Not a matter of dole

The World Hunger Task Force must respect the food choices of the poor consumer

Colonial perceptions of hunger

Perceptions of famines are as important for historians to study as the famines themselves, says a British historian. The British created famines …

Death by starvation

About 11 million people in Orissa and Bihar have become victims of a famine that has occurred despite adequate food stocks in the country.

After the earth quaked

Hunger leads to looting as survivors of the January 25 earthquake that devastated Colombia pick up whatever is left of their lives

Remains of the day

Chandauli, Mahoba district, Uttar Pradesh

A Republican Paradise: Mendha (Gadchirolli, Maharashtra)

Defied the Forest Act ÔÇó Every resident contributes part of annual income for community works ÔÇó If somebody bribes a …

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

In search of the missing

In the undivided Koraput district of Orissa, there exist 190 villages that have slowly been pushed off the map of India. Hurled by fast-track …

The age of discovery

Research in rice genomics could be the key to eradicating hunger through environmentally sustainable methods, says Latha Rangan

Raw Deal

Scepticism hangs over Kerala's Tribal Rehabilitation and Development Mission and its master plan

Workers starving due to closure of tea estates in North Bengal

Crushed and torn

Closed tea gardens of West Bengal are enclaves of death and destitution. Speculative ownership and a callous government have prolonged the crisis,…

Monument to hunger

The 1784 famine of Lucknow region and a nawab's philanthropic gesture gave us a magnificent monument

Food as carrot

In a world where corporate gains feed on hunger and poverty, could food be a human right?

Big brother

WSSD clearly illustrated the hatred of the US' bullying tactics

THE FOUNTAINHEAD DONGRIPARA, DHAMTARI DISTRICT, CHATTISGARH

Spark came from non-recognition as a village • Integrated management of forest and water • Sees self-governance as a matter of …

THE SECOND INDEPENDENCE

Tiny forgotten villages teach India a firsthand lesson in governance. Down To Earth reporters and photographers fan out to six states to discover …

A memo to the government

To be a truly participatory republic, India must take tutorials from these tiny republics

Whither freedom?

Post independence, governments expanded squeezing village republics out of existence

In Birsa's Land: Horomocho (Hazaribagh, Jharkhand)

A coal mine to own and manage • Sustainability not profit as a principle • Revival of an ancient Santhal system of governance

Unshakable: Nimalapedu (Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh)

Reminded India of its constitutional mandate for village autonomy • Fought bauxite companies for not getting gram sabha consent • Has …

Forlorn in the USA

About 12 million American families last year couldn't afford to buy food. 32 per cent of them actually experienced someone going hungry at one …

Haunting hunger

Eat, drink, consume