Beyond Labels: India’s Scientific and Technical Traditions
The very word “development” was first used in its present meaning only around 1950, and the word “scientist” first appeared in circulation in 1833 and […]
Ecological Wisdom
Issue 09: Campaign for a Million Eco Projects
Editorial: Eco Projects – Celebrating Down-to-Earthness and Fulfilment The first issue every year has the same theme as the Bhoomi Conference (or Unconference) – this […]
Green Schools
A documentary on Green Schools by Aditi Banerjee shows how a few schools are taking on a pioneering role in helping children build a stronger […]
An Ecological Sense of Home
The word ‘ecology’comes from biology and often seems to point to our relationship with the natural world. In conversation, ecology usually implies a protective and […]
Communal Sufficiency
Mark Boyle writes about his realisation that Independence is one of the biggest myths sold to us by modern society and his search for solutions […]
The Commons, Community and Education
The concepts of commons and community do not seem to get the importance they deserve in public debate or private conversations today. But there is […]
Health Alert! : You just outsourced your life
“Let us try and wean ourselves off our overly consumeristic lifestyles and tap into the rich knowledge that is a result of over 5,000 years […]
Issue 06: GAIA
Editorial: Economics to suit Gaia Gaia, the Greek Earth Goddess came into prominence in recent years after James Lovelock wrote his path breaking book of the […]
Our Life as Gaia
Re-living our collective journeys on earth, as earth, can help us break free of our limitations as individuals and as a species. Come back with me into […]
We are Gaia
In the entire universe, the presence of life and a planet that supports life is so rare that we are literally living on an incredibly […]