BHARAT DOGRA

An Author and Journalist Writing on Development, Environment, Human Rights and Society

bharat dogra

Bharat Dogra is a freelance journalist, author, researcher, activist, all combined into one. He has written for 50 years mainly on peace, environment protection and justice issues, writings widely used by educational programs and social movements.

  • Received 18 prestigious journalism awards and several fellowships
  • Around ten thousand articles and 400 books/booklets written in Hindi and English have been published, plus several poems and songs, short stories and novellas, broadcasts on prime time radio, taught development journalism
  • Helped several social movements
  • Served in senior honorary positions in campaigns for right for information, shelters for homeless persons, support for social activists; currently Honorary Convener - Campaign to Protect Earth NOW
  • Aim in life - contribute in a humble way to creating a world based on justice, peace and environment protection

Curriculum Vitae

Read Article: My 50 Years as an Independent Writer

Published English Articles in 2012

  1. Small Dam, Big Rewards - Civil Society, January 2012
  2. MKSS As A Role Model - Civil Society, January 2012
  3. Contribution Of Women's Groups For Stronger And Transparent Panchayati Raj-Panchayat Raj Update, January 2012
  4. Law Of The Land - The Statesman, 21-1-2012
  5. Problems of Rural Scientist - Frontier, Dec. 4.10.2011
  6. Series Of Six Articles on Pratirodh.com on the subject of GM crops - Pratirodh.com (Serialisation of 14 crucial questions)
  7. New Biotech Law - Garhwal Post, 30.1.12
  8. Whither New Laws? - The Statesman, 1.2.2012
  9. Patha's Path To Water Security - Civil Society, Feb. 2012
  10. Plan For Urban Homeless - Civil Society, Feb. 2012
  11. Govt. Responds To  Panchayat's Protest - Panchayat Raj Update, Feb. 2012
  12. India's Rural Women Train Their African Sisters in Solar Energy - One India One People, Feb. 2012
  13. Loss Of Biodiversity Is Our Own Loss - Garhwal Post, 6.2.2012
  14. Political Economy Of Minerals - Garhwal Post, 21.2.2012
  15. FDI In Retail Will Harm Small Traders & Farmers - Garhwal Post, 28.2.2012
  16. A Heavy  Burden - Statesman, 24.2.2012
  17. Understanding The Agri-ecological Crisis In Bundelkhand - The Other Side, Feb. 2012
  18. The Voice Of Action - The Hindu, 29.2. 2012
  19. Beyond The Package - Frontier, 19-25 Feb. 2012
  20. A River Sutra, Without Links - The Hindu, 3.3.2012
  21. Food Security Should Be Decentralised - Panchayat Raj Update, 9-15 March 2012
  22. NGOs And Kudankulam Protests - Mainstream, March 2012
  23. Defying Odds To Earn A Place In The Driving - Grassroots, 15.3. 2012
  24. River-links Scheme - Awaiting A Big Disaster - Mainstream, 16-22 March 2012
  25. Rag Pickers - Not Waiting Any Opportunity - Hindu, 28.3.2012
  26. River Linking - Need for Caution and Debate - Statesman, 28.3.2012
  27. Taliban Land Was Once Famous For Non-Violent Struggles - Garhwal Post, 16.3.2012
  28. Food a right not dole, say NGOs - Civil Society, April 2012 (with Madhu Dogra)
  29. Puppets that provoke - The Hindu, 2.4.12
  30. Groovy Grannies - Meet grandmothers from Rajasthan who have done their villages proud - The Hindu, 3.4.12
  31. Food Security Needs Decentralised Base - Panchayat Raj Update
  32. In the age of climate change and WMDs; How do we need to change? - Mainstream, April 6-12, 2012
  33. Social Audits can check corruption - One India One People, April 2012
  34. New slums for old - A report from Kanpur - The Hindu, 5.4.12
  35. When dams trigger quakes - The Statesman, 12.4.12
