India related links, March 6, 2016

Masters of their own world by Nahla Nainar :

"Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8), we take a look at how self-help groups have raised the profile of rural women as successful entrepreneur"

Reality that stinks by Kuldeep Kumar : "..the belief that market forces operate solely on the basis of economic logic and eventually break down caste-based social structure is not borne out by the prevalent business practices and attitudes. "

Kanhaiya Kumar speech

This article from 2011 may explain some of current animosity against Sheldon Polloch in some Hindu circles Columbia Univeristy Professor broadens access to Sanskrit, the ancient language of the elite
On Mahishasura http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/jnu-smriti-irani-speech-lets-not-fight-jharkhand-tribals-say-as-they-pray-to-mahishasur/