It is unbearably sad to see the increasing destruction and deaths in Gaza. This must stop as early as possible. At the same time an escalation of war and violence…
The most important issue of our times is that the basic life-nurturing conditions of our planet are badly threatened and this threat should be checked with a sense of the…
Two of the most important facts about the 21st century must be emphasized. Firstly, no other century in human history started with such serious, known, avoidable, man-made threats relating to…
Recently I was in a very remote village to inquire about the impact made by of a very well-intentioned housing scheme of the government. There is no doubt that this…
Every voice for peace is relevant, every voice for peace is needed. Even if it is only a child carrying a placard in a gathering for peace, even if it…
Several stories of courage and firm determination of four martyrs of Kakori case have become an important part of the legends of our freedom movement. This case is regarded as…
Although concern regarding loneliness has been increasing for some time, still some recently published statistics on the likely adverse impacts of loneliness and isolation have shocked many people. According to…
It is official. India is in the race to host the 2036 Olympic Games. This must be making sports enthusiasts in the country very happy but Olympic Games with their…
The scale of mortality, injuries, displacement, trauma and other forms of distress has been among the highest ever seen in recent times during just the first fortnight of the latest…
The anti-imperialism movement is a very important movement with a very noble role—that of protecting the majority of the world’s people as well as its environment from the highly aggressive…
One of the biggest programs of installing water pipelines and taps in villages is under way in India. There is a lot of enthusiasm regarding this and a big sense…
The recent emphasis of the sanitation campaign particularly the Swachh Bharat Mission ( SBM Rural and SBM Urban) on achieving ODF (Open Defecation Free) status in villages and slums has…
It is the biggest tragedy and folly of our times that humanity is drifting towards the most dangerous wars when peace is most needed. First it was the Ukraine war…
Bhaiyaram Lakshman is a youth from Naugavaa village located in Naraini block of Banda district ( Uttar Peadesh). He was working in Hyderabad as a construction worker when lockdown was…
With the onset of winter construction workers in Delhi begin to worry about the likely ban on construction work which has been imposed generally during the winter in recent years,…
Problems of working class colonies in Delhi get very little attention in the city’s media, but as recent visits to three such colonies revealed, these can be very serious. What…
Construction work is now second only to that of agriculture in terms of its employment potential in India. Many construction workers—both men and women-- are widely known to toil and…
We all know that homicides and suicides are a huge cause of human distress, so it may surprise know that in an average year the number of deaths caused…
A series of earthquakes in Afghanistan have recently killed thousands of people and caused other massive damage, particularly in Herat. In the last quake loss of human lives could be…
Within three days of the violence that has erupted recently in Gaza, reports from there were speaking about the big rush for staple food like bread and yet people having…
In the middle of the rapid building up of a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, several important voices have spoken for de-escalation and peace. In the USA as many as 50…
We hear frequent reports of poor hawkers being hastily removed from footpaths and roads in front of residential areas with or without any complaint being made against them by residents…
The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza has been worsening at an exceptionally fast pace, notwithstanding the sympathy for the Palestinian cause among a very large number of people. There is no…
It had been a tiring day for the dalit labourers in the farms and now they were getting some much-needed rest in their huts. The pots with modest servings of…
Lok Laya is an annual festival of folk arts, music and dance of Bundelkhand organized in Chitrakut district by Samaj Seva Sansthaan , along with the involvement and support of…
Honor killing is a terrible crime and a serious social problem. So anyone struggling against this in the middle of great hostility deserves help and sympathy. However in the case…
Vijay Bahadur is a widely respected activist as well as a former village pradhan from Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. During his tenure as village pradhan he had played a…
Public hearings have frequently served as a useful platform for drawing attention to the problems and distress of people. Unfortunately due to lack of follow-up work some of the problems…
While there is wide consensus at world-level among all people committed to justice that the Palestinian people have suffered relentless injustice and ending this injustice must be a top priority…
There are several sections of rural society, mostly the landless, who have very little food stock in their homes and meet their food needs on the basis of their daily…
