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    Social Justice

    Ideas and actions to ensure equitable access to resources, opportunities, and rights for those who have been marginalised in society.

    Framed Constitution and folk art painting_constitutional values
    May 22, 2025
    The politics of knowledge: Constitution and NT-DNT communities
    Knowledge dissemination of the Constitution is mostly a top down phenomenon. This prevents NT-DNT communities from accessing and contributing to it.
    by Deepa Pawar | 6 min read
    Women sorting electronic waste in a warehouse_waste pickers
    May 9, 2025
    How government schemes tangibly impact waste pickers
    A collective of organisations working with waste pickers in Bengaluru used the Social Return on Investment methodology to prove how critical entitlements are.
    by Ekta Sawant, Nalini Shekar, Zibi Jamal | 6 min read
    The image features a group of adolescents and young adults sitting together in a circle and holding a discussion. A young woman uses a sketch pen to write on a yellow chart paper that is placed in the middle of the circle._Care leavers
    May 8, 2025
    Bridging the gap in aftercare for India’s youth
    India’s aftercare system is meant to help young people transition out of institutional care, but most of them lack this support. Here's why this needs to change.
    by Preeti Prasad, Satyajeet Mazumdar | 8 min read
    Village community gathers under tree shade_village courts
    May 6, 2025
    How village courts deliver justice
    Bihar’s village courts offer a legally backed, community-based model of dispute resolution that is accessible and low cost.
    by Anuradha Nagaraj | 13 min read
    Women seated on floor during workshop_paralegal assistance
    April 30, 2025
    How paralegal volunteers make justice accessible to all
    Paralegal volunteers make essential legal assistance accessible to marginalised communities. But inconsistent compensation and uneven work distribution is weakening their impact.
    by Aparimita Pratap, Ankita Sarkar | 7 min read
    A crowd of people attend a public gathering for a campaign.- Social justice
    March 4, 2025
    From us, for us: Philanthropy must be committed to social justice
    Philanthropy cannot flourish under fear, especially as its objective is to empower people by losing their fear.
    by Martin Macwan | 3 min read
    Edvard Munch's Solenintro, a painting that depicts a sun rising from over the horizon, with vibrant colours being emitted from it-post-traumatic growth
    February 6, 2025
    Leadership as a catalyst for post-traumatic growth
    Fostering leadership can facilitate post-traumatic growth. How can organisations that work with survivors tap into this to enable community-driven change?
    by MV Susmitha, Uma Chatterjee | 6 min read
    An adolescent girl wearing a school uniform sits with her back to the camera. She reads from a textbook lying open in front of her and writes down her notes in a notebook.- intergenerational change
    January 21, 2025
    Intergenerational social change requires time
    Change takes time, but it’s possible. Here’s why and how a nonprofit is creating pathways for intergenerational change in communities practicing caste-based sex work.
    by Nisha Dubey | 8 min read
    Workers sitting in an auto-rickshaw_migration
    January 10, 2025
    The road to safety and security for migrant workers
    The migrant crisis during the Covid-19 lockdown was a wake-up call for policy makers that certain long-term and systemic practices and approaches need to be adopted for internal migration in the country
    by Johnson Topno | 5 min read
    An image of a police station-criminal laws
    January 9, 2025
    How India’s new criminal laws curb civil liberties
    From introducing vague offences to increasing police powers, India's new criminal laws, touted as a means to 'decolonise' the criminal justice system, achieve anything but.
    by Medha Deo | 6 min read
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