Ideas

The 2020 Delhi Riots: The Anatomy of Violence in the City

In what already seems like a lifetime ago, Delhi was burning. This was before the country went into a lock down in an attempt...
Jallianwala

Better Late than Never: An Apology for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Written by Aarushi Aggarwal Situated beside the famed Golden Temple, the Jallianwala Bagh is essential to your typical Amritsar visit. It is conveniently located and...

Silencing Talkies – India’s Politicised Film Censorship

Co-created by Ashni Acharya and Kartik Sundar  In the face of a rapidly expanding call for swaraj during the 1900s, the British Raj heavily censored...

Can Gamifying Education Improve Learning Behaviour?

Growing up, I was a fairly intelligent child who enjoyed studying social sciences and English. I performed decently in Mathematics too, but my efforts...

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...

Stories of Struggle and Development: Collective Entrepreneurship Can Do Wonders for Women in India

Collective social enterprises give women the much-need space to innovate and experiment with their entrepreneurial inclinations, thereby allowing rural women to enter non-traditional spaces and livelihoods. This potential for self-growth is often under-estimated.

From Bans to Monitoring, Why Are Schools Policing Teenagers’ Social Media Activity?

From Twitter to Tik Tok, social media has become an integral platform for students’ lives, be it for social, political, or educational reasons. As...

Of Monsters and Men: JNU v/s the Anti-national State

Written by Sourya Reddy  The day is like what’ve come to expect of any other in Delhi: filled with unease and tension over where the...
Fading Indian National Congress Symbol on a Wall

Tracing the Steady Demise of the Congress: What Happened to India’s Grand Old Party?

Researched and written by Arjav Kulshreshtha.  As a dominant political force, the Indian National Congress (INC) has had an unprecedented impact on the country, unlike...

A ‘Feminist’ Server to Help People Own Their Own Data

Feminist servers could help people own and manage their own data while empowering vulnerable communities to create and store their knowledge. What is a feminist server, and can everyone own their own server?