In this article, author explores what happens when local communities are not heard in massive development projects.
SAL: An Open Hidden Community
In India, Sal tree has an umbrella-handle-shaped distribution all the way along the base of the Himalayas, curving back from Eastern India, moving to Central India with ending in Chhattisgarh.
Double Standards Of Ageing
The blog navigates the silence around menopause, how women from different class experience it and how it has shaped the author’s perspective on womanhood
What Is In A Name?
What happens when the state mandates its citizens to reveal their names?
What Organograms Tell Us Of Systems And People
Have you ever looked at that flowchart like diagram as to who is where in the system and wondered, whose world view does it represent?
Defining Your Empowerment
Exploring the different ways in which rural women of Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh are experiencing empowerment in their everyday lives
बोली, भाषा और राजनीति
आलेख बोली और भाषा की पहचान और उससे जुड़े सवालों पर चर्चा करता है। यह विलुप्त होती भाषा के साथ समाज के विलुप्त होने की चिंता व्यक्त करता है।
Empowering Adolescent Girls In Kutch and Kalahandi
This blog is jointly written by Udhisha working with SETU Abhiyan and Adithya...
कुछ गुफ्तगू मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर
इस पॉडकास्ट के जरिए, मैंने और मेरी साथी सहेली 'समरीन' ने जिंदगी से जुड़े कुछ अनुभव साझा किए हैं। हमने हमारे जीवन में गुज़ारे हुए पलों का जिक्र इसमें किया है। हम सभी की बीती जिंदगी में कुछ पलों की, कहीं न कहीं गहरी छाप छपी होती है, जिससे उभर पाना हमारे लिए उस वक़्त आसान...
कार्यक्षेत्र में महिलाओं की संख्या को कैसे बढ़ाया जाये
भारत की कुल आबादी में से आधी आबादी महिलाओं की है, हमारे देश में नारी को भगवान की तरह पूजते हैं और कहा भी गया है, यत्र नारी पूज्यन्ते, रमन्ते तत्र देवताः यानी जहां पर नारी की पूजा होती है वहाँ पर देवता निवास करते हैं। ऐसी सोच वाले हमारे देश में जब महिलाएँ रोजगार के लिए...
हैंडीक्राफ़्ट के दाम इतने महंगे क्यों है?
हैंडीक्राफ़्ट यानी हाथ से बना सामान। जब भी मैं इनके बारे में सुनता हूँ तो एक ही बात ज़ेहन में आती है कि ये इतने महंगे क्यों होते हैं। और जब मैं इनको बनाने की कहानी और मेहनत के बारे में सुनता हूँ तो लगता है कि हैंडीक्राफ़्ट का सामान खरीदना चाहिए और उसे बढ़ावा देना...
Ganesh Chaturthi In A Tribal Village And The Cultural Shift
On my way to Kerpai village last time, I experienced something different. The schools were decorated with flowers and colourful papers. For a while, neither did I think much about it nor did any questions occur to me. After a long and tedious journey through a hilly...
Understanding Empowerment Amidst The Buzz
While sitting in my study room and having the luxury of being fascinated by reading people's stories, stories of change, the numerous campaigns, and slogans, one word constantly came up. Empowerment. It became so familiar that I had never actually taken the time to...
The Story Of Thoriyari Village Pond
Thoriyari village pond is a place to visit, a great learning resource to understand water structures and its dynamics in the are. Thoriyari is between big Rann and small Rann of Kutch, on the edge closer to the small Rann in Rapar Taluka of Kutch District. It's a dry...
The Toilet Situation In Public Schools Of Rural Bihar
Introduction Having spent nearly 21 years of my life in urban settings, I've encountered various challenges like crowded streets, population density, subpar living conditions, high living costs, and fierce competition. Among these challenges, the unhygienic state of...
Adivasis – Stereotypes vs Reality
As a diverse country, we know that people from different religions, cultures, and terrains live here in India. However, we often forget or don't talk about certain parts of this diversity, one of which is tribal communities. When I used to think of tribes or Adivasis,...
Complexity Of Education And My Belief In Solution
I always believed education to be a basic right for all. I thought that it could alleviate most, if not all problems. Although I still think that education can empower and help in making people's lives better, there is a slight discomfort and apprehension with the...
De-layering Mobility
In the last couple of months, I had been accompanying a team of mental health professionals from MPower Foundation (Mumbai) on their mental health awareness sessions in Kutch. These sessions were primarily being held with children and adolescents in schools and Akhar...
एक नर्स की भूमिका
नर्सेज़ का वेतन अलग-अलग जगह पर अलग होता है। प्राइवेट हॉस्पिटल मे नर्सेज़ का वेतन सरकारी हॉस्पिटल से कम होता है। सरकारी नौकरी में कुछ पहलू बेहतर हैं जैसे जो सुविधाएँ दी जाती हैं - हेल्थ इंश्योरेंस, छुट्टियां, रेसीडेंसी, मृत्यु होने पर परिवार के सदस्य को नौकरी, और इस...
How Do We Learn And Design For Others’ Learning
A facilitator in college in one of my earliest classes in my first year asked us, “How was your morning today? Draw it and show me”. This was a morning like that. A morning when you've woken up but not quite. On a morning like this there isn’t much to look forward to...
A Resurgence Of Community Libraries In India
India has had a long culture of libraries that served not only as a treasure trove of knowledge but also as learning spaces. Places where debates and dialogues took place. Today, the status of public libraries is dwindling. A study conducted in 2018 revealed that in...
Women Embracing Digital Technology: Challenges & Opportunities
I spent approximately six months in Maheshwar, living cashless and relying solely on digital payments. Whether it was my morning tea, evening grocery shopping, bus tickets, or fuel bills, I used UPI for all transactions. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant...