CONTENTS
Forward Shiv Vishwanathan vii
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction
1. Envisioning India’s future: An introduction Ashish Kothari and K. J. Joy 3
Ecological Futures
2. Changing natures: A democratic and dynamic
approach to biodiversity conservation
Kartik Shanker, Nitin Rai,
Meera Anna Oommen 25
3. Environmental governance in future India:
Principles, structures and pathways
Sharachchandra Lele and Geetanjoy Sahu 46
4. The future of water in India
Shripad Dharmadhikary and Himanshu Thakkar 63
5. Energy futures in India
Harish Hande, Vivek Shastry, Rachita Mishra 80
Political Futures
6. The power equation and India’s future Pallav Das 103
7. Allowing people to shape our democratic future
Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, Praavita Kashyap with the MKSS 120
8. Legal futures for India Arpitha Kodiveri 138
9. For a radical social democracy: Imagining possible Indian future/s
Aditya Nigam 155
10. Multilinear critical theory: For a society of liberated humanity
Bharat Patankar 174
11. The future world order and India’s role in shaping it Muchkund Dubey 192
Economic Futures
12. Pastoral futures in India Ilse Kohler-Rollefsen and Hanwant Singh Rathore 213
13. Anna Swaraj: A vision for food sovereignty and agro-ecological resurgence
Bharat Mansata, Kavitha Kuruganti, Vijay Jardhari, Vasant Futane 228
14. Crafts show the way for Indian industrialization
Uzramma 250
15. Industry, workers and nation: Dreaming the good dream
Dunu Roy 266
16. Regionalization and localization of economies:A preliminary sketch for an ecological
imperative Aseem Shrivastava and Elango Rangasamy 285
17. Biomass-based rural revitalization in future India
K. J. Joy 304
18. Dare to dream M. P. Parameswaram 326
19. Future bazaar in India Rajni Bakshi 341
20. Reimagining India’s urban future Rakesh Kapoor 357
21. Alternative transportation in future India Sujit Patwardhan 379
22. Technological alternatives for Indian futures Dinesh Abrol 390
Socio-cultural Futures
23. Between diversity and aphasia: The future of languages India
Ganesh Devy 411
24. Future of learning in Indian schools Rajesh Khindri and Tultul Biswas 425
25. The future of arts in India: Challenges and opportunities towards revitalization and sustainability
Sudha Gopalakrishnan 441
26. Future of alternative media in India Paranjoy Guha Thakurta 460
27. Knowledge futures: Democratic values and learning capacities for sustainability
Rajeshwari Raina 480
28. Health systems in future India Abhay Shukla and Rakhal Gaitonde 497
29. Imagining utopia: The importance of love, dissent and radical empathy
Arvind Narrain 517
30. Envisioning Dalit futures Anand Teltumbde 536
31. Envisioning India without gender and patriarchy? Why not?
Manisha Gupte 555
32. Future of religious minorities in India Irfan Engineer 574
33. A vision for Adivasis Gladson Dungdung 594
Concluding Perspectives
34. A debate on the future is a debate on the present: Notes from the authors’ dialogue
Shrishtee Bajpai and Sarita Bhagat 615
35. Looking back into the future: India, South Asia, and the world in 2100
Ashish Kothari and K. J. Joy 627
Profiles of Authors 646
Index 661