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Agrarian movement that jolted colonial rulers

Birsa Munda (1875-1900) emerged as ‘Dharti Aba’ (Father of the Earth) in Munda society and is now being worshipped again as ‘Lord’ or ‘Bhagwan’. He was the prophet, the visionary and the ultimate revolutionary. The short life of Birsa commands profound respect.

Graded Inequality~II

Poor and developing countries need to use their natural resources even if at ‘unsustainable’ levels, because these are the only resources available for their sustenance. Many estimates have pointed out that nearly half of the world‘s population ekes out a living from degraded resources like land and forests. In the future, these resources might not be able to sustain productive livelihoods. But there is no alternative

The Social Warriors-2

The best antidote to despair is to study the examples and lives of those who fight against the odds and succeed. There are always some courageous people political and religious leaders, civil servants, civil society activists, academics, scientists, and others who have refused to give in, who have stuck to their principles and whose lives shine as examples to others of what can be done

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