Bitter harvestLYLA BAVADAMA small farmer in Maharashtra, whose high-yielding rice variety is popular in five States, is denied the benefits of his research.
Initiation ritesANUPAMA KATAKAM & LYLA BAVADAM Bal Thackeray's grandson Aditya launches himself in true Sena style with a campaign against Rohinton Mistry's book.
Feeling the heatLYLA BAVADAMHigher-than-normal temperatures in Ladakh pose a threat to its glaciers and thereby life in the region.
Stitch in timeLYLA BAVADAMThe embroidery of the Ahirs of Kutch has been revived and is now a flourishing source of earning for village craftswomen.
Revenge attacksLYLA BAVADAMIn Maharashtra, attacks on citizen-activists have increased with the greater use of RTI; four activists have been killed in the last seven months.
Dreaded groupLYLA BAVADAMThe CBI investigation has exposed a small group of officers who, it is alleged, planned, executed and benefited from illegal activities.
Gaps in the storyLYLA BAVADAMThe Khairlanji case is tried without invoking the Prevention of Atrocities Act.
Poisoned beachTEXT & PHOTOGRAPHS: LYLA BAVADAMEffluents from an industrial estate destroy the coastal ecology and deprive local people of their livelihood at Tadgam in Gujarat.
The great Indian family A strict population control policy sounds good on paper, but it ignores sociological correlations.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
