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Let the Nature be as it is?
Humans have progressed till now with the help of Nature. Every product which we use has some natural ingredient at its base. Products are packaged in a marketable way and hence we don’t understand this. This shows us how dependent we are on the nature not just for our basic needs but also for leisure. The age in which we live is called as Anthropocentric by Scientists. Anthro means Human and Centric means centered. Meaning, we have made ourselves the centre of this existence. We have assumed that everything is for us and if something is useless to us, it doesn’t have any value. Hence this has given rise to…
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धर्म ?? धर्म म्हणजे काय?
To read this article in English – click here लेखाचं शीर्षक वाचून कदाचित असं वाटेल की मी धर्माबद्दल काहीतरी तात्विक बोलणार आहे.पण तसं काही ह्या लेखात नसणारे. लेखाचं शीर्षक हे मी काहीजणांना विचारलेल्या प्रश्नाला मला मिळालेलं उत्तर आहे. गेल्या वर्षी मी गूंज संस्थेच्या सर्वेक्षणासाठी पालघर जिल्ह्यात होतो. पालघर म्हटलं कि आपल्याला आदिवासी अन कुपोषण ह्या दोनंच गोष्टी डोळ्यासमोर येतात. सर्वेक्षणदरम्यान आम्हाला संस्थेच्या उपक्रमात सहभागी झालेल्या लोकांकडून काही माहिती घ्यायची होती. त्यात नाव, गाव, वयाबरोबर जात अन धर्माचा प्रश्नंदेखील होता. मी जेव्हा तुमचा धर्मं कोणता? असं विचारलं तेव्हा बहुतेकांकडून आलेली पहिली प्रतिक्रिया म्हणजे धर्म? धर्म म्हणजे काय? हा विचारला गेलेला प्रश्नं.!! खरंतर हा प्रश्नं म्हणजे मला व समाज म्हणून आपल्या सर्वांना…
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What’s Religion? An Adivasi asks me.
To read this article in Marathi- Click here It is very natural for you to that feel this is an attempt to comment on philosophical aspect of religion. At least the heading gives this vibe. This article is a byproduct of conversations I had with many people who didn’t know their Religion and asked me what religion was. Last year took me to Palghar for conducting a survey carried out by Goonj. I was a fellow at Goonj back then. During the survey we had to collect the basic information from the people like Name, Age, Residence, Religion, Caste etc. When I asked people what their Religion many of them…
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE FARM LAWS, 2020.
THROUGH A MILLENIAL’S P.O.V* By removing risky intermediaries, encouraging better realizations for farmers attracting investment and enhancing technology in the sector, India’s agricultural sector has been liberalized and kind of privatised by the new Farm Laws 2020. 58 per cent of India’s population is employed by agriculture and contributes to 15 per cent of Indian GDP. In 2020, the sector grew by 4% The Maharashtra Agricultural Produce Marketing Rules have specified in the past that only APMCs can market agricultural products The commodity is passed to the area’s wholesalers, who allocate it to small retailers or peddlers in exchange. With every tranche, there is a price rise of Rs 4…
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THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA – A LIVING DOCUMENT
Constitution of India is a forward looking document. It has changed the scenario on ground. But do we know our Constitution? The Article discusses about the need to understand our Constitution.
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CHANCE, NOT CHARITY; EMPOWERMENT, NOT CRUTCHES.
On Reservations for Economically Weaker Sections, and Reservation Policy in general. Yesterday while I was sipping tea, a Whatsapp notification popped up. A person had uploaded a status. Generally these are ‘Happy B’day wishes’, but for a change the status said “Give them chance, not charity – Baba Amte”. This triggered thoughts about recent 10 % reservations given to the Economically Weak General category candidates. Baba Amte demanded chance for the Leprosy affected people, neglected by their families. The quote moved me back in time when I visited Somnath and Anandwan for Shram Sanskar Chhawni. There, the leprosy affected and cured people run workshops, dairy, farms, nurseries. The deaf, blind, Leprosy affected people…
