KumKum Dasgupta is with the opinion section of Hindustan Times. She writes on education, environment, gender, urbanisation and civil society.
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Articles by KumKum Dasgupta
Not going with the flow
The talk of “emotional link” stems from the river’s ‘holiness’ and the ‘sanctity’ among the people. But curiously even in an election season, when these two characteristics of Ganga are ‘under threat’, both parties are quiet, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Nov 09, 2008 11:59 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Take out those earplugs, please
In its 11 years of existence, the national environment appellate authority has dismissed every single case which was filed before it, except one. Kumkum Dasgupta tells more.
Updated on Oct 19, 2008 10:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
A leaf out of time
The picture postcard beauty of the Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand more than makes up for the lack of ‘luxuries’ like hot water, electricity and telephone connectivity, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Oct 17, 2008 08:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
The Ansals, finally, get their fingers burnt
As the court order shows, the ansals’ attempts have come to naught. The muck was always there, but this order has made sure that the stains will be difficult to wash away, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Sep 11, 2008 09:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Why are we so unsporting about the differently abled?
The euphoria around the three Indian medal winners in the Beijing Olympic Games has died down and for most of us this edition of the Games is over. But actually the curtain has come down on only one part of the Games, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Sep 07, 2008 08:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Lives for aluminium anyone?
When the pollution report says that the existing plant is polluting, why this tearing hurry to increase capacity four-fold? KumKum Dasgupta reports.
Updated on Jul 31, 2008 08:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Here comes the sun
Solar power has been left hanging in the sky for far too long. Policies must change to tap this clean and abundant energy, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jul 17, 2008 10:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
‘Calculate cost of domestic violence’
International Center for Research on Women's president says legal bulwarks are necessary to give women a chance to climb up the development ladder, reports Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jul 01, 2008 01:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta, New Delhi
A Drinking problem
A man-made water crisis is ravaging Bundelkhand and this monsoon could provide a crucial opportunity to save the region from disaster, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jun 20, 2008 06:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Will this be your poison?
Introducing ‘carbon credit-earning’ incineration plants is a big mistake, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jun 04, 2008 10:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
What’s up, doc?
But what happens when an organisation like the Indian Medical Association gets into the product endorsement game? KumKum Dasgupta examines...
Updated on May 08, 2008 10:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
2010, a Delhi love story
Come 2010 and the Commonwealth Games and Delhi will be a world-class city, the government reminds us everyday, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Apr 17, 2008 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
India Shining, this time for real
An ecological project is radically changing India’s landscape of rural poverty and improving the livelihood opportunities of the poor, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Apr 14, 2008 09:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
... burning bright
If the mood at the Panna Tiger Reserve is low, it’s just the opposite at Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve. Corbett park authorities are using innovative ways to stem poaching, reports KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Feb 24, 2008 01:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta, Ramnagar
...fading light
There is a big question mark being put on the National Tiger Conservation Authority's latest tiger census which says that the PTR houses 24 tigers. HT goes to Panna to find the Big Cat living on the edge. KumKum Dasgupta reports.
Updated on Feb 24, 2008 03:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta, Panna (madhya Pradesh)
Did anyone say inclusive growth?
Lanjigirh is not the first in this tug-of-war between growth and people. Nor will it be the last, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jan 24, 2008 09:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
New Year countdown
Every year as December 31 nears and the mercury starts plummeting, I go through party pangs, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jan 01, 2008 12:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Off track | KumKum Dasgupta
Wanted: hearing aids
In reality, this democratic process, an integral part of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) rules, is often conducted in a farcical manner, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Dec 26, 2007 10:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Goa residents protest against mining
Land is being parceled out to mining companies without any proper EIA and forest clearance, reports KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Nov 26, 2007 02:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta, Bicholim
Orissa tribals fight for hill
The Dongaria Kondh tribals are fighting to keep their sacred Niyamgiri hills away from UK-based Vedanta Resources Plc, reports KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Nov 26, 2007 02:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta, New Delhi
An open mind to bandhs
Desperate times call for desperate measures. And no one knows this better than Calcuttans who are often forced to change and chop their plans, thanks to bandhs, writes KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Nov 19, 2007 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Farming out retail
HT goes to Punjab to find out how sons of the soil feel about being branded ‘contract farmers’, reports Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Aug 26, 2007 05:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta, Jalandhar
Washed away by corruption
States pursue a pro-embankment policy because it helps perpetuate the well-oiled politician-technocrat-contractor nexus, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Aug 09, 2007 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta, New Delhi
Net connections
Yes, I am a firm believer in social networking and I am hyper-active on Orkut, “an online community that connects people through a network of trusted friends”, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jul 31, 2007 11:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
The Illustrated Tigers of India
Valmik Thapar's book gives fascinating insights on the crisis looming in the big cat's world, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jul 31, 2007 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Briton fights for canines in Kerala
A census conducted by the state’s animal husbandry department in 2003 recorded that the city had a stray dog population of 17,000, reports KumKum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jun 18, 2007 04:43 AM IST
None | KumKum Dasgupta, Thiruvananthapuram
Let there be light
Govt should make sure that basic power generation is eco-friendly. To do this, we need to put our money into renewable energy, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Jun 05, 2007 05:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times | KumKum Dasgupta
Stick ’em on
A truly new-economy sticker on a red Maruti 800 reads something like this: ‘when I grow up I will be a BMW or Mercedes’, observes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on May 22, 2007 04:36 AM IST
None | KumKum Dasgupta
Balcony view
I miss Calcutta, its languid pace and that inherent melancholy which only cities as old as she is are known to suffer from. Therefore, every vacation in Kolkata means visiting my old hangouts, writes Kumkum Dasgupta.
Updated on Apr 03, 2007 11:15 PM IST
None | KumKum Dasgupta
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