Dr. Sylvia Karpagam Large organizations working on human rights and development programs have a massive amount of resources and the luxury of separate departments for each aspect of administration and program implementation. These organisations are often proverbial ‘ivory towers’ that maintain strict overt and covert codes of gate-keeping that either allow a warm and …
Critique of the model of Universal Health Coverage in Karnataka
Dr. Sylvia Karpagam (Critique of the model of Universal Health Coverage in Karnataka – response to an article, ‘Bogeys on the Universal Health Coverage train‘, in the Hindu on July 28th 2016) K Srinath Reddy has been allowed prime space under policy watch by the Hindu, dated 28th July 2016, to share his thoughts and …
Merit of ‘Vision’ groups and ‘Knowledge’ commissions in Karnataka
Dr. Sylvia Karpagam and Sridhar Gowda In an unequal society, the fittest will always be on top and their survival is almost certainly guaranteed. How is fitness determined and survival ensured? At the level of schools, colleges and workplaces, are some groups invariably ‘fitter’ than others? If yes, can fitness automatically be attributed to …