How far can we push the Earth before its systems begin to break down? The answer is becoming increasingly alarming. Scientists have identified nine planetary boundaries that help define the conditions necessary for a stable, resilient and life-supporting Earth. Several...
Mukul Sharma explores the largely overlooked relationship between Muslims and India’s environmental history from community-led conservation and ecological traditions to struggles against pollution and environmental injustice. Through stories from the Chambal, Chaliyar, Kargil, Kashmir and Delhi, the article challenges both...
What does it mean to die well? A Death Cafe held at the Pain and Palliative Care Society (PPCS), Thrissur, brought together its nursing team to reflect on death, dying, dignity, grief and the deeper meaning of care. Through personal...
The fourth excerpt from Seeds and Herbs – Walking in the Land, with the People, explores what happens when forests, fields and riverbanks that once sustained Indigenous communities become fenced, owned and regulated. Through the memories and voices of Paniya...
Toni Morrison: The Voice That Gave the Marginalised a Universal Voice explores the life, literary journey and social commitment of one of America’s most influential writers. From a childhood shaped by racial discrimination to becoming the first African-American Black woman...
The Delhi youth uprising was more than a moment of protest; it was a political event that disrupted established forms of power, resistance and political imagination. In this essay, K. Vinod Chandran explores the uprising through the ideas of the...
In this provocative political reflection, K. Aravindakshan draws on Salman Rushdie’s reflections on truth and language to examine the politics of power, fear, and dissent in contemporary India. From the RSS ideological influence on Narendra Modi to the suppression of...
In this interview, Abhish K. Bose speaks with environmental scholar Professor Mukul Sharma about the relationship between Hindutva, ecology, corporate extraction and the politics of environmentalism in contemporary India. Sharma examines how ideas of sacred ecology, green growth and civilisational...
Kerala should not treat educated unemployment, outmigration, in-migration, ageing households, underused migrant assets and diaspora capital as separate policy silos. K-CARES proposes a local institution that matches these fragmented resources and needs while preserving private property, worker rights and democratic...
In this third excerpt from Seeds and Herbs – Walking in the Land, with the People, the authors explore indigenous ways of relating to soil, seeds, forests and other forms of life. The knowledge of Kurichya and Paniya communities challenges...
