This is an attempt to understand the world of a forest dweller who is trying...
विदेश का सुनहरा ऑफ़र छोड़ यह युवा बना इंडिया फ़ेलो!
मैं, जाबिद खान, मखौली गाँव का रहने वाला हूँ जो राजस्थान के सवाई माधोपुर जिले...
A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 2
Read part 1 here We took Riya’s father to a hospital in Udaipur and I tagged...
Pulling The Maheshwari Threads Together
As I walk through the narrow lanes of Maheshwar, a symphony of sounds fills...
De-layering Mobility
In the last couple of months, I had been accompanying a team of mental health...
बैतूल, सुकमा, शिक्षा और मैं
सतपुड़ा पहाड़ की वादियों में बसा एक गाँव है, जहां पर एक घर गाँव कोतवाल, दो घर...
A Great Lesson In Quality Manufacturing
At my home sits a wet mixer grinder since 25 years, manufactured by Butterfly,...
From Dacoity To Prosperity In Karauli, Rajasthan
Ever heard of Phoolan Devi, the famous daaku (bandit) from the Chambal region?...
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...
The Uday Schools (Ranthambore National Park) Is Closing The Gap
The daily struggle to close the gender gap with the help of education.
Not A Single Story Of Porta Cabins
With my children at a porta cabin in Sukma, south Chattisgarh Restriction! What comes to your mind related to restriction would be lack of freedom. A similar thought process might be applicable to children in Porta Cabins at Sukma, Chhattisgarh which is why they...
The Simple And Complex Things Of My Non-Profit Life
Nikhil (left) in an interaction with community members in his office-cum-home space “The social sector is for the rich” This was the reaction I got when I announced to my mom that I was going to work for a non-profit for a year; this shall remain with me forever. That...
Surat And Its Nakas
Sayeed, the author and a fellow, works with Aajeevika Bureau in Surat, destination of migration and is a part of a study on the same.
A Personal Account Of The Day Ladakh Became A Union Territory
Featured Image Source - Amar Ujaala We were sitting in the middle of a session by the founder of Snow Leopard Conservancy in Leh, Tsewang Namgail, when his teammate Jigmet Dadul, gave him the news about Ladakh becoming a Union Territory. In the middle of his speech,...
Where Collective Strength Lies
Who’d ever want to pay an interest of Rs. 1200 on a loan of merely Rs. 500? A woman from the jungle village of Tirpania in Kharagpur, Bihar did so willingly, at least for a while. Until the concept of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) found its way to rural women in Bihar,...
Life Lessons From A Year Spent In The ‘Other’ India
It has been more than 10 months since I, along with 21 others, set out on a journey to learn about and understand India at the grassroots. In all honesty, this has been one mixed bag of a year. Some expectations I harbored remained unmet while some hopes I never knew...
Taniya Parveen: A Journey of Hope and Aspirations
"You need to step out to know the world outside" - Taniya From Saradhi, Bangalwa village in Munger district of Bihar, where most girls are forced to stay at home and are valued with respect to their ability to do the household chores; a young girl Taniya Praveen is...
The Minorities Of Mhaswad
While the national political discourse takes on more and more of a saffron hue, its polarising effects have spread beyond cities to small towns and rural areas.
Inspiring Stories Of Everyday Heroes Often Known As Nurses
I am really grateful to have gotten an opportunity to work alongside these extraordinary women who are game changers in their own way.
How They Push And Pull To Make The Ends Meet
I once had the opportunity to travel in the general bogie of a push-pull train connecting the place I’m in (Gudupalli, Chittoor) to the Bengaluru city. It was only 5.30 in the morning and there were more than 200 people in the compartment which had a seating capacity...
Aarogya: A Game To Meet The Need For Vaccination Information
Imagine your child getting vaccinated and you are not aware of the name of the vaccine or its use. Scary, isn’t it? Well, that's the case with majority of parents in the villages of Dalsinghsarai in Samastipur, Bihar. This lack of information often fosters negligence...