So you want to vote
ABC of Voting is a no-frills publication that demystifies the voter enrollment and elections process in India.
May 01 2003
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Challenging broad spectrum patents
The European Patent Office at Munich recently ran into opposition to a broad spectrum patent granted on all GM soyabean varieties to a Monsanto owned company.
May 01 2003
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For tribals, only paper pledges
Videh Upadhyay argues that adivasis will benefit greatly if the Provision of Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas Act (PESA) is implemented on the ground by the state governments.
May 01 2003
Production cost Rs. 60, auction price Rs. 47
: Production cost Rs. 60, auction price Rs. 47
As tea estates are closing down, 70,000 plantation workers in Kerala face joblessness. M Suchitra and M P Basheer report from Peermade.
May 01 2003
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Lessons from Baghdad
Militaristic theories of Gulf War II's implications must not be allowed to sabotage India's national interests, says Firdaus Ahmed .
May 01 2003
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Still looking to the skies
Mainstreaming rain water harvesting remains a challenge, but fresh hope is always around the corner, says Lalitha Sridhar.
May 01 2003
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History as politics
The recording of the past in terms convenient to the ruling figures is reminiscent of what colonial rulers in India did, says Romila Thapar.
May 01 2003
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The objectification of the youth
The media is unconsciously desensitising society towards the youth, and pressurising them to conform to a stereotype, says Shivam Vij.
May 01 2003
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On board the non-profit
Aarti Madhusudhan begins a series on the workings of development organizations. In this first part, she looks at the role of board members: their obligations, services, and even their identities!
May 01 2003
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Pests, Pesticides and Modern Science
The same combination of corporate interest and agricultural science that led to mindless use of pesticide is now turning to genetic engineerng, says Devinder Sharma.