The Politics of Transnational Education: Of Global Hierarchies and Aspirations
“Growing up, I remember the emphasis our teachers and parents placed on ‘good English’ skills for a successful future. The students in British and...
The COVID-19 Crisis Should Make Us Rethink Our Prejudices Against Basic Income Transfers
Albeit indefinite, the coronavirus-induced (paid) stay-at-home orders are temporary for many privileged citizens. But, for masses of India’s working population, this nagging sense of...
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...
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...
The Bastion Dialogues: Parth Shah
Parth J. Shah (PS), Founder and Chairman of the Centre for Civil Society and the Director of the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP),...
Of Race, Religion and a Pandemic: Understanding Islamophobia in Assam
The detection of the COVID-19 hotspot at Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin Markaz in New Delhi led to a surge of Islamophobic expressions in Assam....
How the Educated Lack an Education
Written by Rhea Narayan Kuthoore
A vital organ of society has been decaying over time. If you are reading this piece, you were probably thrust...
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...
The Bastion Dialogues: Kanchi Kohli
Kanchi Kohli (KK) is a researcher and writer working on environment, forest and biodiversity governance in India and their interface with trade and industrialization....
Sparking A Conversation: The Taj Mahal Controversy
Sparking A Conversation is a video series aimed at creating a conducive environment for well-informed discussion, steeped in extensive research. With an array of...
