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Efforts to save the endangered oral traditions of Rajasthan: Vishesh Kothari

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006:
Guest Post by VISHESH KOTHARI Medieval feudal social systems and attitudes in Rajasthan persisted until very recently. This, and perhaps a host of other reasons, allowed several aspects of culture to remain preserved…

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Solar Energy Storage – A Gift from Gaia

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

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Gandhi’s Dystopia – More Mobile Phones Than Toilets: Apurv Mishra

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on KAFILA – COLLECTIVE EXPLORATIONS SINCE 2006:
Guest Post by APURV MISHRA “Sanitation is more important than independence”, said Gandhi, the godfather of our freedom fighters, in 1925. Unlike Nehru, who believed that sovereignty and self-rule were a prerequisite for social…

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[Podcast] Vancouver: Consumption City

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Rashid Faridi

Originally posted on the city:
Trump Tower Vancouver construction. Photo by Andy Longhurst. Economic geographer Elliot Siemiatycki discusses Vancouver’s transformation from a productive city into a city of consumption [audio http://thecityfm.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/vancouver_-consumption-city.mp3%5D Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the podcast here to…