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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.

India’s Hunger Paradox: Beyond the Glitter of Development

India’s Hunger Paradox: Beyond the Glitter of Development

Ensuring that every child gets adequate and nourishing food is not a matter of charity; it is their right.

Vikas MeshramOct 24, 2026

Stability, Trust and Justice,Making Sense of Two Nobel Prizes

Stability, Trust and Justice,Making Sense of Two Nobel Prizes

A peaceful, stable, and just world does not come about on its own; it has to be built through accurate information, transparent policies, and rules that apply equally to all.

Vikas MeshramOct 20, 2026

Where Poetry, Philosophy and Experiment Meet, Anne Carson

Where Poetry, Philosophy and Experiment Meet, Anne Carson

Before meaning comes within reach, the reader must wrestle with the words, and that struggle becomes the real pleasure of reading.

Vikas MeshramOct 11, 2026

Where Is the Election Commission’s Transparency When Voters Are Being Struck Off?

Where Is the Election Commission’s Transparency When Voters Are Being Struck Off?

The issue is directly tied to the core questions of electoral credibility and accountability, with lakhs of genuine voters removed from the rolls.

Vikas MeshramSep 29, 2026

The Seed Mother of Seranagla , How Kankudevi Is Sowing Hope Back into the Fields

The Seed Mother of Seranagla , How Kankudevi Is Sowing Hope Back into the Fields

When a seed is lost, an entire cultural vocabulary disappears with it. Kankudevi is restoring the pride of her traditional crops, which are her identity.

Vikas MeshramSep 25, 2026

From Melghat to Balaghat The Unending Tragedy of Tribal Healthcare

From Melghat to Balaghat The Unending Tragedy of Tribal Healthcare

From the Korkus of Melghat to the Baigas of Balaghat, these recurring tragedies across India’s tribal belt all point to the same systemic void vacant medical posts, remote geography, shrinking livelihoods, and broken trust between administration and community.

Vikas MeshramSep 20, 2026

India Under the Scanner Justice, Equality, and the Question of Caste

India Under the Scanner Justice, Equality, and the Question of Caste

As long as questions of caste-based, ethnic, and religious discrimination remain trapped within frameworks of statistics or technical definitions, the lived suffering of communities at the grassroots will not diminish.

Vikas MeshramSep 6, 2026

The Fragrance of Natural Soap: A Path to Self-Reliance

The Fragrance of Natural Soap: A Path to Self-Reliance

Amuli Devi’s journey, starting with a small loan, has transformed her family’s finances and empowered over 150 women in rural India.

Vikas MeshramAug 28, 2026

From Anti-Caste Struggle to Women’s Liberation The Transformative Contribution of Gail Omvedt

From Anti-Caste Struggle to Women’s Liberation The Transformative Contribution of Gail Omvedt

Dr. Gail Omvedt constructed an independent intellectual framework rooted in the Indian context, engaging directly with Indian realities.

Vikas MeshramAug 26, 2026

Toni Morrison: The Voice That Gave the Marginalised a Universal Voice

Toni Morrison: The Voice That Gave the Marginalised a Universal Voice

Through her pen, she proved that when the stories of marginalized communities are told with the right strength and honesty, they cease to belong only to that community and become part of the shared heritage of all humankind.

Vikas MeshramAug 20, 2026

Cow Dung Becomes a Source of Income, Durga Maida Shows the Path to Self-Reliance

Cow Dung Becomes a Source of Income, Durga Maida Shows the Path to Self-Reliance

When thinking moves in the right direction and effort continues without pause, nothing is ever too small or too worthless.

Vikas MeshramAug 18, 2026

The Rich Journey of the Ghazal From Longing to Spirituality

The Rich Journey of the Ghazal From Longing to Spirituality

As long as the human heart remains what it is, the ghazal will keep holding up its small, two-line mirror to that heart.

Vikas MeshramAug 17, 2026

Growing Inequality in the Name of Development: Debt, Billionaires, and the Question of Democracy

Growing Inequality in the Name of Development: Debt, Billionaires, and the Question of Democracy

Debt and overwhelming billionaire wealth create a single feedback loop, draining public resources and eroding democracy, a political choice, not economic destiny.

Vikas MeshramAug 11, 2026

Concentration of Wealth, the Shrinking of Democracy, and Deepening Economic Inequality

Concentration of Wealth, the Shrinking of Democracy, and Deepening Economic Inequality

Excessive concentration of wealth and corporate power distorts democratic decision-making and weakens the equal enjoyment of people’s rights.

Vikas MeshramAug 9, 2026

From Soil to Profit: How Organic Farming Changed the Fortunes of Mangalsingh and Shantidevi Ganaga

From Soil to Profit: How Organic Farming Changed the Fortunes of Mangalsingh and Shantidevi Ganaga

Diversification in farming, incorporating different crops and activities, greatly strengthens a farming family’s economic security and path to self-reliance.

Vikas MeshramAug 7, 2026

Credibility in Crisis: Youth, Media, and Accountability in India

Credibility in Crisis: Youth, Media, and Accountability in India

Young India is now demanding accountability from the very systems that shape its future, pushing education and unemployment to the center of public discourse.

Vikas MeshramAug 6, 2026

How Sunlight Changed a Destiny: Solar Energy Brings Self-Reliance to a Tribal Family

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How Sunlight Changed a Destiny: Solar Energy Brings Self-Reliance to a Tribal Family

A household that was, until a few years ago, an ordinary farming family now stands as a remarkable example of self-reliance built on solar power.

Vikas MeshramJul 28, 2026

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