The Promise of the Commons
Anil Kumar Agarwal, 1947-2002, Environmentalist
Anupam Mishra, 1948-2016, Gandhian, Author, Journalist, Environmentalist, and Water Conservationist
Wangari Mathai, 1940-2011, Social, Environmental and Political Activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Chinua Achebe, 1930-2013, Novelist, Poet, and Critic
E.F.Schumacher, 1911-1977, Statistician and Economist
Elinor Ostrom, 1933-2012, Political Economist and Nobel Prize winner.
Garrett James Hardin, 1915-2003, Ecologist coined the phrase Tragedy of Commons.
Guru das Agrawal, 1932-2018, Environmentalist, Engineer, Religious leader, Monk, Environmental Activist and Professor
J.C. Kumarappa, 1892-1960, Indian Economist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi
Madeleine Slade or Mirabehn, 1892-1982, Bupporter of the Indian Independence Movement
Mahasweta Devi, 1926-2016, Writer and Activist
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,1869 -1948, Indian Lawyer, Anti-colonial Nationalist and Political Ethicist
Munshi Premchand, 1880-1936, Indian Writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature
NS Jodha, 1937-2020, Agricultural Economist influential writer on Commons
Pytor Kropotikin, 1842-1921, Russian Anarchist, Socialist, Revolutionary, Economist, Sociologist, Historian, Zoologist, Political Scientist, Human Geographer and Philosopher
Rachel Carson, 1907-1964, Marine Biologist, Author, and Conservationist
Sundar lal Bahuguna, 1927-2021, Indian Environmentalist and Chipko movement leader
Security, Sustainability, Sovereignty
Recent Topics
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From open spaces to confinement: Sheep rearing in India
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Bamboo flowering and its cultural significance to the Muthuva people
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Guardians of forests in the changing world – A Story of a women NTFP Collector
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Community Conservation of turtles
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Andhra Pradesh-Culture and Commons: Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)
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WHAT ARE COMMONS
We live in a world today where it has become intuitive to think of property as something owned and controlled by individuals, corporate bodies and governments.
WHO IS A COMMONER
While the significance and impact of common property institutions is most prominent amongst communities living in rural areas
PURPOSE OF THE ‘INDIAN COMMONER’
This forum on the commons seeks to encourage conversations around the way human societies and communities can control
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