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Why Small Is Beautiful
Click to access epw-farm-size-2011.pdf Click to access Farm%20Size.pdf Small farms the word over are more productive per unit of land, especially in Asian nations (China, India, Japan) where land is a limited resource per head and average farm size varies … Continue reading
Agriculture Stagnates, Bharat Suffers
The annual Union Budget is a powerful indicator of the priorities of the government in power, and after this Budget presentation it is clear to all but the very partisan that the Narendra Modi Cabinet is clearly pro-urban and pro-corporate … Continue reading
Posted in Policy & Politics
Tagged agriculture, organic farming practices, rural India, Union Budget 2015
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Mangarbani: The fight to keep Delhi’s last sacred forest alive
Mangarbani, Delhi’s last sacred forest is located in the Aravalli range that runs through Haryana, ending in Delhi. Mining and Urban Development pose a threat to the forest which many say is the green lung of the National Capital Region. … Continue reading
Posted in Rural Village Life
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The Disappeared Village
Three articles in the Indian Express last week caught my imagination. The first two are worth reading for alternate views of what is going on in India today, and the third by Himanshu of JNU for what went on in … Continue reading
Posted in Policy & Politics, Rural Village Life
Tagged Aruna Roy, BJP, BJP government, Congress, government, Nikhil Dey
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Tendulkar and the Village
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/with-rs-2-8-cr-sachin-adopts-andhra-village/ Sachin met Puttamrajuvari Kandrika gaon in Andhra Pradesh. And he was surprised that “the village did not have safe drinking water, or LPG connections, and people were still using firewood”. I am not surprised that he is surprised as an … Continue reading
Hello Winter
The season is changing, winter is on its way. With warm days at 25 degrees Centigrade, and cool nights at 12 degrees this is ideal time to plant the crops that have evolved in the alluvial plains of North India … Continue reading
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Eid Mubarak, My Brothers !
” Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, is the period when man is subjected to a supreme test. Without compulsion, without coercion, Muslims throughout the world obey Allah; and every day from dawn to sunset abstain not only … Continue reading
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When Chameli Died, and Was Born Again
It was devastating news, in the early morning of 2 May. A shaky voiced Sattar was on the line, Chameli had just died. She was a beautiful Sahiwal, partly cross bred as purity in Indian breeds is now only in the history … Continue reading
Posted in Cattle, Indian breed cows, Rural Village Life, Veterinary medicine
Tagged Aman Bagh
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Violence in the Village
I recollect the threat of lurking violence when I visited the village as a child through the Seventies. My grandmother protected this city kid by dictat to sundry country cousins; she knew the village community had a lot not going for … Continue reading
Vasanta Ritu, Spring in my Step
The Indian Spring – Basant Ritu – is upon us from the 23rd of March, and the flowers are in full bloom. Another winter – Shishir Ritu – has been wistfully bid adieu as we gird up for the onslaught of heat – … Continue reading
Posted in A Day in The Life, Bullocks, Crops, Rural Village Life
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Aman Bagh, Mangar 