  36. Not decentralised enough - Rural communication and panchayats find the need for reform to make self-governance more effective - The Hindu, 12.4.12
  37. Solar Mates - The Hindu, 10.4.12
  38. Between fact and fantasy (Violence and crime in media) - The Hindu, 9.4.12
  39. Health Hazards of Genetically Engineered Food - Garhwal Post, 10.4.12
  40. Economic growth & actual welfare - Garhwal Post, 28.3.12
  41. Voluntary endeavour - The Statesman, 27.4.12
  42. Sowing the seeds for sanitation - The Hindu, 24.4.12
  43. Earthy wisdom - Women organise farmers of Eastern UP - The Hindu, April 29.
  44. Bt Cotton - The bitter truth - Mainstream, April 21
  45. Pipers call their own tune (struggle of women farm workers) - The Hindu, 1.5.12
  46. Tribals keep losing their land - Civil Society, May 2012
  47. Workers struggles should be linked to wider social change - The Times of India, 2.5.12
  48. Need to check irregularities in local self govt. elections - Panchayat Raj Update.
  49. Give top priorities to avoiding irreversible loss - Mainstream, May 4-10, 2012
  50. Wheeling in green change - The Hindu, 11.5.12
  51. Where waste pickers are allowed to work with dignity - Grassroots, May 15, 2012
  52. Myth and Reality of Progress - Mainstream, May 26
  53. Tough times for Punjab - The Hindu, 20.5.12
  54. Climate chess in U.P. - Garhwal Post, 24.5.12
  55. Ripples that may last  - The Hindu, 25.5.12
  56. Pushed to a corner (Tribals of Rajasthan) - The Hindu, 31.5.12
  57. New hope from weaker section pradhans - Panchayat Raj Update
  58. Impecunious plight - A universal pension scheme is imperative - Statesman, 1.6.12
  59. Rising Women Sarpanchas - Civil Society, June 2012
  60. Pensions for all elderly people: An issue that can unite the nation - Mainstream, June 1-7, 2012
  61. Basic needs must get highest priority - Garhwal Post, 19.4.12
  62. Report on irrigation in Lalitpur district - Dams, Rivers and People
  63. Dam distress - The Statesman, 5.6.12
  64. Jan Satyagraha takes message of land reforms all over the country - Mainstream, June 15-21, 2012
  65. The soil's thirst quenched - The Hindu, 17.6.12
  66. Voting them out of shackles - The Hindu, 21.6.12
  67. The good earth - Mainstream, 29 June- 5 July
  68. Panchayat Raj and Tribal Area - Panchayat Raj Update
  69. Water tanks sabotaged so canals can be built - Civil Society, July 2012
  70. No water, health or jobs for Bhopal victims - Civil Society, July 2012
  71. Low cost, traditional solutions to end water woes - One India One People, July 2012
  72. Unearthing the excess (sand-mining) - The Hindu, 1.7.12
  73. Foot soldiers for a cause - The Hindu, 6.7.12
  74. Time to confront most urgent survival issues - Mainstream, July 6-12, 2012
  75. Urgency of humankind's protective role - Garhwal Post, July 20.
  76. Don't Ignore corruption in local elections - Garhwal Post, July 6
  77. Baba Adhav - A man's decades long service to improve lives of the marginalised - Grassroots, July
  78. In search of an alternative political party - Mainstream, July 13-19, 2012
  79. Arms trade corrupt, wasteful - The Statesman - 14.7.12
  80. Nuggets of news - The Hindu, 16.7.12
  81. Decentralise Olympics - Statesman, 19.7.12
  82. No let-up - Bhopal gas victims continue to suffer health hazards - The Hindu, 20.7.12
  83. Saving the planet - Deccan Herald, 4.8.12
  84. Migrant workers and panchayats - Panchayat Raj Update, August
  85. Bhagya system - Civil Society, August
  86. Reducing distress and dominance - Garhwal Post, Aug. 14
  87. Path of social change - Garhwal Post, Aug. 10
  88. Caregivers to the Ganga - The Hindu, 12.8.12
