We are a non-profit (section 8 company in India) noted for our edit page columns in leading newspapers. We write with a focus on everyday people and with the objective of bringing to light voices less heard and perspectives less argued. 'The Billion' in our name refers to the billion and more people who make up India. We like to argue that GDP growth is not a panacea and development should go hand-in-hand with well-being to enable people lead happy, fulfilling and enriching lives.
Satish Kumar, whose ideas are now on these pages, became a monk at age 9, left monkhood to join Vinoba Bhave's 'bhoodan' movement at 18, travelled the world on foot to promote peace at the height of the Cuban missile crisis and went on to found Schumacher College in Devon, UK.
Dr. N A Mujumdar (1930-2014) was an early supporter of the idea of a news service to focus on the issues of common citizens. He was the acclaimed editor of the Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics. In his later years, he wrote for the Free Press Journal and seeded ideas for The Billion Press.
Political and economic institutions in a healthy democracy are expected to function centered on the interests of common people. Both the Mahatma and Swami Vivekananda undertook a long journey to find out the problems of common people, writes K Kanagasabapathy.
Savak S. Tarapore, who served as the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, stood up and argued for the rights of the ordinary citizen.
A wide range of senior leaders, policy makers and writers support The Billion Press and write columns for us on the the issues we together hold dear.
Our columns are published in several Indian newspapers and online in English and in Indian languages. We want to reach more readers.
