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Police Reforms – Priority ignored [Republished from Epilogue Press]
In a recent case (IPS)VS Union of India & Ors Hon’ble Supreme on 24th April 2017 observed: …“Before detailing the controversy before us it is necessary to refer to the decision of…
Narmada Bachao Andolan – The tale of non-existing Compensation, Rehabilitation, and lives of 40,000 Families
Via a Press Release dated 17th June 2017, the Narmada Control Authority (NCA) has cleared the final raising of Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSD) in Gujarat by lowering of gates and impounding…
Root Cause of Crime In India – Lack of Education
Lack of education is a fundamental problem, it marginalizes the people, forcing them to live in depravity. The poor are desperate to move out of depravity, they don’t have much…
The CEO & the Carpenter: What it means to be a Social Entrepreneur
It always intrigued me to know how every face has a name, and every name has a story. It drew me, like iron chips to a magnet, to know that…
Demonitization Plus: Financial Inclusivity in India
November 8, 2016, shall be remembered as the day the lives of Indians changed, temporarily at least. Overnight, our economy was put in a position where over 80% of the…
Reviving the Snow Lion: The Indo-Tibet Relation
It was my recent trip to Dharamshala which acquainted me closely with the plight of Tibetans living under forceful Chinese occupation. Sitting in a café overlooking The Dalai Lama’s Temple,…
Finance Bill 2017: What the Public needs to know about Aadhaar & Political Donations.
Sri. Arun Jaitley’s amendments to the Finance Bill, 2017 has been passed in Lok Sabha on the 22nd of March, 2017. A “money bill”, it will not be sent to Rajya…
Feminism And What Really Begets It: A Personal Tribute to Carrie Fisher
I probably wasn't even fully 9 years old, when my Star Wars crazy mother meticulously produced VCDs from a dingy video library and…
Climate Change, Resilience & Our Cities
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines resilience as an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change. So what do cities – those commercial and teeming urban sprawls –…
Why We Need To Actively Involve Indian Citizens In Urban Planning
Over the years, governance structures in most Indian cities have followed a simple and traditional top-down approach with little or no room for citizen…