Dear Reader, You probably don’t know me. But if there was one thing I’d like...
Theatre Of The Oppressed: Rehearsing for Real Life
These are my reflections from five months of practicing Theatre of the...
Her: The Story Of A Beautiful Creation
The role of women in my life has been invaluable and transformative, shaping...
भुज की महिलाएं और कमला बेन की कहानी
भुज भारत के उत्तर-पश्चिम भाग में रहस्य की भूमि कच्छ जिले में स्थित हैं।...
Sickle Cell Anemia And A Day In The Life Of A Counsellor
On 8th August 2023, I accompanied Laxmi Patkar, a counsellor at Jan Swasthya...
The Story Of Thoriyari Village Pond
Thoriyari village pond is a place to visit, a great learning resource to...
Fakirani Jats Of Kutch, Gujarat
Since I started working in the corporate IT industry, I've always been away...
Complexity Of Education And My Belief In Solution
I always believed education to be a basic right for all. I thought that it...
Healthcare Vocabulary: On Developing Regional Languages
In 2018, I attended the UNDP National Youth Parliament as a media corespondent. Young delegates from every state in the country came to participate…which brought to fore a predictable problem. Floor-time was largely spent on voicing grievances about the lack of...
महामारी के बीच दुनिया, राजनीति और आंदोलन
मई के महीने में अमेरिका में गोरे लोगों ने घरों में कैद होने को अपनी आज़ादी का उल्लंघन माना और सड़कों पर उतर आए| वो चाहते थे कि दुकानें खोल दी जाएं और वो काम पर वापस जाएं| वो सरकार से कोई सहायता नहीं लेना चाहते थे| पहले-पहल तो इस बेवकूफ़ी भरी मांग पर मुझे हंसी और...
The Holocaust You Haven’t Heard Of
I studied the UK board at a private school & had internet access to English media world-over. As a consequence, I’ve been assured (by virtue of repetition) that the Jewish Holocaust was humanity’s most memorable dark hour. Schindler’s List, Inglorious Bastards,...
Handicrafts: The Colored Jewels Of Deserted Kutch
A handy book giving a glimpse into the various crafts of Kutch, along with the process of creating such products.
To Panna And Kutch: A Travel Workshop
The India Fellowship ends with a 12-day travel workshop before the endpoint and convocation where the entire cohort of fellows travel to a chosen ecosystem, to understand a particular community, learn from each other and provide collective inputs to address social...
Kanku Ben: A Model Sarpanch
“I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.”- Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar This blog is based on a telephonic interview of Kanku Ben taken by me. However, the whole conversation was in Hindi which has been translated, not word...
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...
Caste, Reservations And Our Privilege
Caste comes out in many ways, invisible to some, on the face for others Caste-ism like a few other topics that I’ve written on, fascism and Kashmir, is somewhat controversial, is a vast and deep subject and this blog wouldn't be able to cover many of the nuances of...
Putting The Desi In The Wool
Taking a dive into the dying Desi Wool ecosystem
The Consequence Of Accumulated Experience
If you have a few strands of grey hair on your head, then you may not like a wild idea coming your way. Or perhaps a new solution to the old problem, definitely not the old solution to the old problem. This has little to do with the idea or the solution. It is what I...
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,...
Pre-Primary And Primary Education – The Crisis And The Solutions
With this post, I'm trying to explore the education system in India, the way it has changed over the years and various government policies as well as schemes implemented for the improvement of this system. A lot of non-profit organisations have played a major role. I...
My Year In Poetry
The faces that came along this year I can’t believe it will soon be a year for me in Raigad. In the most nostalgic tone of Mr. Olivander of Harry Potter, “It seems only yesterday I was walking down the market, buying my first mattress”. I remember my initial days, how...
किशोरियाँ कहती हैं, सेक्स! किशोरियाँ कहती हैं, यौनिकता!
कच्छ महिला विकास संगठन पिछ्ले 3 सालों से लड़कियों के साथ उनकी शिक्षा, स्वास्थ्य, जेंडर आदि की समझ बढ़ाने में लगा हुआ है।