My dear farming friends: The response to the two interactions with you through 'My Dear Farmers; has been quite overwhelming. A group of farmers met me this week. They had come from Karnataka. They wanted to know what crops to grow to get good revenue. After a detailed discussion I shared with...

My dear farmers: As mentioned in my previous column, I am restarting our conservation through this space. I must thank you for all the emails, phone calls and WhatsApp messages expressing support. Many suggested I write about their problems. I fully understand your anxiety and eagerness in...

In many villages, the support system for single, adult women is not very effective. Women who remain single, either because their husband died or were abandoned by their family, typically own no land or just small rain-fed land parcels. Unable to invest on their land and without capacity to...

Lucky are those who find their purpose in life. Many think their purpose is to earn, raise a family, have a house and enjoy material things. Some, however, want to care for people and things around them. For them, the society, the environment, and the whole world are important, so future...

It gives me great pleasure to again get in touch with you through inmathi. It has been quite a long time since I spoke to you. It was a self-imposed sabbatical that has ended. I am back again with renewed vigour and energy to talk to you through this column. More than talking, it will be...

Water release from Mettur dam is hitting media headlines. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami is in Salem and will be there when the shutters are opened on Thursday. Delta farmers are not jubilant, however. C Lokanathan, an experienced paddy farmer in Tiruchy, says , “There are two...