Social researcher and trainer associated with Vikas Samvad Human Development Resource Organisation
Reading between poverty lines
Is the latest poverty estimate a true indicator of rural poor in India?
Food security bill forgoes nutrition security
The bill will ensure food for millions of hungry Indians. But has the government identified them?
Rs 16 lakh crore
This is the least value of "unproductive" work done by women in a year in India, and it is close to government's annual budget
More than a Policy, Children Need Commitment!
Crèches have multiple benefits along with provided proper care to children in the absence of alternate adult care-givers being available …
Tuberculosis India-2014
Tuberculosis is no longer a disease afflicting only the poor. Its thrives on deprived/distorted lifestyle and on the offshoots of the so-called …