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Sanjiv Phansalkar
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Nutrient-packed fruits and vegetables native to India have all but disappeared from our food basket
How do we bring plants like kamranga, ambadi or kachnar in vogue?
Sanjiv Phansalkar
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How India’s traditional wisdom can help it cope with climate change
In areas that are naturally arid, communities have found ways to deal with drought. Could other regions learn from this?
Sanjiv Phansalkar
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Beyond Narendra Modi’s TOP: There’s more to the farm sector than tomatoes, onions and potatoes
Special attention must be given to smallholder vegetable growers.
Anish Kumar & Sanjiv Phansalkar
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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No plan to introduce inheritance tax, clarifies Congress after Sam Pitroda’s remarks trigger row
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From bathroom services to tree protection, micro businesses in rural areas need new ideas
Small business in villages do indeed create livelihoods, but there is an over-saturation in dairy, cattle rearing and the like.
Sanjiv Phansalkar
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What cow-loving India should actually focus on: Making more fodder available to starving cattle
With forests overrun by weed and other unwanted growth, free-grazing lifestock face a grim situation.
Sanjiv Phansalkar
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Why just toilets? There must be a focus on building private bathing spaces for women in villages
Women bathing in the open is a common sight in the countryside.
Sanjiv Phansalkar
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes