I was on a patient visit, to understand why some of our TB diagnosed patients...
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Batik From The Lanes Of Ujjain [A Photo Story]
The word 'Batik' which translates to wax writing is a form of wax resist...
Leveraging Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Development Sector
A Public Private Partnership (PPP) is essentially a contractual relationship...
Swachhta Will Be A Dream If We Don’t Flush Out The Inequality In India’s Public Toilets
You’ve been running errands for the last two hours in your city’s local market...
Doing “Dirty Work”: The Midwives Of Rural Bihar Come Clean
Cleanliness is also a big facet of the work of midwives. An essential...
Is Our Education System Irrelevant To The Tribal Children?
In my second week at Swasthya Swaraj, I traveled with two of our team members...
Dream A Little Dream Of Me…
Trigger Warning: Mentions rape, suicide. 'Didi vo thodi pagal hai, usko...
‘Sweep’ Under The Rug Much? How We Ignore The Reality Of Who Cleans India
Rehabilitated manual scavenger, Maya Sangeliya, 45, looks on inside her house....
Real Chills Of This Winter In My School At Kotra
It is that time of the year when days are long and the nights are longer. When the hands have slipped under the warmth and weight of binded bundles and the atmosphere is quieter than usual. Seasons change, habits change but the children of my school in Mandwa, Kotda...
Cup Se Cup Tak
Does this image bother you? Well, you’re not alone. Over 16 years and 200 frustrating menstrual cycles later, I am finally learning to embrace periods. Two years of dilemma of switching over to menstrual cups or biodegradable pads finally came to an end after I moved...
Financial Dignity: The Right Of Elite
The first time I heard about Financial Inclusion was in one of my banking classes but at that time, those were just two words barely related to the subject. In my earlier life, it had never occurred to me that opening a bank account, withdrawing money from ATM or...
Shouldn’t Access To Finance Be A Basic Human Right?
It’s a December morning. Vardi bai* started her day earlier than usual. 30 years of marriage has changed many things, but mornings still remind her of her mother’s house. The liberty of remaining in the warmth of a blanket for a little longer is no more hers to take....
Financial Inclusion As A Human Right
“Every poor person must be allowed a fair chance to improve his/her economic condition. This can be easily done by ensuring his/her right to credit. If the existing financial institutions fail to ensure that right, it is the obligation of the state and the world...
The Story Of Informal Credit And Migrant Labor
Informal sector constitutes a major chunk in GDP of India. The sector is often associated with generating non taxable income and is seen as a hub of black money investment but has rarely been looked from the viewpoint of employers, employees and their struggles....
एक सन्देश मेरे विद्यालय के बच्चों के नाम
‘उम्मीद’ एक ऐसा शब्द है जो मुझे ले चलता है वर्ष 2009 की तरफ, जब मैं 12 वर्ष का था| उन दिनों में मेरी पढ़ाई गोरखपुर के एक सरकारी विद्यालय में हो रही थी| मेरा मन पढ़ाई से ऊब चुका था और ज़िन्दगी में आगे के लिए कोई लक्ष्य भी नहीं सोचा था| उसी समय मेरी माँ ने अपने एक छात्र...
The Polluted Notion of Purity
8/8/18: It was my second day in Mishirpur, a village in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. I was casually interacting with a male and a female member of a household, unaware of their social status in the village. (The original conversation took place in a mix of Hindi...
सामुदायिक रेडियो सिर्फ रेडियो नहीं बल्कि लोगों की एकीकृत आवाज़ है
मैं पुरुलिआ, पश्चिम बंगाल के एक छोटे से गाँव में स्थित सामुदायिक रेडियो स्टेशन में काम करता हूँ | मुझसे बहुत सारे लोगों ने यह प्रश्न किया है कि सामुदायिक रेडियो स्टेशन क्या होता है | रेड एफ.एम, रेडियो मिर्ची और आकाशवाणी तो सुना है किन्तु यह सामुदायिक रेडियो स्टेशन...
Why The Poor Make Expensive Health Choices
Imagine you are a middle aged man living in rural India. For years now, you have seen the government health sub-center behind your home shut. When it occasionally opens, it is for a short time and seems like it is only for name sake. But when you or your...
Viewing Mental Health From A Care Giver’s Lens
The brain is a fascinating organ. While I’m writing this, I realize that the brain is narcissistic as well. If we believe that it controls all of our bodily functions, then right now, this organ is just singing its own praise. Let that sink in for a moment. Please...
About My First HIV Test
On most days, I avoid taking phone calls after 11 pm. No, it's not that I sleep by 11 but I try to embrace my me-time at the end of a day. The other night, I was interrupted by repeated calls of a friend. Let’s call him Kunal. I was so engrossed in an online thriller...
Why Hiring People With Disabilities Makes Business Sense
Hiring people with disabilities may seem like a social and/or moral responsibility, but it is much more than that. More and more research is revealing that it also makes good business sense to do so. Here are some ways in which it can be advantageous for your...
Radio Has a Special Place in the Heart of Rural India
“It has been 11 years but I still remember the day when my 12th grade results were to come. I was eagerly waiting since morning. Those days, we didn't have internet. Radio was the only medium. My father was a keen radio listener and I recall how he sat throughout the...