Nirmal Joy

blogs from Calicut

Kanthari: The Evolving Experiment of a Local Farming Family
In the post liberalized global economy, the marginal farmers of Kerala find it too difficult to sustain with farming as a source of income. Since late 90s marginal farming largely became non profitable. In the current free market oriented agriculture, for a small scale farmer to engage in it, is qui...
Posted on 23 February 2017 | 9:33 pm
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Munna Ka Dhaba: Dhaba LÓriginal
Once in a rural hinterland close to one of the eastern borders of India, a middle aged man, a total stranger to the place ,in white shirt and mundu (Kerala Dhothi) , after relishing a heavy dinner at a dhaba, wiped his hand on a piece of newspaper and asked the cashier "Kitna Hua"?"(How much for the...
Posted on 18 February 2017 | 1:03 pm
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The Oyster Land Journey: An evening with Ajith
I once read an interesting quote off the net, it said, "If Plan A doesn't work, remember that the alphabet has 25 more letters, so stay cool." Last Sunday, things were not going our way and yet, by the time we called it a day, it had turned out to be both meaningful and resourceful. So here we share...
Posted on 10 February 2017 | 3:58 pm
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