June 13, 2025
The digital wall: How caste shapes access to technology in India
The promise of Digital India will remain unfulfilled as long as deep caste-based disparities in internet access, mobile ownership, and digital skills persist.
Atish Padhy
Atish Padhy is deputy research manager at Sambodhi Research and Communications, a monitoring and evaluation firm. His work involves evaluating the impact of various climate adaptation, blended finance and rural development programs across India. He holds a Master's in Public Policy from NLSIU, Bengaluru, where his dissertation focussed on land conflicts in India’s solar power projects.
Areas of expertise
Impact evaluation, climate adaptation, rural development, environmental policy, energy transition
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Sambodhi Research and Communications
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