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Marginalised communities
জানুয়ারি 15, 2026
Is this the last generation of the Negamam saree weavers?
GI tags promised higher demand and better wages to handloom weavers in Tamil Nadu. But without sustained state support, incomes remain low.
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Prasanth Shanmugasundaram
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2 min read
জানুয়ারি 14, 2026
A book club, sign language, and our fight for Deaf rights
A day in the life of a Deaf student and founder of a book club as he strives for awareness, inclusion, and building a shared space for the Deaf community.
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Parmeet Singh
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2 min read
জানুয়ারি 13, 2026
Caste, contract labour, and the crisis facing India’s sanitation workers
As sanitation work gets privatised in urban India, it reinforces caste hierarchies, wage theft, and occupational immobility for Dalit workers.
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Anamika Singh
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6 min read
জানুয়ারি 7, 2026
কীভাবে ভারতের ফৌজদারি বিচার ব্যবস্থায় সাধারণ ও প্রান্তিক মানুষ বঞ্চিত হন
বিহারে জাতিগত বৈষম্য ও পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট বিচার ব্যবস্থা এখনো মানুষকে জেলে পাঠানোর প্রক্রিয়াকে প্রভাবিত করে চলেছে। একটি পক্ষপাতদুষ্ট আইনি ব্যবস্থা সমাজের প্রান্তিক মানুষদেরই সবচেয়ে বেশি ক্ষতি করে। এই পরিস্থিতি বদলাতে কী করা দরকার, তা এখানে তুলে ধরা হলো।
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প্রবীণ কুমার
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8 min read
ডিসেম্বর 24, 2025
ঋণে জর্জরিত: ক্ষুদ্রঋণের ফাঁদে কুশিনগরের গ্রামবাসীরা
উত্তর প্রদেশে, মুসাহার জনগোষ্ঠীর মহিলারা ঋণের জন্য প্রায়শই ক্ষুদ্রঋণ সংস্থার খপ্পরে পড়ে। ঋণের বোঝা বেড়ে গেলে, পরিবারগুলি গ্রাম ছেড়ে পালায়।
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দুর্গা
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3 min read
ডিসেম্বর 19, 2025
VB-G RAM G replaces MGNREGA: What’s at stake
The new rural jobs bill replaces several key MGNREGA provisions. Experts warn that it centralises power and weakens workers’ right to demand work.
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Tabassum Barnagarwala
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4 min read
ডিসেম্বর 17, 2025
Unpacking misinformation and what it means for the social sector
How false information affects access to rights, erodes trust in institutions, and undermines development efforts.
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India Development Review
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4 min read
ডিসেম্বর 11, 2025
In Kota’s fly ash cluster, workers carry the environmental cost
Despite being labelled an environmental success, Kota’s fly ash units do little to alleviate risks as workers are exposed to toxic dust and severe safety risks.
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Akankasha Choudhary
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5 min read
ডিসেম্বর 3, 2025
Reimagining elderly care in India
Building community networks of caregiving can help us move away from artificial, privatised care.
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Anushri Alva
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7 min read
ডিসেম্বর 2, 2025
In Bannerghatta, a nomadic community renegotiates its gods
Lambanis navigate a changing relationship with their community gods as Bengaluru draws closer, and the youth look beyond the hamlet for new opportunities.
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Anush Kumar
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3 min read
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