Articles by Praful Bidwai

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Praful Bidwai and MV Ramana - Tehelka, 9 Apr 2012

Rules say there should be no habitation around nuclear plants but 70,000 people live within 16km of Koodankulam, which lies at the edge of the Gulf of Mannar, one of the world’s richest biodiversity areas. A unit of power from Koodankulam 1 and 2 will cost Rs 3.08. A unit of thermal power costs Rs 1.74 to 1.66. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India-NPCIL doesn’t provide for insurance against accidents or catastrophes. It expects the government to deal with such eventualities.

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NEED-BASED DEVELOPMENT IN A FREE, JUST SOCIETY: THE LASTING LEGACY OF MAHATMA GANDHI
Praful Bidwai – Transnational Institute, 26 Feb 2010

An emphasis on popular mobilisation,  essential to enfranchising the millions who were excluded from public life and political processes for centuries, remains one of Gandhi’s epochal successes. Hind Swaraj is an extraordinary tour de force of ideas, which tries to invest the concept of independence for an India freed from the burden and ignominy of […]

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