Focusing on the Humans of Fieldwork Can Produce Better Quality Data
Data collection and surveys form the backbone of India’s social and development sectors. At a time when primary research on development issues is a...
The Great Indian Dream
Written by Shashank Mattoo
In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji coined the phrase “drain theory”. In the broadest sense, it referred to how colonists like the British...
Let’s Be Honest about Public Education: Busting Some Myths
In an opinion article titled “Busting myths and the double-speak on education” published in the Hindustan Times on July 07th, 2020, Mr Gurcharan Das...
Maudlin for the Mythic: Decoding the Rise of Pious Politics
Researched and written by Ayan Tandon.
The last few years have shown a definitive resurgence of pious politics across the globe. From developed western countries...
Building an Entrepreneurial India with Ramanathan Ramanan (Part II)
Edited by Malavika VN
In Part 1 of this series, R. Ramanan, Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), Niti Aayog, spoke about the...
Clicking, Waiting, Praying: The making of the techno-scientific professional priest
This article is the second in a series by Krishna Akhil on the efforts of companies to enable Hindu devotees to have access to...
Changing Privacy Policies: The Coming of GDPR
Written by Saisree Subramanian
The past couple of months have seen a flurry of activity at internet companies. Users have been presented with updated terms...
Mahatma Gandhi calls PM Modi: “Did you really mean Self-reliance?”
Mohandas Gandhi (MG): “Modiji, did I hear correctly? On 24th April you said that the biggest lesson of the COVID-19crisis is to move towards...
Dialogues: Dr. Malini Bhattacharjee on the RSS, Seva, and Relief and Development
“What can one say about the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that has not already been said before?”
The RSS, perhaps the focal organisation of...
The Art Of Protest: Shaheen Bagh
Written and photographed by Sumit Krishna Yadav
As I exited the Kalindi Kunj metro station, I asked for directions to Shaheen Bagh. It was my...
