January 15, 2026
Beyond textbooks: Social-emotional learning in India’s remote regions
Nonprofits in Bastar, Baksa, and Sonbhadra explain why they use local narratives to teach children in regions affected by caste, conflict, and climate change.
Debojit Dutta
Debojit Dutta heads IDR’s editorial features and is responsible for commissioning and producing content across its various verticals. He also leads IDR’s Northeast Media Fellowship and set up the author payment fund that compensates contributors from underserved backgrounds. He has previously worked in editorial roles with Sahapedia, The Quint, and The Sunday Guardian, and founded the literary webzine Antiserious. His writings have appeared in publications such as Himal Southasian, Scroll.in, and The Wire.
Articles by Debojit Dutta
March 27, 2025
Can neighbourhood repair shops help in reducing e-waste?
In India, computer and mobile repair shops have long extended device lifespans, yet they remain overlooked in e-waste management plans.
December 2, 2024
How (not) to conduct a virtual workshop
This is definitely not based on real-life experience.
October 15, 2024
IDR Interviews | Dayamani Barla
Adivasi activist and journalist Dayamani Barla talks about her life as a writer and champion of people’s rights, and explains why more activists should join electoral politics.
August 9, 2024
Here’s how civil society can support the Rohingyas
The Rohingya community in India is disenfranchised, displaced, and invisibilised. What can civil society do to help them access a dignified life?
May 6, 2024
Honest reactions to your appraisal conversation
If only you could say what was really on your mind.
March 19, 2024
Why coal communities are more worried about land than jobs
Community members in the coal mining districts of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand explain why the just transition plan in India should focus on giving the land back to the locals.
February 12, 2024
The uncles we encounter at every social sector conference
All the characters and events depicted in this article are fictitious. Any resemblance to a person living or dead is purely coincidental.
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