Noble Peace/Economics Nobels or Not?

Noble Nobels, or not , that is the question?
It sounds a little wonky, but I think this is really the question that a lot of people around the world have raised after the Nobel Prizes for this year were announced a few days back.
The Peace Prize has gone to US President Barack [...]

Who Really Killed Rizwanur?

For a very human take on the Rizwanur murder I would refer readers to Jhoomur Bose’s post “Did My Father Murder Rizwanur”.
I  like it more because it is a general indictment of the way most fathers (and I claim not only here in India but all over the world) look at the other half of [...]

Collective Ownership of Kani Advasis Under Threat

My friend Bijoy has provided an excellently documented study on how Kani Advasis in Kerela and others are being continuously deprived of their hitherto collectively owned community resources and how such resources are being usurped by private owners. He also provides documentation on how the elite has managed to get all the Adivasis’ rights, especially [...]