My last visit to my hometown in Kerala had been a year ago. I decided to set...
Complexity Of Education And My Belief In Solution
I always believed education to be a basic right for all. I thought that it...
Salma’s Home In The Forests Of Uttarakhand
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...
Transforming Traditions, Nurturing Tomorrow: Pregnancy And Vaccination
Getting up from the cot, I freshened up and had breakfast. It was a field day....
There Are No Roads But There Is An Ante Natal Care Camp
Organization: Swasthya Swaraj SocietyPlace: Kalahandi, OdishaType of Terrain:...
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...
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Questioning Childhood of Elder Sisters [Poetry]
It's a common sight in villages of Kalahandi, where I work with Swasthya...
Obligated Resilience And Optimistic Illusion Of Climate Adaptation
Chronicles from a community's struggle of resilience, who have to keep adapting to shifting according to political and climatic uncertainties This climatic year have been bad for the Van Gujjar community as the migrating group went through the shift and faced...
Finding Joy Amidst Chaos Of The Cyclone Biparjoy
Bracing ourselves Coming from Nirmal, Telangana, a district below the hills and one that has five ponds, I'm not a stranger to constant rains causing floods. While working at Gram Swaraj Sangh with my co-fellow Falak, in the first month itself, our mentor, Dinesh ji...
The Hidden Tragedy In Kalahandi
Despite the visual appeal and novelty of the environment in Kalahandi, Odisha, during my field visit in the first week, the deeper complexities didn't hit me in the beginning. However, after spending some time interacting with locals and taking help from my team...
आसपुर, राजस्थान के गांव से नेतृत्व बढ़ौती तक का मेरा सफर
मेरा नाम मनीष है और मैं दक्षिणी राजस्थान के डुंगेरपुर जिले के आसपुर कस्बे मे रहता हूँ। डुंगेरपुर जिला आदिवासी क्षेत्र है, यह राजस्थान का बॉर्डर वाला जिला है। इससे आगे गुजरात लगता है और साथ ही मध्यप्रदेश भी। आसपुर में एक बाँध बना हुआ है जो की डुंगेरपुर जिले का सबसे बड़ा...
A Day In My Life As An India Fellow – Part 1
When the day begins, I don’t know how it’s going to end. India Fellow sometimes sounds taxing to people looking at it from the outside. The unpredictability, the lack of structure on some days, having to be ready on the go. But I think this is exactly what keeps me on...
एकत्रित महिलाएं (एक कविता)
While working with Sakhi Sangini, the women's federation created by Kutch Mahila Vikas Sangathan, we frequently conduct various training workshops on topics such as livelihoods, gender sensitivity, legal awareness, cybercrime, land rights, and leadership development....
Empowering Out-of-School Adolescent Girls through Non-Formal Education
Setting up non-formal education sessions for out-of-school adolescent girls is a critical aspect of the TULSI program, aimed at improving the health and nutrition of young girls under Swasthya Swaraj. Despite existing government schemes, accessing education remains a...
An Unfamiliar Side Of Deccan And Its Wool Chain
Since the day I started working with the Centre for Pastoralism (CFP), I have been travelling more frequently to new places. At CFP, we have divided the locations of our work with the pastoral communities, based on the climate/geography. The Himalayas, Semi-arid or...
Collectives: Empowering Individuals For Social Change
This article delves into the transformative role of collectives in the social sector, with a focus on their impact on individual empowerment. It underlines the importance of individual agency within these structures. It also emphasizes on collectives amplifying...
Photo Story : A Kutia Kondh Tribal Settlement
The Kutia Kondh is one of the many tribes living in Kalahandi, Odisha. They are a sub-section of a larger tribal group called Kondh, and are classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Among Kondhs, those who live on...
ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में लंबी बीमारी के दौरान मरीज़ को साथ बनाए रखना मुश्किल
लंबी बीमारी क्या है लंबी बीमारी वह होती है जिसमें मरीज़ को कुछ महीने, कुछ साल या कभी-कभी पूरी जिंदगी भर के लिए दवाई खानी होती है। लंबी बीमारियों के कई कारण होते हैं, जिनमें बहुत सारे कारण आनुवांशिक होते हैं या फिर कई बार किसी बीमारी के समय पर न ठीक होने के कारण वह...
A Tale of Two Analogous Events: Sickle Cell Anemia
As a fellow, the excitement of a field visit is unparalleled, especially before one has experienced it. This is largely due to the underlying fact that the human mind is curious for the unknown. In my case, the first month of the fellowship was about constantly...
हुर्रा, एक सामुदायिक युवा
सुदूर इलाके में स्थित एक गाँव है, मिनपा, जिसकी जनसंख्या महज़ 900 के आस पास है। यहाँ के घरों की छतें खपरेल और छिंद के पत्तों से बनी होती हैं तथा दीवारें लकड़ी और मिट्टी की। आसपास सब जगह धान के खेत, घने जंगल और कच्ची पगडंडियां हैं। इस गाँव में लोग खेती और मजदूरी करके...
An Attempt To Collectivise Through Zines
First things first. What is a zine?Good question. Tricky answer. For a lot of people around the world, across time, a zine (pronounced zeen) has always meant much more than an independent, inexpensively made, small, self-circulated piece of publication. It is first...