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About the AuthorVandana Shiva
Vandana Shiva trained as a physicist prior to dedicating her life to the protection of India's biodiversity and food security. She is the author of numerous books and the recipient of numerous awards.
    Soil, papered overOpinion
    Soil, papered over

    In industrial agriculture, the knowledge of living systems is totally missing

    17 Jun 2015 10:56 AM IST

    Storm in Maggi’s cupOpinion
    Storm in Maggi’s cup

    As the controversy over Maggi — Nestlé’s nutritionally empty noodle snack — gains momentum and...

    8 Jun 2015 9:50 AM IST

    Save our annadatasOpinion
    Save our annadatas

    The peasants and farmers of India are the most resilient and independent community I have ever known. They have defended...

    20 May 2015 12:23 PM IST

    Mere desh ki dharti...Opinion
    Mere desh ki dharti...

    The potato farmer receives only Rs 0.20 per kg for potatoes for which the consumer pays Rs 200 in the form of Lays chips

    22 April 2015 10:34 AM IST

    Genetically modified crops: Corporate fictionOpinion
    Genetically modified crops: Corporate fiction

    A seed is an autopoietic system — constantly self-organising, evolving and adapting to changing contexts

    6 Jan 2015 11:48 AM IST

    Bhopal: A metaphorOpinion
    Bhopal: A metaphor

    December 3, 2014, marks the 30th anniversary of the terrible Bhopal gas tragedy, which killed more than 3,000 people...

    3 Dec 2014 11:27 AM IST

    Intellectual plunderOpinion
    Intellectual plunder

    9,000 biopiracy patents will be used to restrict access to these heritage medicines by the Indian people

    31 Oct 2014 9:05 AM IST

    Of food, farmers and WTO’s doublespeakOpinion
    Of food, farmers and WTO’s doublespeak

    WTO debate on food and agriculture subsidies is actually intended to force India to stop supporting its farmers

    8 Oct 2014 9:24 AM IST

    Safety in diversityOpinion
    Safety in diversity

    We are faced with two crises on a planetary scale — climate change and species extinction. Our current modes of...

    10 Sept 2014 9:31 AM IST

    Fine print of the food warsOpinion
    Fine print of the food wars

    Monsanto and friends, the biotech industry, its lobbyists and its paid media representation continue to push for...

    16 July 2014 1:30 PM IST

    Band-aids won’t work, find the cureOpinion
    Band-aids won’t work, find the cure

    Most of India has been forgotten in the Union Budget

    12 July 2014 12:41 PM IST

    Swaraj Private LimitedOpinion
    Swaraj Private Limited

    Corporate rule violates the principles of swaraj, sovereignty and self-rule

    25 Jun 2014 3:19 PM IST

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