Jaya Jaitly
The writer is former president of the Samata Party.
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This was not Gandhi’s idea of khadi
Jaya Jaitly writes: The cloth was something to be freely made and proudly worn by all citizens. Instead, its production has been put in a straitjacket by rules and acts.
Sun, Oct 03, 2021
How to support India’s traditional crafts — and how not to
Jaya Jaitly writes: If craftspeople’s work, creativity are to be sustained, designers like Sabyasachi Mukherjee must use their influence more responsibly.
Sun, Aug 22, 2021
A myopic comparison with Kerala
Jaya Jaitly writes: Harshly judging all of India by comparing to positive experience in Kerala Covid ward is unfair
Tue, Jul 13, 2021
Virtual courts cannot fully replace a process that demands direct human interaction
The dispensation of justice is a human endeavour made up of laws, ethics, morality, wisdom and compassion. The absence of any one of these five ingredients, short-changed by restrictive virtual situations, would render the exercise of justice only partially satisfactory or even downright unjust.
Thu, Oct 22, 2020
Handloom Day announcements look like a mix of the good and the bad, but are mostly foggy
Jaya Jaitly writes: In the case of the textiles sector, what happened to the Satyam and Ajai Shankar committee reports? What about the inputs from the few meetings that were held before COVID-19 arrived?
Fri, Aug 21, 2020
Pradeep Sachdeva nudged capital’s citizens to respect their surroundings
The grace with which Pradeep Sachdeva lived and shared in his work will now be embraced by the greatest public space of all — the infinite cosmos.
Wed, Jun 03, 2020
Craftspeople have always Made in India. They now need state support
Unless there is recognition and support for our 50 million skilled artisans and craftspeople through enabling sustainable livelihoods, many can be driven to penury and heritage skills will die.
Thu, Apr 16, 2020
Khan Market gang’s blinkers couldn’t spot the India which sees dynasts as obstruction to its dreams
Narendra Modi, who exclusively controlled the discourse during campaigning both in 2014 and 2019, cleverly ensured that aspiration and entitlement for the voter, particularly the youth, came wrapped in contempt for entitled dynasts.
Fri, Jun 14, 2019
No is a complete sentence
But sexual predators don’t get it. Because they draw on deep reservoirs of misogyny.
Mon, Oct 29, 2018
Jobs, lost and found
There is a basket of livelihoods and knowledge, guided by culture, which fulfils all that government means when it says “jobs”.
Mon, Sep 10, 2018
Too Early to Say Sari
Anushka Sharma's Sabyasachi Banarasi at her Delhi reception started a conversation around the heritage weave. But the weavers have little reason to rejoice.
Sun, Jan 07, 2018
Taxing the artisan
The voice of craftspeople must not be silenced in the transition to GST
Sat, Sep 02, 2017
A Very Special Woman
A collection of writings offers a rare insight into the life of one of India’s most eminent but little remembered public activists
Sat, Jul 15, 2017Suspicion And Red Tape
The government needs to distinguish between crooked NGOs and genuine ones.
Tue, Aug 23, 2016
No demotion for Smriti Irani
Her detractors don’t see the obvious: The textiles sector can benefit enormously from her affinity for action.
Wed, Jul 13, 2016
The unnoticed agreement
Prime Minister Modi’s Iran trip also yielded a significant cultural pact
Sat, Jun 11, 2016
No scam called ‘coffingate’
Gossip, half-facts and some fiction cannot masquerade as history.
Wed, Jul 15, 2015
Danger looms
Removing sari from handlooms reservation act would ill serve weavers and a shared heritage.
Wed, Apr 29, 2015
Not just rural, not just urban
Can we devise spaces in city that allow experiments like Dilli Haat to take off and endure, asks Jaya Jaitly.
Fri, Jan 09, 2015
And then the waters rose
Now, people of J&K praise army for their rescue and curse the media for publicising it.
Tue, Sep 16, 2014
Politics,not principle
Nitish Kumar should reveal the real reasons for his walkout from the NDA
Thu, Jun 20, 2013Beyond one-sided truths
Salman Khurshid,like any other accused,has the right to present his side of the story
Tue, Oct 16, 2012The Ramayana Melas
Examining the multiple meanings of the Ramayana is essential for an intellectual politics
Thu, Nov 10, 2011