Baurapurva village, located in Naraini block of Banda district, is inhabited by the people of Kevat community known for their close association with rivers and inland water sources. This village…
The dalit hamlet of Bhanwarpur village is an extremely poor rural settlement of Naraini block, Banda district (Uttar Pradesh). Most of the households here have very small holdings, or else…
The anti-imperialism movement has always been a very noble effort and at the same time it is an effort that is essential at a very basic level in present day…
Although almost two decades have passed since the Second Labour Commission submitted its report, some crucial aspects of its recommendations are still very relevant particularly in the context of the…
India has a very rich tradition of handloom weaving as well as spinning. When cloth is both hand spun and hand woven, this is called khadi, a name given by…
A lie repeated a hundred times will not turn a lie into a truth. The big media should realize this and stop perpetuating the lie of the green revolution saving…
Canada is in an exceptionally good position to adopt a justice-based policy towards its indigenous people. It has plentiful land and it is a sparsely populated country. Canada’s area is…
Despite the fact that several highly respected conservationists have been repeatedly advising that the best way of achieving success and sustainability in conservation efforts is by involving local communities in…
In the 1980s the Sandinista government in Nicaragua was attracting wide attention with achieving very significant improvements in health, education and small peasant based farming cooperatives. Some of the development…
One of the most important characteristics of a democracy, one of its defining features, is that it reflects the views and understanding, aspirations and expectations, of its people on the…
In a recent report ( March 2023) the World Food Program (WFP) stated that hunger in the world is at higher levels compared to any other time since the creation…
Soon after many countries of Africa became free from direct colonial rule, it was noticed that distorted patterns of trade allied to big business growth were resulting in perpetuation of…
It is not too long ago that a prolonged farmers’ movement in India to resist three new laws aimed at increasing corporate control over Indian farming had captured the imagination…
The peace movement in various parts of the world has emphasized in various contexts that if the huge amounts spent on various wars had been spent instead on meeting essential…
The people of the USA don’t want this. The people of Russia don’t want this. The people of the entire world don’t want this. Nevertheless, USA and Russia have been…
Recently several fruit growers from Himalayan states, particularly from Kashmir, expressed their serious concern and resentment at the slashing of additional duties on imports of apples, walnuts and almonds from…
On September 18 the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu made an announcement in the State Legislative Assembly that his government will be announcing a special aid package…
Recent dam failures in Libya and Ukraine have re-emphasized the great importance of improving dam safety. The flood disaster in Libya was greatly aggravated by the heavy damage to Wadi…
Introduction As debates leading up to 2024 union elections in India preceded by some important state assembly become intense, it is not enough to talk about election alignments among various…
Rajaram Ka Purva is a remote rural hamlet in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh inhabited by the poorest of the poor. Almost none of the children in this hamlet are…
Jarva Chauki is a village in Atarra rural area of Banda District (Uttar Pradesh). Several households face a livelihood crisis here and at times lack the minimum food stock needed…
One of the most important tasks before our troubled world relates to protective steps to reduce the harmful impacts of adverse weather and disasters arising from climate change. As is…
One of the few hopeful signs for world peace has been that at some of the most dangerous moments there has been a very helpful response in the form of…
This is clearly the time for giving the highest priority to the rescue and rehabilitation effort In Libya where the recent floods have caused massive destruction. At the time of…
One of the great tasks of our times is to move USA policy more and more towards the path of peace. This can result in big welfare gains at world…
The Sahel region in Africa has experienced some of the worst distress in the world in recent times caused by violence, insecurity, hunger and deprivation. The recent crisis in Niger…
A simple reform of diverting some of the highly excessive and wasteful military budget to civilian and health priorities can achieve the highly desirable objective to saving about one million…
There is no doubt that the G-20 declaration is a major diplomatic triumph for Indian negotiators. The contribution of others, like those from Brazil, who helped in securing consensus agreement…
Keeping in view many serious problems confronting our world, very noble precepts such as the entire earth being one family are sometimes mentioned as the basis for more enduring solutions.…
It is a very commendable effort that the G-20 Summit could issue a common declaration with consensus. The most praiseworthy part of this declaration is the basic precept given on…
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