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April 14, 2021
Creative protest and play: What can they teach us?
By using play we can find space to protest, and do it legitimately. And in doing so, potentially change something in the world around us.
by Havovi Wadia | 5 min read
image of yashica dutt and ashif shiekh for on the contrary-caste discrimination
April 7, 2021
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
Three male farmers sitting at Tikri Border Farm Laws 2020
March 30, 2021
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
Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain, and the leader of a farmer collective, Kavitha Kuruganti on farmer protests
March 24, 2021
Farmer protests, dissent, and disappointment
Arun Maira speaks with former Agriculture Secretary Siraj Hussain and the leader of a farmer collective, Kavitha Kuruganti. They discuss the ongoing farmer protests, dissent, and the process of consultation and policy reform in India.
4 min read
A woman walking on an isloated street-survivors of sexual violence
March 19, 2021
Safeguarding access to justice for survivors of sexual violence
How can we support survivors of sexual violence in times of crisis?
by Aarya Venugopal, Parvathy J | 6 min read
Woman holding a baby in the hospital with two women around-maternity benefits
March 16, 2021
Extend maternity benefits to tackle child and maternal malnutrition
How a government scheme designed to extend maternity benefits to pregnant women in India is unequal and exclusionary.
by Kanmani Palanisamy | 5 min read
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March 10, 2021
Why are people in rural Odisha excluded from social protection schemes?
There are three root causes that explain why rural households have struggled to access social protection schemes during the pandemic.
by Liby Johnson | 5 min read
man digging a pit-rural employment
March 5, 2021
The Union Budget fails to address the problem of rural employment
With widespread distress in rural India, the government could have used NREGA to bolster rural employment, instead of reducing its allocation.
by Debmalya Nandy | 5 min read
Women workers walking at an Assam tea plantations
March 2, 2021
Assam’s tea plantation workers: Why are they in the news?
The plight of tea plantation workers in Assam reflects the joint failure of markets, state, and civil society.
by Bisoya Loitongbam | 5 min read
Person reading a newspaper-crimes against women
February 24, 2021
We need to change how we report crimes against women
Analysing data on violence against women solely based on the number of cases registered fails to provide a complete picture.
by Havovi Wadia, Jyoti Nale-Tajane | 6 min read
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