Farm and Forest

20 years of FRA 2006, J and K appoints Tribal Ministry as Nodal agency

Despite the Union government’s tardy approach since the passage of the historic Forest Rights Act in 2006, states such as Jammu and Kashmir are now taking the lead in securing indigenous land rights. Groups including the Wullar Bachav Front and the All India Union of Forest Working Peoples (AIUWFP) have been engaging with the state administration on the issue

How caste is alive and kicking in Bengal

Photo courtesy: youthkiawaaz.comBengali middle class society is seen as...

We must become the Khudai Khidmatgars of today: Anand Patwardhan

Image: The HinduI won’t occupy this space for...

A bloody route to power

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Mob Violence in Manipur: An Aberration or an Erosion of Syncretism?

Cover Image Credits : E-PAOThe brutal mob lynching of...

Slashes in Education due to Iniquitous WTO-GATS Regime? No, says Modi Government

Among the debates in education --and given the slashes...

Bastar Black Out: Human Rights Defenders Under Threat

Freedom of expression is being throttled in Chhattisgarh as...

80 Years and Fighting: All India Kisan Sabha in Today’s Moments of Agrarian Distress

  Godavari Parulekar was elected the first woman president of...

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