ASHA Workers and the Burden of Unpaid Care Work
Health workers such as Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), among others, have been part of the National Health Mission (NHM) since 2005. An ASHA...
What if We Could Pay Farmers to Grow and Protect Forests?
COVID-19 is a global tragedy. However, what is of greater concern is that the pandemic is merely a symptom of a much larger problem:...
Education in Times of COVID: The ‘Nook’ Model for Designing Your Own Learning
As I write these lines in my home office, India is under an unprecedented lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis. Shopping malls and cinemas...
No Work From Home
Modi’s Janata Curfew on this Sunday was welcomed with what can only be described as rabid energy; the fake news marshalls forwarded messages about...
Making a Case for a ‘Goldilocks’ Regulation of the Ed-Tech Sector
As per a 2020 report by the Omidyar Network, the K-12 ed-tech-addressable market in India is projected to be worth $1.7 billion (USD) by...
Education in Times of COVID: Re-centering Our Public Schools
Suspending all educational activities that involve large gatherings at least until May 3rd has brought about significant changes to schools’ academic cycles, board examination...
Learning Under Lockdown: Voices From Kashmir
Having lived in Kashmir as an educator, but not as a learner, Mubeen Masudi brings to the table a unique perspective on education. Although...
Monsoon Mayhem: No Rehabilitation for Evicted Residents of Himachal’s Chetru
Photographs by Yogesh Upadhyay
Come June, the monsoon ventures into the subcontinent and India welcomes it with open arms. But for Najuki and her husband,...
Learning Under a Flyover in New Delhi’s Mayur Vihar
In Delhi's Mayur Vihar, this school under a flyover is filling the pandemic's education gaps.
Where the Mainstream Media Could Not Reach: How Local Information Travelled During the Lockdown
Community media filled the gaps left by the Indian mainstream media while documenting local issues and responses to COVID-19.
