New york — Nilofer Merchant on the concept of “Onlyness”: “Onlyness is that thing that only that one individual can bring to a situation. It includes the journey and passions of each human. Onlyness is fundamentally about honoring each person: first as we view ourselves and second as we are valued. Each of us is standing in a spot that no one else occupies. That unique point of view is born of our accumulat...
Chhota udepur — In 2004, when I went to a small town area bordering Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, the locals – who are mostly indigenous tribes – told me they approach an American Lawyer when they are in legal tangles....
Meghraj — India enacted minimum wage and minimum working days with those wages with much hype. There was public audit initially but I doubt the enthusiasm which was initially seen exists now or not. In most are...
Palakkad — This is Muthamma, an indigenous farmer in Plachimida whom I met in 2003 when I visited this place to do a story on Coco Cola plant which was polluting the area. You can find those stories on FSRN. Now...
"Who we are is what we make is where we stand in the world." --Nilofer Merchant
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