r Keeping your child safe in the age of the Internet By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 11 May 2015 10:42:03 +0000 It’s a big, bad world out there on the social network and nearly 73 percent of urban children aged 8 to 13 are active on such sites. Can adult influencers keep the children safe online? Supriya Unni Nair explores. Full Article
r It’s not only books and films that are censored! By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 27 May 2015 17:30:53 +0000 In the shrill discourse over freedom of speech, the selective publication, and even overt suppression, of actionable development data is often overlooked. Amid calls for a next-gen data revolution, Biraj Swain highlights this and other challenges that lie in its path. Full Article
r The quest for justice continues in Tripura’s dawn of hope By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 04 Jun 2015 14:36:35 +0000 Tripura’s revocation of the AFSPA is certainly a positive move from a human rights perspective. But it leaves unaddressed the issue of justice for those whose lives were torn apart by the excesses under the Act, writes Anjuman Ara Begum. Full Article
r The DNA Bill is a recipe for disaster By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:29:16 +0000 The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) registers its dissent over the new Human DNA Profiling Bill draft. Sunil Abraham, Executive Director of CIS, explains how the Bill does not address the privacy concerns despite a seemingly powerful language. Full Article
r Cash inside pens and gift cards: Challenges before the Election Commission By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:09:21 +0000 There is a lot that happens in the background to make sure that every Indian election - like the just concluded Bihar assembly election - is conducted fairly, freely and peacefully. Smarak Swain, who was on election duty in Bihar reports on the challenges faced by the Election Commission of India and how it is overcoming them effectively. Full Article
r The Supreme Court just made it easier for you to save lives; here’s how! By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:54:53 +0000 You don’t have to fear police harassment if you report or help an injured accident victim. You don’t even have to reveal personal details unless you wish to testify. Here’s a summary of the “Good Samaritan” guidelines that the apex court has now made compulsory for states to follow. Full Article
r Speedy disposal of court cases By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 02 May 2017 16:37:53 +0000 High Courts and subordinate courts have been directed by the Supreme Court to expedite the disposing of criminal cases, yet cases languish for years in these courts. Harish Narasappa explains why it is so and how it can be fixed. Full Article
r Overview of the legal issues around Aadhaar By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 11 Jun 2017 06:36:05 +0000 Anviti Chaturvedi of PRS Legislative Research discusses how the Aadhaar project started, why the courts have stepped in to examine its legality, and some aspects of the recent judgement. Full Article
r The dichotomy in India’s rule of law By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 04:03:50 +0000 The rule of law guides our legislative, executive and judiciary and all other institutions yet our country is in chaos. Harish Narasappa analyses the role of reason in making the rule of law stronger and effective to bring order in the country. Full Article
r Monocultures of the mind By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Environmental activist, agricultural researcher, water rights campaigner, and much more, Vandana Shiva speaks with David Barsamian. Full Article
r Interview : An Indian press By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0000 M P Veerendrakumar is a staunch opponent of FDI. He predicts that the new deals signed in the Indian media will hit small and medium newspapers and open the floodgates to foreign control. Full Article
r Artiste and activist By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Shabana Azmi's six year term in Parliament came to an end in August 2003. She spoke to Lalitha Sridhar. Full Article
r The Press must represent the public By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Frederick Noronha caught up with Tarun Tejpal to learn more about the launch of the Tehelka weekly paper. Full Article
r "Few believe that speech is free" By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Does Indian media influence readers' opinion? As 2004 draws to a close, what lessons can be drawn from the NDA's much analysed India Shining campaign and the surprising elections outcome that followed? Arvind Rajagopal, the author of Politics after Television, talks to Chitrangada Choudhury. Full Article
r Pracharak to politician, and now, activist By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 K N Govindacharya, the pracharak-turned-politician who led the Bharatiya Janata Party into power in the 1999 elections, is today a staunch campaigner against the politics and economics of globalization. He now promotes swadeshi development and says he has renounced party politics. N P Chekkutty caught up with Govindacharya. Full Article
r Businesses, growth and the good society By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Many believe that in business, environmental values and a pro-poor focus are liabilities. But a set of global factors are going to change the rules of the game, warns Stuart Hart, a leading authority on the implications of sustainable development and environmentalism for business. An India Together exclusive interview. Full Article
r A Dalit straddles the financial world By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Narendra Jadhav is Principal Adviser and Chief Economist at the Reserve Bank of India. He is also a Dalit and strong advocate of reservations in the private sector. His recent book Untouchables : My Family's Triumphant Journey Out of the Caste System in Modern India has received wide acclaim. India Together's Subramaniam Vincent talked with him recently. Full Article
r Understanding the Bt Cotton maze By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000 The Bt Cotton debate is a vexing one. Proponents praise the technology, while NGOs charge that it has failed farmers and is too risky. Dr Ronald Herring teaches political economy and political ecology at Cornell University and has been studying the transgenic movement in India. He talked with India Together's Subramaniam Vincent. Full Article
r Caught on reality By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Released in September 2006, Ruzbeh Bharucha's Yamuna Gently Weeps is both a documentary and book on slum demolitions through the eyes of the Yamuna Pushta (Delhi) episode of 2004, where the High Court ordered demolition of 40,000 homes. Anuradha Miraji chatted with Bharucha on the film and his take on filmmaking. Full Article
r "Invisible India is the elephant in your bedroom" By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0000 Ashwin Mahesh talks with 2007 Ramon Magsaysay award winner P. Sainath. Full Article
r "Every house should be a woman's organisation" By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Rural women have nothing to lose by speaking out. Urban women have their bank accounts, education certificates and some 200-300 saris in the cupboard. They have a high tolerance for violence, says Ruth Manorama, in this interview with Charumathi Supraja. Full Article
r "I am a portfolio guy" By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 Ashwin Mahesh talks to the former Infosys CEO, now an author for the first time. Full Article
r Keep up the pressure, says former IB operator By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Maloy Krishna Dhar is the author of Open Secrets, a book about the Intelligence Bureau and his 30-year career in it. He spoke with Susheela Menon on terrorism, changes needed in the IB, and the power of the people in bringing about changes. Full Article
r 'Laws are a springboard' By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 ''First - there is a law, then there is awareness, then comes assertion and then action,'' says Leila Seth, former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh and first woman judge at the Delhi High Court. Charumathi Supraja caught up with her in Bangalore recently. Full Article
r "If anyone speaks about Hinduism, he is branded as a fundamentalist!" By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000 Sir Mark Tully spoke recently in Bangalore on How certain should we be? The problem of religious pluralism. Revathi Siva Kumar caught up with him for this exclusive interview. Full Article
r Salvager of India’s dying temple heritage By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 "In the Varadaraja Swamy Temple in Kanchipuram, I saw with my own eyes, just a year ago, how the late 17th-century murals were literally disintegrating. As you watch, they are going. It has happened in temple after temple". David Shulman talks to Lalitha Sridhar . Full Article
r Ringing the bell against VAW By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 While the global epidemic of violence against women (VAW) stems from a culture of misplaced masculinity, the role of men in ending the same cannot be ignored. Mallika Dutt, CEO of global human rights organization Breakthrough, talks to India Together on the Bell Bajao! campaign that emphasises the fact. Full Article
r Of sports, passion and reality By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Meet M B Santosh, one of India's only three FIFA-accredited referees, who drives an auto-rickshaw and works as caretaker of an apartment in Kottayam, Kerala to support a family of five. Here, he shares the incredible story of his life and passion with P N Venugopal. Full Article
r Modi-Nitish Kumar 'shadow boxing' to continue: Dr. Sandeep Shastri By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Given the complex and dynamic political scenario in India today, where is the country's leadership headed? How will people vote in the assembly elections this year and how will it impact the national outcome? Eminent political scientist Sandeep Shastri shares his views on that and more with Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya Full Article
r A culture of deference and sycophancy By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000 In a candid conversation with India Together, eminent scholar, author and historian Ramachandra Guha shares his thoughts on leaders of the past and present and their legacies for the future of India. Full Article
r The Telangana prophecy: Will more states mean more conflict? By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 With the government clearing Telangana as India's 29th state, long-standing demands for separate states in other parts of the country have gained fresh momentum. This could be a foretelling of many more states to come, but would that necessarily augur ill for the unity of India? Noted historian Ramachandra Guha shares his thoughts. Full Article
r Punished for being the victim By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Suzette Jordan was labelled a prostitute and an anti-government conspirator when she alleged rape in a moving car on the streets of Kolkata. Her frank conversation with Vinita A Shetty reveals why the atrocity of abuse is not the only thing that shatters the life of a rape victim. Full Article
r "Compelling citizens to take an Aadhaar card is unconstitutional" By indiatogether.org Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 In December 2012, retired Justice K S Puttaswamy filed a PIL that recently culminated in the Supreme Court passing an interim order, forbidding authorities to make Aadhaar mandatory for provision of essential services. Bosky Khanna finds out what his key objections to this ambitious project are. Full Article
