Disciplined Minds
In his hard-hitting book Disciplined Minds, Jeff Schmidt questions our education system which seems to be single mindedly focusing on providing a docile, disciplined workforce to […]
People
Race to the TOP
To conceive education as a “race” – a competition forcing schools, teachers, and students to contend for some sort of victory—is to poison the inherent […]
Issue 11: Action from the Grassroots
Editorial: Grassroots and the Man-made Web Grassroots action is often thought of as something a few idealistic people do, or something that happens far away in […]
Bottom up Leadership
The end of apartheid in South Africa, the establishment of civil rights in the USA, the dismantling of the Berlin Wall, the dismemberment of the […]
Roots of Change
The fundamental problem we have as modern societies is the scale and pace of the global economic system. Globalisation is transforming unique individuals into mass […]
The Grand Philosopher of the Grassroot
We mourn the passing away of Nobel Laureate Dr. Elinor Ostrom on June 12th 2012. She will be missed by all those who hold deep […]
Busting the Forest Myths: People as Part of the Solution
The long-held contention that rural forest communities are the prime culprits in tropical forest destruction is increasingly being discredited, as evidence mounts that the best […]
The Paradox of our Times
We have taller buildings, but shorter tempers Wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints We have bigger houses, but smaller families More conveniences, but less time We […]
Flightless Travel
Barnali Ghosh and Anirvan Chatterjee set out on an adventure around the world by cargo ship, train and road to understand how people were responding […]
Issue 08: Community
Editorial: Community is Nature’s Way This issue marks the completion of two years of our journey with Eternal Bhoomi – and this has coincided with the […]