  89. Fighting corruption at grassroots - Garhwal Post, July 3.
  90. A call against cotton - The Hindu, 17.8.12
  91. A complex issue - Baba and Black Sheep - Deccan Herald 17.8.12
  92. The deadly Whiff (Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victim) - The Statesman, 19.8.12
  93. Anna Movement - This phase not well planned - Garhwal Post.
  94. Division in food security - Civil Society, September 2012
  95. Bt Cotton withers childhood - One India One People, Sept. 2012
  96. Broadcasting issues from the hills and hamlets - The Hindu, 3.9.12
  97. Panchayats and Land reforms - Panchayat Raj Update, Sept.2012
  98. River-links - Don't Ignore Expert Opinion - Mainstream, Sept.8
  99. Comeback scare (Uttarkashi floods) - Statesman, Sept.9
  100. Look what they've done to our rivers - The Hindu, 16.9.12
  101. Jal satyagraha - Deep waters won't run still - The Hindu, 18.9.12
  102. Jal satyagraha and the road ahead - Mainstream, 15.9.12
  103. Lesson of Kudankulam protests - Mainstream, 15.9.12
  104. Land reforms and the significance of jan satyagraha - Mainstream, Sept. 21-27,2012
  105. Official neglect despite great significance - Mainstream, Sept. 21-27, 2012
  106. Land for the landless - Mainstream, Sept. 21-27, 2012
  107. This is a very challenging time for non-violent struggles - Interview with P.V. Rajagopal - Mainstream, Sept. 21-27, 2012
  108. Uphold Swami Vivekananda's True Legacy - Mainstream, Sept. 21-27, 2012
  109. Pushed to the brim - The Statesman, 25.9.12
  110. Back to the soil - Deccan Herald, 27.9.12
  111. Disintegration of family - Garhwal Post
  112. Need to strengthen PESA law - Panchayat Raj Update, October
  113. Justice still a distant dream - The Hindu, 5.10.12
  114. Protecting tribal land and livelihood : Tribal minister's new initiative - Mainstream Oct. 19-25, 2012
  115. Burning the night lamp - The Hindu 10.10.12
  116. Half a battle won, the wider task ahead - Mainstream, Oct. 12-18, 2012
  117. Co-operatives show the way to success - Deccan Herald, Oct. 15
  118. Protector of national sovereignty fighting multinational misdeeds - Mainstream, Oct. 12-18, 2012
  119. Warning signals (GM crops) - The Hindu, 21.10.12
  120. Too few drops to drink - The Hindu, 2.11.12
  121. Must invigorate land reforms - The Statesman, 3.11.12
  122. Banda's BPL muddle - Civil Society, Nov. 2012
  123. Land march ends with policy promise - Civil Society, Nov. 2012
  124. Ups and downs of the RTI act - Civil Society, Nov. 2012
  125. Two Eminent Editors and a Young Reporter - Mainstream, Nov. 2.8.2012
  126. Festival with a difference - The Hindu, 12.11.12
  127. A struggle for Basics - The Hindu, 9.11.12
  128. Inviting Multinationals - Need for Introspection By Senior Congress Leaders - Mainstream - Nov. 9-15, 2012
  129. Threat of Genetic Contamination - Mainstream, Nov. 23-29, 2012
  130. Land-Reforms and Panchayats - Panchayat Raj Update November
  131. Growing frustration with RTI delays - The Statesman 28.11.12
  132. Folk music finds a rhythm - Civil Society, Dec. 2012
  133. Some Good News - One India One People - December 2012
  134. Indeed, Work doesn't have to wait for money - Grassroots, December 15, 2012
  135. Whither the Quest for an Alternative Political Party (APP) ? - Mainsteam, December 7-13, 2012
  136. Jan Sansad and the Countdown to 2014 - Mainstream, December 7-13, 2012
  137. Fairs Promoting Fairness - The Hindu, 14.12.12
  138. Over Coming Odds to Make a Mark - Grassroots - Dec. 15, 2012
  139. Bio-Diversity and Panchayats - Panchayat Raj Update - Dec. 2012
  140. When the ravines were tamed - The Hindu, 30.12.12