बस्तर के आदिवासी समाज के लिए महुआ का पेड़ विशेष महत्व रखता है। महुआ के मौसम...
Let’s Look At The Cotton Fields Of Kushalgarh
Kushalgarh, in south Rajasthan, is a humid plain area in terms of agro...
Tobacco Consumption In Rural Uttar Pradesh: Pain Reliever Or Addiction
According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey India 2016–17, nearly 267 million...
Bandhani – Of Livelihoods And Love
While working in Bhuj, Kutch, I have come across many women wearing bandhani...
Food Feed In Maheshwar
Guilty! On an average, I spent an hour every day on instagram in the month of...
हक्कुम
दक्षिण छत्तीसगढ़ के जंगल के बीच में बसा एक गाँव है। इस गाँव का नाम ‘जगरगुंडा’...
सवाई माधोपुर से सरवन की कहानी
सरवन बावरी बस्ती, सवाई माधोपुर, राजस्थान में निवास करता है। वह पहले कबाड़ा...
Qala Aur Kaam: A Day In The Life Of A Street Tattoo Artist
Picture this : a four-way intersection connecting that connect the arteries of...
कागज़ का देस
जिस समय यह लेख लिखा जा रहा है हिन्दुस्तान कोरोना वायरस के केसेस में दुनिया में तीसरे नं. पर है और एशिया में पहले| बिहार और असम एक भीषण बाढ़ से गुजर रहे हैं जिनमें लोगों के घर, मवेशी, पूंजी, बच्चे सब बह रहे हैं| कश्मीर में इंटरनेट के साथ-साथ बहुत कुछ बंद हुए एक साल हो...
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.
One In 92,275
From Sukma bus stand I got on a bus to Jagdalpur. I have to reach a place called Lathipara, around 30 kilometers away from Sukma. The bus is traveling dead slowly, after one and a half hour journey I got down on the stop - Laskepara. Now there is a 2-mile walk to...
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...
If Cities Were People: Udaipur, Delhi And Lucknow
Three cities imagined as people one would know in real life.
Raikheda Community: Shackles Of The Society
An insight into the effect of social, economic and cultural structures on education
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...
The Curious Case Of The Male Mommy
March 8th, 2020 - This International Women's Day, Aditya Tiwari was awarded 'World’s Best Mommy'. Tiwari has adopted Avnish, a 22 month-old child with Down Syndrome in 2016. An Incredible Parent, Disability Activist There is no doubt of Tiwari's love for his son. He...
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...
Pariksha Pe Charcha – A Tale Of Examinations In Sukma
A child trying to "by-heart" lessons before an exam One thing I feared the most in my school days were examinations. There were one too many factors to it, from an unacceptable concept that marks define who you are, to the troubling competition and pressure from...
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...