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.
Saket Panbude is deputy manager in the government advisory vertical at Sambodhi Research and Communications, where he leads and supports monitoring, evaluation, and policy research for government initiatives. He holds a postgraduate diploma in Rural Management from the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA). Saket is committed to advancing anti-caste justice and inclusive development through rigorous, equity-focused research.
Caste studies, resilient agriculture and food systems, gender, labour and social development, government advisory
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