The following conversations are my attempt to explore the less spoken-about,...
Sketchy Notes From The Lanes Of Bhuj City
The following blog has been co-written by co-fellows Daraab Saleem Abbasi and...
सुकमा की विलुप्त होती मौखिक भाषाएं
परिचय सुकमा छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य का एक ज़िला है।सुकमा ज़िला के पूर्व में उड़ीसा तथा...
Insurance And Inclusivity : How Far Have We Reached?
Five years ago, an insurance agent came to my house to convince me to get life...
Winters Of Bihar [A Poem]
Seasons are poetic by their very nature. They try to tell us something about...
8 Things To Keep In Mind While Preparing For A Village Meeting
It's been almost 18 months since I started identifying myself as an India...
Beyond The Butterfly Swords : An Illustration
'Beyond the butterfly swords' is an illustration made to represent and...
Image Of A Working Woman
I am a 22-year-old woman who has very recently entered the world of work. My...
The First Quarter Of My Fellowship Journey
It has been three months in my field area and so far the journey has been horribly good. Do you remember The Storyteller by HH Munro Saki? Just like how the bachelor uses these two words together to describe the character of his story, I am using these words...
Putting The Desi In The Wool
Taking a dive into the dying Desi Wool ecosystem
कुछ लोग खुद से पहले समाज के बारे में सोचते हैं
From left ... Amma, Aditi, Manoj ji, Praveen ji and Golden हम सभी अपने जीवन में अनेक प्रकार के लोगों से मिलते हैँ और कुछ लोग हमें प्रभावित भी करते हैँ। वैसे ही लोग में से एक प्रवीण जी के बड़े भैया मनोज जी हैं और भैया के साथ जो बातचित हुई उसे आप सभी के साथ साझा कर रही...
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...
“आवर्तणशील खेती” – A Sustainable Agriculture Method
Packing Bags From Kanpur Travel is love but it becomes more fun when the journey is not pre-decided or certain. The same happened with me when I had to leave Kanpur, about which I had gotten to know only 5 minutes back and within two hours, I had already left. After I...
The Pathway To Contextual Learning In Tribal Chattisgarh
“Education's purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one”Malcolm Forbes Education develops curiosity and exposes us to the vicinity of immense knowledge. Knowledge grows and changes as one feeds on it. The constant pursuit to capture, codify and communicate...
कबड्डी के खेल से सीखें जेंडर का खेल
सभी को सम्मिलित करने और साथ लेकर चलने से सब बेहतर महसूस करते हैं
How Dark Is Dark Enough?
Bindal river - Govind Ghar slum, Dehradun Stepping over the bricks placed strategically on the puddles, we walked through the lane about two feet wide with double storeys built on both sides. It suddenly opened into a small courtyard where a few families were...
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...
The Dark Night(s)
6 PM As a new chapter began on a partly chilly October night,With a friend by my side,I embarked on a journey,Thought to myself that I’ve finally taken flight. This year I am to do something new,From a bird's eye view,I am to scour through the land, Sometimes finding...
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।
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...