पत्थर का काम करते हुए मजदूरों में दशकों से सिलिकोसिस समस्या बढ़ती जा रही है। पढ़िए खनन से जुड़ी इस समस्या के बारें में।
Stories Weaved In And Around The Narmada River
Ritu spent 18 months setting up a women weavers’ enterprise called Kalamaitri in Maheshwar town by the Narmade river. Some of her findings are documented here.
Empowering Adolescent Girls In Kutch and Kalahandi
This blog is jointly written by Udhisha working with SETU Abhiyan and Adithya...
Sheep Penning In Agriculture
Sheep penning is a very ancient and traditional practice which was also an important aspect of the agro-pastoral economy.
Kutch and its Culture: An Insight through its Villages
Through different customs and practices of two villages in Kutch, this article aims to explore the complex traditions of rural Kutch.
Dairy and Plastic: Rethinking Our Relationship
Domestication Dairy and plastic: Uneasy Partnership In our everyday lives, we...
कुछ गुफ्तगू मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर
इस पॉडकास्ट के जरिए, मैंने और मेरी साथी सहेली 'समरीन' ने जिंदगी से जुड़े कुछ...
Kaliyar Sharif: A Shrine of Healing
Since I became an India Fellow, I have frequently traveled to Roorkee,...
Dream A Little Dream Of Me…
Trigger Warning: Mentions rape, suicide. 'Didi vo thodi pagal hai, usko samjhao kuch.' Asmina's* mother alleges her daughter to be 'out of her mind'. The 15-year-old bright girl rolls her eyes in return. She smirks at me, her smile though lights up her face,...
What A Kilometre Long Road In South Delhi Tells You About Social Structures
Recently, I relocated to Delhi. I was fortunate enough to have friends who were already staying in a locality called Alaknanda in south Delhi and accordingly, I moved in with them. As I was settling in, it took me just a walk down the road in front of the house to...
What Does Consent And Privacy Mean To Those Who Bathe In The Open
About research ethics and its upkeep – ever elusive!
Will The Women Artisans Please Stand Up?
How the weaving value chain has managed to define roles for men and women in the process, where the later are more often than not, subjugated.
Mautana: Dilemma Of A Dead Body
Tribal culture is the primitive culture of prehistoric era. Today, tribal groups are settled on different Padas (pieces of land). Even though the distance between the tribal people living in valleys and cities is decreasing with the increasing transportation...
Digital Mobility In Panna, Madhya Pradesh
Sajan Bai (on the left) glares as I (on the right) download WhatsApp on her phone The popularity of smart phones has radically changed the way people communicate and gain information. With a single device, one can browse a random question on Google, text a classmate...
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One Strand At A Time [A Photo Story]
Having spent a major part of my fellowship in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh, it was impossible to not showcase the art-form that makes the place so special - Maheshwari sarees. The sarees and fabrics are registered for Geographical Indication, a certification that the...
Those Who Fall Between The Cracks – Where Do They Go?
This lockdown was supposed to be different. Wasn’t everything planned to seem much more normal than last year? There are no heartbreaking images of migrants walking back hundreds of kilometres or those of workers stuck at inter-state bus terminals waiting to go back...
What Motivates Us?
Not everyone decides to work with organisations that attend to particularly vulnerable tribal groups in highly inaccessible areas, but for those who do, what drives them? What is their sense of purpose? Of meaning in work? Working with Swasthya Swaraj at Kalahandi,...
Aspirations Of Youth In Jamui, Rural Bihar
Introduction Young people are agents of change in a country. Youth can be termed as a “transition period while the individuals prepare themselves to become responsible and productive citizens of the country”. Different organizations define the youth age group...
स्कूल : एक खोज
राम को चौदह बरस का वन-वास मिला था| जिन्हें हिन्दू धर्म में बड़ा किया गया था, वे टीवी पर रामानन्द सागर के रामायण में राम को जाते हुए देखकर रोये भी थे| राम के कई नाम रहे और हर नाम के साथ वे घूमते रहे| राम कबीर के रहे और नानक के, तुलसी के भी राम थे और रहीम के भी| राम...
Women And Panchayati Raj Institutions
Empowerment is a process which encourages individuals to take their own decisions. It also includes financial as well as social freedom to bring change in their communities. With respect to women withstanding their rights and entitlements as citizens of our country,...
My Understanding Of Menstruation Routine Of Women Around Me
Asked to hide ... Those were the last weeks of summer vacation in the campus. I was excited to start shopping for the school and be all prepared to be in 3rd standard. I remember going to the supermarket to buy some groceries and school supplies. My mother had...
What’s Trending In Kushalgarh!
At the intersection of gender, health and migration, there is a dangerous trend picking up What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you think of trends? Is it the apparel collection from so and so brand you saw online recently? Or some music genre...