How Vibrant is Gujarat?: Development Myths and Reality.

Lamakaan is proud to present three well known grassroots activists from Gujarat to kick off our debates and discussions as India moves into another election season.

Mahesh Pandya is a well known environmental activist and a regular commentator on the environmental crisis in Gujarat. He is part of a grassroots environmental organization Pariyavaran Mitr (Friends of the Environment) and many years of movement experience in the State.

Hemant Shah is a well known journalist/academic who has studied and written on the agrarian economy in Gujarat for over three decades. He most recently taught at H. K. College Ahmedabad and was a Distinguished Speaker at the inauguration of the Centre for Food Security and Agro Economy at the Gujarat National Law University.

Rumal Dhrangi is a adivasi activist and sarpanch from Sabarkantha in Central Gujarat and has been an outspoken critic of the government on adivasi issues.

Much hype has surrounded Narendra Modi's central developmentalist platform - Vibrant Gujarat. As he emerges as the BJPs Prime Ministerial candidate, it is important to examine if Vibrant Gujarat is different from Shining India - the BJPs failed electoral strategy of yester years. There is no better way to begin this process than to listen to voices from the ground in Gujarat.

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