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Vikas Meshram

Vikas Parashram Meshram is a social development practitioner and writer focusing on tribal culture, indigenous knowledge, water conservation, and community-led governance. Grounded in rural India, his work champions ecological sustainability and traditional participatory development models.

Generation Z’s Tremor at the Seat of Power

Generation Z’s Tremor at the Seat of Power

Today’s youth are fighting a struggle for the upliftment of humanity itself, in demand of equality and justice.

Vikas MeshramJul 26, 2026

Agriculture’s Deteriorating Economics and the Rising Cost of Nutrition

Agriculture’s Deteriorating Economics and the Rising Cost of Nutrition

The farmer does not get a fair return for his sweat, and the consumer does not get the nutrition he needs on his plate.

Vikas MeshramJul 22, 2026

From Struggle to Solution How a Grassroots Organization and the Administration Together Changed the Face of Bajna’s Villages

From Struggle to Solution How a Grassroots Organization and the Administration Together Changed the Face of Bajna’s Villages

What this whole episode makes clear is that when organised local effort meets a responsive administration, public problems can be solved far faster and far more effectively.

Vikas MeshramJul 20, 2026

Maharaja: A Magnificent Cinematic Journey of Revenge, Emotion, and Thrill

Maharaja: A Magnificent Cinematic Journey of Revenge, Emotion, and Thrill

‘Maharaja’ is a film that lingers in the mind and stays etched in memory, offering a fresh experience worth watching without missing a single frame.

Vikas MeshramJul 19, 2026

Hunger Strike, the Government’s Silence, and Democracy’s Test

Hunger Strike, the Government’s Silence, and Democracy’s Test

The government’s silence on the NEET exam crisis and Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike reveals a deep insensitivity and irresponsibility within the system.

Vikas MeshramJul 19, 2026

India’s Agrarian Crisis: A Life Extinguished Every Hour

India’s Agrarian Crisis: A Life Extinguished Every Hour

An average of twenty-eight farmers and farm labourers are ending their lives every single day across the country, a life extinguished every hour.

Vikas MeshramJul 3, 2026

The Game of Defection and the Erosion of the Indian Democracy

The Game of Defection and the Erosion of the Indian Democracy

What is actually at stake is our entire democratic system, as the journey toward an opposition-free India accelerates.

Vikas MeshramJul 1, 2026

Everybody Loves a Good Drought: India behind the Mask of Development

Everybody Loves a Good Drought: India behind the Mask of Development

Even decades after publication, the book remains unmatched in the scope and depth of its reportage, offering an intimate view of both the daily struggles of the poor.

Vikas MeshramJun 28, 2026

Dal Utsav: A Confluence of Tradition, Nutrition and Food Sovereignty

Dal Utsav: A Confluence of Tradition, Nutrition and Food Sovereignty

The message of the Dal Utsav was unambiguous: the first right over a crop grown in the field must rest with the nourishment of the family, not with the market. This is the very soul of food sovereignty.

Vikas MeshramJun 24, 2026

Darkness Beneath the Lamp: Is EWS Reservation Really Reaching Those Who Truly Need It?

Darkness Beneath the Lamp: Is EWS Reservation Really Reaching Those Who Truly Need It?

When IIT graduates, former employees of multinational corporations, children of businesspeople, and alumni of expensive private schools secure government jobs as “economically weak,” it becomes evident that the system has drifted away from its purpose.

Vikas MeshramJun 20, 2026

Women Carry Water on Their Heads, AI Industries Hold It in Their Hands

Women Carry Water on Their Heads, AI Industries Hold It in Their Hands

The question of AI is not only about algorithms and model architecture; it is also a question of water, justice, and gender equality.

Vikas MeshramJun 19, 2026

From Migration to Identity: Water, Hard Work, and Women’s New Flight

From Migration to Identity: Water, Hard Work, and Women’s New Flight

“We used to think this land could only survive on rain. But when water came, we understood that the real strength was always in our own hands.”

Vikas MeshramJun 18, 2026

Arundhati Roy: A Fearless Writer Who Stood Against Injustice

Arundhati Roy: A Fearless Writer Who Stood Against Injustice

From the Booker Prize to the Narmada Movement, from Kashmir to the Forests of Tribal Communities…

Vikas MeshramJun 17, 2026

Rooted in the Soil, Yet Nameless on the Land: The Invisible Struggle of Women Farmers

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Rooted in the Soil, Yet Nameless on the Land: The Invisible Struggle of Women Farmers

She sows seeds, pulls weeds, picks cotton, tends to livestock, stores grain, yet her identity remains confined to that of a ‘labourer’ or a ‘helper in the family.

Vikas MeshramJun 15, 2026

The Contemporary Relevance of Halma, Sarvodaya, and Gandhi’s Swaraj

The Contemporary Relevance of Halma, Sarvodaya, and Gandhi’s Swaraj

Halma presents an entirely different economic model—one that functions without money, where relationships are not measured in currency.

Vikas MeshramJun 12, 2026