Water Wisdom
Since 1966 – and as a consequence of the introduction of the Green Revolution model of water-intensive, chemical farming – India has over-exploited her groundwater, […]
Vandana Shiva
Thank the women farmers
The eco-feminine tends to be subtle, dispersed all over and non-monetised. Like Nature, women and their offerings are externalised in the economic system. And exploited. […]
Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Forest…
“Indian civilization has been distinctive in locating its source of regeneration, material and intellectual, in the forest, not the city. India’s best ideas have come […]
Earth Rights
Vandana Shiva writes about the inevitability of recognizing the Rights of Mother Earth, if we are to really pay heed to issues of human rights. […]
Swaraj: A Deeper Freedom
In Hind Swaraj, Gandhi exhorts using ‘soul force’ as a means to seek ‘right livelihood’ – which is what real freedom is all about. Gandhi’s […]
Annadana: The Gift of Food
The sanctity of food is being erased by the commoditization of cuIture. I think the very first thing to recognize about food is that it […]