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In search of the India story beyond the headlines
Rita & Umesh Anand
IT was a well-attended event in the amphitheatre of the India Habitat Centre on Lodhi Road, a posh part of ...
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From coalition success to single-leader party power
Sanjaya Baru
INDIA’s political landscape in the first quarter of the 21st century was defined by two dualisms. First, a visible divide ...
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India tech story: better, faster, higher, cheaper
R. A. Mashelkar
INDIA can be proud of its technology and innovation journey of the past 20 years. I was not just a ...
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New-age company: Artisans as co-owners, directors
Sumita Ghose
THE idea of rangSutra came to me while on a sabbatical in 2002. I was writing a paper on the ...
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PHC with a work culture will transform health
Pavitra Mohan and Sanjana B. Mohan
THE past 20 years have special significance for India’s public healthcare. One of the most important reforms in public healthcare, ...
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Missing the bus in school education has been costly
Dileep Ranjekar
IT was a cold midnight in December and many of us were patiently waiting for our turn to get a ...
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It’s been a long and bumpy road to electoral reform
Jagdeep Chhokar
IN a landmark judgment 20 years ago, the Supreme Court made it mandatory for candidates contesting elections to Parliament and ...
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Institutions are in need of a reboot to serve people
Arun Maira
IMAGINE you are flying in an old propeller airplane with 100 passengers and crew. The ride has become bumpy. Worse ...
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Everyone benefits when women earn
Reema Nanavaty
WOMEN in the informal sector in India work for almost 16 to 18 hours a day, often in difficult working ...
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People’s movements have been losing their voice
Aruna Roy
IN many countries around the world democracy is being gradually reduced to an electoral vote, with the majority party assuming ...
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Informal work has been growing and is as nasty
Rajiv Khandelwal
TWENTY years ago, the idea of establishing Aajeevika Bureau took seed in our minds. We were excited about the possibility ...
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Cell phones, drones, cash transfers and much more
Kiran Karnik
THOSE were the days, sang Mary Hopkin, many years ago. The nostalgic lyrics refer to good times in the past, ...
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Social enterprises doing well with more support
Madhukar Shukla
SOCIAL entrepreneurship has been around for a long while, but a spurt in its growth was witnessed after 2002 when ...
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The Indian village has been relegated to the margins
Surinder S. Jodhka
TALKING about agriculture has not been fashionable for quite some time. This is surprising because agriculture remains the single most ...
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CSR works when companies have partners, a strategy
Santanu Mishra
THE past two decades, beginning from the turn of the millennium, have had a profound impact on how development is ...
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Rivers losing their rights as urban pressures mount
Venkatesh Dutta
RIVERS are living entities. They are ecosystems in motion. Throughout history, many civilizations have flourished along the banks of rivers. ...
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Low-cost mission hospitals hang in amid rapid change
Vijay Anand Ismavel
THE first Protestant Christian mission hospital in India was started in 1870. Many of the early mission hospitals were established ...
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New filmmakers weigh in, but the mega stars rule
Saibal Chatterjee
INDIAN cinema underwent paradigm shifts in the new millennium. It transited to the digital format, production budgets soared, streaming platforms ...
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