Interview: Sheeba Sen, Founder Alaap
Sheeba Sen is the founder and managing head (leader) of Alaap. An environmental organisation based out of the Himalayas’, Alaap is a social enterprise working […]
Articles by Bhoomi Magazine
Biodiversity and the City – Challenges for India
Once considered a predominantly rural country, India is rapidly urbanizing. Although less than 1/3rdof India’s population now lives in cities, in the next two decades […]
April 2018: Editorial
Education: Digging up the Basics Exam fever, the ‘leaking’ of question papers, poor quality of education, student suicides, rape and child abuse in schools, large […]
If we love our children…
There is an urgent need to boldly reclaim the human scale of our schools If you loved your children you would see to it that […]
Book Review: Walking on Water: Reading, Writing, and Revolution
One of the most important components of both education and activism is contextualization. As Paulo Freire argued, learning must be rooted in the context in […]
Education for Essentials
What is most essential for children to learn considering the undeniable reality that our biosphere is in peril? First and foremost they will need to […]
March 2018: Editorial
Greetings from Bhoomi Magazine As I sit down to pen this editorial aboard a train to attend a confluence on alternative education, I begin to […]
Dhrubajyoti Ghosh: The Intrepid Ecologist and his ‘laboratory of survival’
Aseem Shrivastava sketches an intimate yet rousing portrait of Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, our Dhruba Da. In the course of his work on the wetlands of East […]
Celebrating the Forests of India with People who create Forests Every Day!
If like me you have grown up listening to children stories from India, you might remember that forests have always been an essential part of […]
India’s Women Water Crusaders
Passionate about water rights? These women will inspire you to get on ground. As an armchair activist, my idea of activism has for long been […]