Who Will Protect the Mental Justice of Deprived Communities?
Growing up, I would never have a fitting response for my school friends when they laughed at me for spending hours in line to...
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...
Living in Toxicity: Industrial Pollution in Himachal Pradesh’s Baddi
Photographed by Sumit Mahar
Suleman is a stressed man. In May 2019, the Shimla High Court had passed a seemingly positive order, considering the relocation...
On The Road: Unravelling the Legacy of Migration from Fishing Villages Amidst COVID-19
When asking a non-migrant fisherman in Odisha’s Nua Golabandha about why so many fishers choose to migrate across the country, this is what he...
The 21st Century Needs A New Story
The history of civilisation is the history of great stories. Great stories have been told to humans for hundreds of years. For example, the...
Shifting Sands: The Story of Adapting to Rising Sea levels in Odisha
I. Rising Sea Levels Escalate Adaptation Concerns for the East Coast of India
Coastal areas are among the ecosystems most critically affected by climate change....
How Coastal Regulation Zones Can Help India’s Fishers Reclaim Coastal Commons
India’s vast coastline is home to diverse coastal landscapes and ecosystems. These ecosystems also form the backbone of the fisheries sector, which not only...
Atwood’s Gilead: Is the 2019 Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill’s Blanket Ban on Commercial Surrogacy Justified?
Baby Manji’s birth in July, 2008, was the result of a contract between a Japanese couple and an Indian surrogate in Anand, Gujarat. The...
Can Isha’s ‘Cauvery Calling’ Campaign Actually Save the Cauvery?
Editor's Note: The Isha Foundation was requested to contribute to this conversation with specific details on the Cauvery Calling's funding and implementation strategy. They...
A Reprehensible Republic: Republic TV’s Hollow Coverage of the Abrogation of Article 370
In any healthy democracy, the mainstream media is entrusted with the role of a watchdog, expected to always hold power to account. Unfortunately, much...
