Bursting the Balloon: Making Sense of COVID-19 Figures
A week ago, India reported over one lakh cases of COVID-19. The country is now amongst the top ten worst affected by the virus....
Lessons from Another Disaster: Revisiting Kachchh Amidst COVID-19
As humanity struggles to stay standing after the knock-out punch delivered by COVID-19, it may be useful to look at how we survived previous...
Education During Times of COVID-19: From the Private School Practitioner’s Lens
When parents stopped paying fees, teachers taught without pay for months during a pandemic.
Dialogues: Dr. K.S. Chalam on the Political Economy of Caste in India
"The characterization of caste as division of labourers does not fully explain the discriminatory and unpaid labour of untouchables and artisan castes in the...
Personalized Adaptive Learning for Post-Pandemic Education
“Teaching at the Right Level” (TaRL) can ensure that India’s students suffer minimal educational and economic consequences as a result of the pandemic.
Addressing the Spectrum of Vaccine Hesitancy Amongst Pune’s Urban Poor and Rural Communities
Even after the havoc of the second wave, rural communities and small urban clusters still suffer from misinformation, myths, a glaring digital divide, and the basic lack of guidance in terms of getting vaccinated.
Post-COVID Era: Redefining Urban Planning
Research by Bharath Pottekkat
Edited & Presented by Sumit Krishna Yadav
Why is it that just 5 cities in India account for about half of the...
Delayed Today for a Disaster Tomorrow: Communicating Climate Change
Climate change is the biggest existential threat to mankind; the possible impacts are so severe and profound that they are even beyond one’s comprehension....
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-19: Strengthening Mental Healthcare in Schools
As we stare at a year filled with uncertainties because of the COVID-19 pandemic, one can’t help but think of all the students stuck...
