Forgotten healers

Traditional medicine system has time and again proved its worth. Then why the cold shoulder?

Roots, barks and leaves

CHANDRA PRAKASH KALA spent three months with the Baiga tribe in the forests of Chhattisgarh. He learnt how they use plants to their advantage

Colonial hangover persists

Forest Act Amendment Bill maintains the forest department as the supreme controlling agency

Filling in the historical gap on forestry

History of Forestry in India Edited by Ajay Rawat Publisher: Indus Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1991 Price: Rs 350

A passage to India through trade

TRADE, TARIFFS AND EMPIRE Basudev Chatterji Publisher: Oxford University Press, Delhi Price: Rs 490

Two academics traces India's green history

This Fissured Land Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha Publisher: Oxford University Press, New Delhi Price: Rs 290

Drowing in dung in Holland

A Vision from the South Mercio Games, Chandra Kirana, Somi Songanbele, Rajiv Vora Publisher: International Books of Utrecht Price: Not stated

Let all have a say

ECOLOGY AND EQUITY. Madhav Gadgil and Ramachandra Guha. Pengiun Publications. Price Rs 150-1996

Stalking plague

PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT — THE PLAGUE IN SURAT·Ghanshyam Shah· Sage Publications, New Delhi·Rs 395

Born again

The dense Melaghar forests in Tripura that were destroyed during the Bangladesh war have been revived through the efforts of the Acharya Jagdish …

Beneficial lessons

POLLUTION CONTROL IN THE SOUTH AND NORTH: A COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY APPROACHES IN INDIA AND THE NETHERLANDS·O J Kuik,…

Mixed fare

ENCOUNTER — JOURNAL OF POLICY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES· Uplabdhi Publications· 1998·RS 50.00

Misplaced care

SOCIAL CHANGE AND CONSERVATION·Edited by Krishna B Ghimire and Michel P Pimbert·Earthscan Publications, UK

Reversing roles

STUDIES IN RURAL PARTICIPATION — 3 — PARTICIPATORY APPRAISAL OF NATURAL RESOURCES·Neela Mukherjee· Concept Publishing Co,…

History or just story

THE ECOLOGICAL INDIAN, MYTH AND HISTORY· Shepard Krech III· W W Norton Company, USA·pp318·US $27.95

The real culprit

GREEN ECONOMICS— BEYOND SUPPLY AND DEMAND TO MEETING PEOPLE’S NEEDS·Edited by Molly Scott Cato and Miriam Kennett·Green …

Fabric of nature

Organic cotton is much in demand across the globe. But lack of support from government agencies may impede its growth

Paradise under fire

The beautiful Valley of Flowers, known for its flower diversity and fecundity, is caught in a strange controversy over ban on grazing

Phulbani Access to poverty

Sal forest worth: Rs 30,000 crore 85% population dependent on forest 65% people below poverty line

India after Gandhi: The history of the world's largest democracy

Book>> India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha Picador Macmillan Delhi, 2007

How much should a person consume?

Book>> How Much Should A Person Consume, Thinking Through The Environment by Ramachandra Guha Permanent Black New Delhi, 2006

‘Tribals turn extremists because states are too busy making money from land’

The world’s largest democracy is facing a surge in tribal uprisings. The recent killings of Mahendra Karma and other Congress leaders in …

‘Forest department is the encroacher’

When V Kishore Chandra Deo became the Union Minister for Panchayati Raj and Tribal Affairs three months ago, both the ministries were in inertia.…

The grand old man of Kannada

SOME PEOPLE live in years, others in deeds. At 91, Kota Shivarama Karanth has done both. Journalist, litterateur, dramatist, playwright, …

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