https://mainstreamweekly.net/ Mainstream Weekly ISSN (Mainstream Online) : 2582-7316 Author Submission Guidelines Mainstream's Privacy Policy Donate to Support Mainstream Weekly en SPIP - www.spip.net https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH42/siteon0-5599c.jpg?1780229567 https://mainstreamweekly.net/ 42 144 https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article859.html https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article859.html 2008-08-02T15:10:01Z text/html en Afsar Jafri <p>This article was written sometime back but could not be used earlier due to unavoidable reasons. —Editor <br class='autobr' /> The recent escalation in food prices is the latest calamity to hit the poor and marginalised communities in India. The price of food and other essentials has been rising for the last 12 weeks and the current inflation level is the highest witnessed since November 2004. Retail prices of some essential food commodities have seen a sharp increase. Retail prices of gram, sugar, mustard oil, (…)</p> - <a href="https://www.mainstreamweekly.net/rubrique73.html" rel="directory">August 2, 2008</a>