The Promise of the Commons

Anil Kumar Agarwal, 1947-2002, Environmentalist

Anupam Mishra, 1948-2016, Gandhian, Author, Journalist, Environmentalist, and Water Conservationist

Wangari Mathai, 1940-2011, Social, Environmental and Political Activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

Chinua Achebe, 1930-2013, Novelist, Poet, and Critic

E.F.Schumacher, 1911-1977, Statistician and Economist

Elinor Ostrom, 1933-2012, Political Economist and Nobel Prize winner.

Garrett James Hardin, 1915-2003, Ecologist coined the phrase Tragedy of Commons.

Guru das Agrawal, 1932-2018, Environmentalist, Engineer, Religious leader, Monk, Environmental Activist and Professor

J.C. Kumarappa, 1892-1960, Indian Economist and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi

Madeleine Slade or Mirabehn, 1892-1982, Bupporter of the Indian Independence Movement

Mahasweta Devi, 1926-2016, Writer and Activist

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,1869 -1948, Indian Lawyer, Anti-colonial Nationalist and Political Ethicist

Munshi Premchand, 1880-1936, Indian Writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature

NS Jodha, 1937-2020, Agricultural Economist influential writer on Commons

Pytor Kropotikin, 1842-1921, Russian Anarchist, Socialist, Revolutionary, Economist, Sociologist, Historian, Zoologist, Political Scientist, Human Geographer and Philosopher

Rachel Carson, 1907-1964, Marine Biologist, Author, and Conservationist

Sundar lal Bahuguna, 1927-2021, Indian Environmentalist and Chipko movement leader

Vinoba Bhave, 1895-1982, advocate of non-violence and human rights

Security, Sustainability, Sovereignty

Indian Commoner is a forum to which individuals and organisations interested in the current state of common pool resources, from India and other parts of the world, may contribute. The forum is a platform for discussions and exchange of ideas between people from different walks of life.

WHAT ARE COMMONS

We live in a world today where it has become intuitive to think of property as something owned and controlled by individuals, corporate bodies and governments.

WHO IS A COMMONER

While the significance and impact of common property institutions is most prominent amongst communities living in rural areas

PURPOSE OF THE ‘INDIAN COMMONER’

This forum on the commons seeks to encourage conversations around the way human societies and communities can control

Resources and Downloads

To know more about Commons, do visit the curated resource section.

Meet Commoners all over the Country

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