Marginalised communities

Community-based preparatory spaces are filling the gaps left by formal institutions for students from marginalised communities. Here’s how.

Garima grehs were created to provide safe shelter, acceptance, and dignified livelihoods to transgender persons. But the identification process under the Transgender Amendment Act threatens this space.

A 2022 land titling scheme promised security for Tripura's tea workers. But gaps in information and implementation have blunted its impact.

A football club in Shillong is helping vulnerable children learn life skills and emotional resilience through the sport.

As India pushes towards electric transport, everyday experiences from Patna and Lucknow reveal that the future of urban mobility will depend as much on inclusion and public access as on technology.

Delhi has thousands of parks, but children from informal settlements face locked gates, privatisation, and exclusion. Play becomes a privilege.

Overworked, under-resourced, and routinely exposed to ecological loss, conservationists are navigating a mental health crisis the sector has been slow to acknowledge.

Collective care in organisations must draw from grassroots community traditions and social justice values, not corporate HR templates or market-based solutions.

Drawing on insights from IDR articles, we explore key questions about why cities are getting hotter and who is most at risk.

A day in the life of two union leaders fighting for fair working conditions in Karnataka’s beedi industry and for the rights of their community.