Greening the revolution
I watched this great documentary today, about how globalization and capitalism are impoverishing farmers across the world. What can I say? It’s an education! It’s astonishing, enlightening, inspiring. It makes […]
I watched this great documentary today, about how globalization and capitalism are impoverishing farmers across the world. What can I say? It’s an education! It’s astonishing, enlightening, inspiring. It makes […]
A couple of years ago, I did an online geology course offered by the American Museum of Natural History on Coursera. It was a terrific course, exciting and packed with […]
Until now, I’ve posted only the pretty pictures. But now the truth: sometimes, this is what it looks like. Fires everywhere! In summer the villagers set fire to the brush, […]
We are a very democratic country, and it is possible to write to our Prime Minister. So, tired of the endless talk about demonetisation and jallikattu, and none at all […]
Today is Kanu, the day after the harvest festival. On this day the birds and animals are fed special delicacies like sugarcane, four kinds and colours of rice, including sweet […]
Gangamma’s Gharial by Shalini Srinivasan, Puffin India. Okay, strictly speaking, this is fiction and not part of my ‘farming library‘. But if I needed an excuse – which I don’t, […]