Dr Nita Mukherjee analyses Moneylife’s efforts at going beyond money

A little less than four years ago, when Moneylife was stirring into life, we were witnessing a protracted bull run; India had entered a new growth trajectory; employment in information technology (IT), IT-enabled services and retailing had grown manifold; and consumerism had imploded. Along with the several changes in the...

Dr Nita Mukherjee describes a group in Ladakh using micro-energy systems effectively

In the mid-1970s, when Ladakh emerged from virtual isolation after nearly a quarter century and opened up to foreign tourism, there were fears that the speed at which the winds of change were blowing would result in erosion of local culture and environmental degradation. Also, by then, there was...

A deaf and dumb girl’s joy, grit and talent shines through her Warli painting, finds Amritha Pillay

Village ceremonies, folk dance movements, daily chores and drummers—all of these come to life in Pooja Patwardhan’s Warli paintings. What is unusual about it, you may ask. Well, it is the fact that Pooja is paralysed and is also deaf and almost dumb. This makes making her paintings an unusual...