How do culture, survival, and family dynamics shape health decisions in rural Uttar Pradesh? Read Pronamika’s story to find out!
Should A Certificate Decide Expectations?
Exploring the intersectionality of disability certificate, caregiver expectations and barriers to true inclusion in the society
Social World To Social Media: Impact On Millennials
Humble exploration of social interactions, self-identity, and its profound impact on mental well-being, behaviors, and societal perceptions.
Human Rights In Crisis
The author reflects on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the human rights abuse endured by unorganised sector workers in India.
Identity In Youth Clubs In India
Understand how Identity in Youth Clubs fosters both individual and collective belonging, shaping future leaders in cohesive spaces.
Invisible Scars: The Mental Health Crisis Among Jodhpur’s Steelworkers
While the narrative around workplace mental health in white collared jobs is nascent, the concerns of informal workers have a long way to go.
The Chimes Of Mental Health And The Chaos Of Its Reality
This reflection dives into why mental health care needs to embrace chaos rather than impose rigid solutions
Solid Waste Management: Insights From Bangalore And National Extrapolation
This is a blog about solid waste management in urban Bengaluru in the Saahas Zero Waste and Hasiru Dala organisations.
The Idea Of Development And The Role Of Community In It
Dive into complexities of building community in development work. This questions traditional approaches, role of identity, and resilience.
Healing A Fracture: Marriage And Divorce In India
Marriage is considered a sacred bond. A lot has been written on it. So, we will be looking at its evil opposite – divorce.
The Impacts Of Mainstream Sustainable Solutions
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 working with Swasthya Swaraj On March 8, the world celebrated International Women’s Day. This year, the focus was on the themes “Inspire Inclusion” and Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress....
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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...