r In conversation with an alleged terrorist By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 04:34:20 +0000 Abdul Nasser Madani, a key accused in the 2008 Bangalore serial blasts, waits in vain for his trial to be speeded up after countless adjourned sessions of court. PN Venugopal recounts the circumstances of the case and talks to Madani himself to discover how rules become exceptions in such cases. Full Article
r Better, not just different By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0000 The distinction between making government work, and making government change, is an important one, and groups following the two approaches need not be at odds, says Subramaniam Vincent Full Article
r At home, at work By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Subramaniam Vincent recounts his experiences on paying living wages for domestic labour, even as benefits for unorganized sector workers are beginning to appear on the radar screen of governments in India. Full Article
r Unshackle FM radio By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Compelled by civil society and the courts, New Delhi recently took steps on opening up the airwaves to the non-commercial sector, but not quickly or broadly enough, says Subramaniam Vincent. Full Article
r Radio policy: untying the knots By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000 The government continues to defy the Supreme Court's orders on establishing more free and better regulated broadcasting. At the same time, its sky-high license fees have driven profit out of the industry. Subramaniam Vincent notes the knots the Broadcasting Ministry has tied itself into. Full Article
r Community radio gets its day By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000 After years of meetings, letters, discussions, workshops, petitions, and even some international pressure, New Delhi has decided to move forward and open up radio broadcasting in a way it never was until now. Subramaniam Vincent says radio will be the winner, and there's much more to be done. Full Article
r The Anna dilemma exposes an insincere government By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0000 If you want to beat up Hazare for his stubbornness, go right ahead. But before that, start with the Union Cabinet, notes Subramaniam Vincent. Full Article
r How they fool us, the outraged By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 As long as we engender a society that allow law enforcers to get away with their own crimes, law breakers will only be emboldened. We must make Police Complaints Authorities around the country meaningful, says Subramaniam Vincent. Full Article
r Bangalore's MLA races may spark change By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000 As the Lok Satta party, with its crop of image-defying politicians, raises hopes for a new brand of politics, Subramaniam Vincent catches up with party leader Dr Jayaprakash Narayan on the party's hopes at the Karnataka polls and possibilities of a larger wave of political reforms in the country. Full Article
r Why I will not fall for the ‘Vote for PM’ trick By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:43:08 +0000 As India votes in the midst of a rising campaign crescendo that pits one individual against the other, Subramaniam Vincent urges the electorate to prioritise a 'better parliament.' Full Article
r Technology Transforms Rural Women By indiatogether.org Published On :: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0000 Shruti Gupta on a project in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkand that uses technology to enhance income generation opportunities through productive use of natural resources. Full Article
r This money grows on trees By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Himanshu Upadhyaya chronicles the unchecked financing improprieties around Madhya Pradesh's Maheshwar Hydroelectric Power project. Full Article
r Deeper resolve brings them water By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0000 Neeti Deewan reports on how determined women ended a four-year long drought in two Madhya Pradesh villages by deepening a pond on their own in a few months. Full Article
r Persistent and tenacious struggle By indiatogether.org Published On :: Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:00:00 +0000 2004 saw many victories for the survivors of the Bhopal gas tragedy, giving them and their supporters more hope. Both courts in India and the US ruled to bring justice closer and campaigners pressured a reluctant Central government to finally act on their behalf. Kavitha Kuruganti reports. Full Article
r Learning to be leaders By indiatogether.org Published On :: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Meena Bai Mehra, 45, is a bangle-seller and also a first time village council member. She, along with 34 other elected women were recently the first batch of students at a leadership academy in Amarwara, Madhya Pradesh. The journey for these women from voicelessness to confidence is a tough but chartable one, finds Madhu Gurung. Full Article
r Kids steeped in hunger, while officials fiddle By indiatogether.org Published On :: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Around 80,000 children in Madhya Pradesh are suffering from severe malnutrition. So stark is the situation that one evaluation report has said that even if the children were saved, they may go blind due to lack of vitamin A. Sachin Kumar Jain chronicles continuing negligence in government departments in M.P. Full Article
r Thwarting women in power By indiatogether.org Published On :: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0000 Thousands of women in Madhya Pradesh were elected in the last panchayat elections; since then, the story has taken a dismal turn. More than 1,300 women sarpanchs face false charges of corruption. About 50 have been removed from office through forced no-confidence motions. They have been threatened and humiliated. Shuriah Niazi reports. Full Article