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On the Contrary
Caste discrimination: Fighting it. Ending it.
Yashica Dutt, journalist and author of Coming out as Dalit, and Ashif Shaikh, Dalit activist and leader of Jan Sahas, have a conversation about caste-based violence and oppression, manual scavenging, dignity, the Black Lives Matter movement, and, what it means to be an ally in the fight against caste hierarchy.
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Youth
Challenges with skill development programmes during the pandemic
Skill development programmes in India had to rethink their models to tackle the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Pranav Kumar Choudhary | 5 min read
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Ecosystem Development
IDR launches first Social Impact Stars Awards in India
We thought it was time the development sector had an award ceremony of its own, so we decided to create one.
by India Development Review | 3 min read
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On the Contrary
Productivity vs poverty
Manish Sabharwal argues that in order to compete in a global economy, India needs greater productivity and formal employment. Renana Jhabvala argues the opposite: India’s informal sector is large, and labour laws must accommodate informal workers.
5 min read
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Agriculture
Farm laws 2020: Efficiency vs equity
While there is agreement on the importance of improving food production and productivity, there are differing views on the ways to achieve both.
by Vivekanandhan Thirunavukkarasu, Sudhanshu Dikshit | 5 min read

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Cut off at the last mile
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Rights
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A bloodless revolution
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From leading tractor rallies to writing protest slogans and songs, the women farmers at the Tikri border in Delhi are doing it all to sustain their protest against the new farm laws. Undeterred by the cold weather and the COVID-19 outbreak, these women say that this is a fight for their survival.
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Livelihoods
“There’s a fixed time to start the day, but no fixed time to end it”
A day in the life of hospitality worker who is running a resort and managing a team of stewards during COVID-19.
by Kisni Kale | 5 min read
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Agriculture
Farmers’ protests: A volunteer’s diary
A day in the life of a young volunteer at the farmers’ protest at Delhi’s Tikri border, who speaks about what it takes to keep the movement going.
by Manpreet Singh | 6 min read
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Environment
Waste is valuable
A day in the life of a self-help group member who along with her team, works with citizens and the local government to improve waste management in Udupi.
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Failure Files

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Social change leaders chronicle their failures and lessons learnt.

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Leadership & Talent
Unrealistic expectations and self-doubt
Early failures in a social entrepreneur’s journey lead him to question everything, including his self-worth.
by Zubin Sharma | 6 min read
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Social Business
Let’s talk about burnout
Why cultivating well-being is one of the most essential skills a social entrepreneur can have.
by Mary Ellen Matsui | 5 min read
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Failure can look like success
What happens when work becomes the only measure of self-worth?
by Shruthi Iyer | 6 min read

IDR Interviews

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Conversations with visionaries on their life's work, and their efforts to challenge the status quo in our country.

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"Development today is often understood as making other people become like you. When we enter villages as development agencies, we want to change people. But we have no right to do that."
Dr John Oommen
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"The liberation started when the manual scavengers themselves broke their own silence on the issue and started speaking out."
Bezwada Wilson
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"Development evolves from within; when you do it to others, it needs a different name. I would just call it colonisation."
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Insights and analysis of specific sectors in the development arena—what works, what doesn't, and what needs to change.

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    • image of yashica dutt and ashif shiekh for on the contrary-caste discrimination
    On the Contrary
    Caste discrimination: Fighting it. Ending it.
    Yashica Dutt, journalist and author of Coming out as Dalit, and Ashif Shaikh, Dalit activist and leader of Jan Sahas, have a conversation about caste-based violence and oppression, manual scavenging, dignity, the Black Lives Matter movement, and, what it means to be an ally in the fight against caste hierarchy.
    5 min read
    OTC Ep 2_Productivity vs poverty_informal labour
    On the Contrary
    Productivity vs poverty
    Manish Sabharwal argues that in order to compete in a global economy, India needs greater productivity and formal employment. Renana Jhabvala argues the opposite: India’s informal sector is large, and labour laws must accommodate informal workers.
    5 min read
    Three male farmers sitting at Tikri Border Farm Laws 2020
    Agriculture
    Farm laws 2020: Efficiency vs equity
    While there is agreement on the importance of improving food production and productivity, there are differing views on the ways to achieve both.
    by Vivekanandhan Thirunavukkarasu, Sudhanshu Dikshit | 5 min read

    Themes

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    Approaches and ideas that cut across sectors and counter the dominant narratives around us.

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    • image of yashica dutt and ashif shiekh for on the contrary-caste discrimination
    On the Contrary
    Caste discrimination: Fighting it. Ending it.
    Yashica Dutt, journalist and author of Coming out as Dalit, and Ashif Shaikh, Dalit activist and leader of Jan Sahas, have a conversation about caste-based violence and oppression, manual scavenging, dignity, the Black Lives Matter movement, and, what it means to be an ally in the fight against caste hierarchy.
    5 min read
    Two young girls in a hospital standing next to a hospital bed with a manequin-skill development programmes
    Youth
    Challenges with skill development programmes during the pandemic
    Skill development programmes in India had to rethink their models to tackle the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    by Pranav Kumar Choudhary | 5 min read
    podium in a running field-social impact awards
    Ecosystem Development
    IDR launches first Social Impact Stars Awards in India
    We thought it was time the development sector had an award ceremony of its own, so we decided to create one.
    by India Development Review | 3 min read

    Expertise

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    Skills and functions that are core to growing programmes and organisations.

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    Technology
    Four things to think about with tech for social good
    Tech for social good holds a lot of promise, but it requires social sector organisations to follow a methodical approach.
    by Vivek Singh | 7 min read
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    Leadership & Talent
    Reflections on our well-being journey through the pandemic
    A glimpse into the well-being practices we tried to follow through our time working from home, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    by Ayesha Marfatia, Devanshi Vaid | 6 min read
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    Monitoring & Evaluation
    India’s social sector has a data problem
    Evidence-based policy-making in India will not improve until we make administrative data more reliable.
    by Abhirup Bhunia | 4 min read

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