A street-fighter's democracy

Magsaysay awardee Aruna Roy tells Sreelatha Menon that she is ready to chase a new dream, a School for Democracy. At 63, she is the same age as Sonia Gandhi, but while the Congress President is......

Rajasthan: Defiant Dalits enter temple

A group of more than 400 Dalitsentered a temple in Bhilwara district's Suliya village peacefully on Tuesday, defying the age-old ban on their entry, which was enforced by the influential Gurjars.......

Indians win two of the four 'Green Oscars'

Indians won two of the four prestigious Ashden Awards for sustainable energy, globally known as the 'Green Oscars', each carrying a cash prize of 30,000 pounds and a trophy, in London on Wednesday......

Honouring Solar Mamas

Given the scale of India’s energy needs the numbers of ‘Solar Mamas’, as they have been called in a documentary film, may not seem very promising, rues Rajni Bakshi Bunker Roy,......

'I wish to recreate an India of self-employers'

In December, some 400 youngsters aged 15 to 18 years boarded a train for the Tata Jagriti Yatra (TJY), a 9,000-km, 16-state journey of 18 days from December 24, 2010 to January 11, 2011, starting......

Indian middle class leads a selfish life:Aruna Roy

She felt disempowered by the 'selfish' and 'worthless' ways of India's burgeoning urban middle class. It were the rural and urban poor, who taught her the true meaning of life. Unlike the upwardly......