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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
Hands chained in handcuffs
October 22, 2020
Who goes to jail?
Social inequities in Indian society are replicated inside its prisons.
by Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend | 8 min read
A blade of grass emerging through concrete craks
October 22, 2020
The problem with resilience as we know it
Because resilience today has become an expected and standard response to distress, failure to achieve it implies that something is wrong with us.
by Ruchita Chandrashekar | 4 min read
illustration of the faces of three women-wellbeing
October 10, 2020
Social change starts with personal justice
Rhonda Magee on the role of self-care in movement building.
by Skoll Foundation | 2 min read
A graphic of women with raised fists, against a blue background
September 23, 2020
The politics of mental health and well-being
The acknowledgement that well-being and mental health are affected by casteism and patriarchy is often missing.
by Divya Kandukuri | 7 min read
Rakesh being carried by his mother for a bath in Bango village
September 17, 2020
Photo essay: The heavy price of nuclear power
A look into how uranium mining impacts the lands, livelihoods, and health of Adivasi communities in Jharkhand.
by Subhrajit Sen | 8 min read
Khataben in the field at a registration drive
September 7, 2020
Meet the sisters of Bhuj
A day in the life of a paralegal, who has been changing patriarchal gender norms across 200 villages in Kutch for the last two decades.
by Khataben Sameja | 7 min read
Kashmir_365 days
August 5, 2020
365 days without Article 370
A compilation of articles and resources, tracing the history of events in Kashmir, the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, and the impact it has had on the everyday lives of Kashmiris, one year on.
by India Development Review | 2 min read
no social distancing in the hospital in samastipur-welfare
June 11, 2020
Our welfare system is broken
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed deep cracks in our social security and welfare delivery systems. Here’s what we need to do to build long-term and resilient solutions.
by Aaditeshwar Seth, Vani Viswanathan | 7 min read
A construction worker in India - Ajaya Behera, Gram Vikas
April 29, 2020
Making labour systems work
The lockdown has exposed the extreme vulnerability of migrant workers. Could it also help to create a system of labour and profit that is more balanced and equitable?
by Ashif Shaikh, Seema Nair | 8 min read
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