All Indians Matter

A couple of years ago, members of the Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon, found a crumbling, damaged diary at Kasturba Ashram in Indore. It turned out to be a 135-page diary written by Kasturba, between January and September 1933. Like Kasturba, the diary lay forgotten and neglected. Tushar Gandhi, peace activist, author and great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba, took it upon himself to translate the diary. The result was a book: ‘The Lost Diary of Kastur, My Ba’. He speaks to All Indians Matter about how the diary was found and what compelled him to translate it.

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Of all the bad news coming out of India, at this moment, soaring inflation is the worst. What can you, the average Indian, do to stay on top of inflation? Here are seven tips to reduce the stress on your finances by spending smartly, consuming efficiently and investing intelligently. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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There is a gargantuan amount of post-harvest food loss – which occurs in the crops’ journey from farm to retailer – in India due to inefficient supply chains. Nearly 40% of the food we produce is wasted even before it reaches the consumer. India has 200 million people who are food insecure and is home to the largest number of hungry people in the world. What can India, and you and I as individuals, do to reduce food loss? Shweta Lamba and Shaurabh Anand, experts from the World Resources Institute India, which has put together a working paper titled ‘Food Loss and Waste in India: The Knowns and The Unknowns’, speak to All Indians Matter.

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The LIC IPO was billed as India’s “Aramco moment”. But, with the stock down nearly 30% since listing, it has wiped out $17billion in market value and is among the biggest wealth destroyers among Asian IPOs. What does this mean for the government’s disinvestment targets? Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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The Naxal insurgency is much reduced from its peak but it remains one of our most significant internal threats. Naxals target security forces, government workers and symbols of the Indian state, claiming to fight for tribals’ land and human rights in the face of a sustained assault from the government-industry nexus. What is this insurgency all about? Most importantly, what are the people right at the centre of it saying? All Indians Matter speaks to Ashutosh Bhardwaj, an author and journalist who has travelled extensively across and lived in the Red Corridor, documenting the conditions of tribes caught in the conflict.

Govt says #Naxals are insurgents. Naxals say they are fighting for #tribals being oppressed by the state-industry nexus. Journalist @ashubhan, who has extensively documented the plight of tribes caught in the crossfire, speaks to @allindianscount about the unending conflict.

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When BJP spokespersons insulted the Prophet and made anti-Islamic comments, the Modi government wouldn’t have anticipated the eruption of anger from the Middle East. Now it’s scrambling to rescue key economic relationships that range from crude supply to foreign direct investment and markets for Indian goods. In 2021-22, trade with 7 Gulf states stood at $189 billion and accounted for 18.3% of India’s combined value of imports and exports. India, the world’s third-largest importer of oil, gets 65% of its crude from the Middle East. There’s a lot at stake in our ties with Arab states. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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If India is to maintain a growth rate of 8%-10%, agriculture must grow at 4% at least. We need to significantly grow farmers’ incomes too. For this, digitisation is critical – not just in planting and harvesting, but also in allied areas like soil assessment, supply chain management and payments. Sanjay Borkar, agriculture digitisation expert and co-founder of FarmERP, which has developed a technology platform for efficient farm management, speaks to All Indians Matter.

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Reserve Bank of India data tells us the amount of capital coming into the country is less than what is going out. Blame it on a variety of reasons – from lack of confidence in the economy to corruption and high government debt to disruptions in the supply chain due to the conflict in Ukraine and the hiking of interest rates. This is worrying and requires urgent corrective action. The flight of capital makes India poorer and it means that there is less for critical spending on things like schools and infrastructure. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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It is estimated that only 27% of Indians are financially literate. Also, India has more than 275 million households and 100 millionof them are set to become savers for the first time. However, lack of financial awareness is a hurdle to their growth. What are the solutions? Yusuf Roopawalla, chief information officer at a multinational bank, has handled large transformational projects across inclusive banking, retail banking, regulatory systems, etc. He speaks to All Indians Matter.

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 Does that packet of biscuits you just bought seem lighter than it normally does? And is your soap lasting for fewer days? That packet of noodles you like having seems to be smaller too, doesn’t it? You aren’t imagining things – with no sign of raging inflation being tamed, helpless fast moving consumer goods companies, and others, are being forced to reduce the volume or weight of their products instead of raising prices. So, you’re getting less bang for your buck. Please listen to the latest episode of All Indians Matter.

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