I was at this conference, and I caught sight of Prof. Carl Pray, internationally renowned for his work on agriculture in developing countries including India. Though I do not share his enthusiasm for genetically modified plant varieties or newer biotech…
UNU-MERIT Blog in 2015 For universal sanitation coverage, the formulation of the sustainable development goals (SDG) represents a very positive step forward. It is a far cry from that of the ‘Millennium Development Goals, where the issue of sanitation coverage…
FIN musings. I was walking with Shanmugan recently in Chennai and I was telling him how people usually react when I speak about what we are doing in FIN. But then, I had to shut up. This is why…. *********************************************************…
March 8, 2019 As we dream and work towards improving the lives of girls and women at Kameshwaram, let me share with you all a little story that I wrote many years back for Joanna. (Thank you!). There was this…
August 15, 2019 – On Indian Independence Day Feels so good – to be – 72 years – independent! But still, feel tied by – poverty, pollution, corruption, intolerance, unnecessary conflict, free-riding, injustice, inequity, garbage – Apathy, You got to…
Satyam Eva Jayete is the philosophy that most of us in India are brought up with. And over the years of my earthly wanderings across continents, I have realised that this is taught in many countries, in different tongues, illustrated…
