Viva la Educación: Educating for Democracy
Authored by Upasna Sachdeva
As student protests boil over the country, I am reminded of the Chinese curse, “May you live in interesting times.” For...
The Man in the Blue Mask: Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter Revival
Written by Aarathi Ganesan
After a dismal performance in the 2014 General Election, attributed to countless corruption allegations and Rahul Gandhi’s relative political inexperience, the...
What 70 Years of Ordinances Tell Us About the President’s Powers
While the President’s power to issue ordinances was intended to manage emergency situations, ordinances are not rare. President Droupadi Murmu’s election is historic; how she deals with ordinances will be an important aspect of her tenure.
Students First: Using Education as an Electoral Platform
Written by Rizowana Hussaini
As the early morning buzz settles in on the narrow alleys of Sangam Vihar, Delhi, uniform-donned students rush inside the gates...
Time to Recognize the Challenges Posed by AMR
Written by Rohan Parikh
The nature of medicine is changing rapidly. In the early 1940s, diseases were life-threatening; a single surface-deep cut on the skin...
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....
Namma Metro Effect: Re-imagining Urban Development
Written by Goutham Nijalingappa
The Metro rail systems have found huge success as a public transport option in Indian cities. With more than 660 km of...
Of Stigma and Sterilization: The Layered Stigmatization of Women With Disabilities
Co-created by Avantika Bunga and Tia Matthew
Meera* is a young school-going girl, who uses a wheelchair. Her school van fetches and drops her home...
Customers Are Central to the Gig Economy. Will We Use Our Voice to Fight...
It is all-too-convenient to ignore the fact that the little brightly-coloured delivery executive icon riding through the map on our mobile screens is actually a human being who deserves respectable working conditions, at the very least.
The COVID-19 Battle: Pandemic v/s Privacy
The events following the global spread of COVID-19 have put governments on high alert. This has prompted a variety of initiatives to combat the...
