Interviews

Arvinder Singh Soin Positive COVID19

Dialling 102: What Should You Do if You Test Positive for COVID-19?

What should and shouldn't you do if you test positive for COVID-19? What measures can you take to keep yourself healthy and safe?
Board Exams Maharashtra

Awaiting the Board Exams: The Maharashtra Story

How has the COVID19 pandemic impacted students' preparations for their board exams? Were Maharashtra’s students, and the teachers and students who support them, confident about appearing for this year’s board exams at all?
Jo McGowen

Replacing Pity With Potential Can Transform Disabled Children’s Rights

Hosted by Chirag Chinnappa  Edited by Manasi Nene Earlier this month, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment announced its intent to sensitise and train 10,000...

In this Season’s Electoral Promises, Where Does Education Feature?

Where does education feature in election campaigns? Can Education be a successful political plank?
PDP Bill Yashovardhan Azad

Technically Speaking, How Important is the PDP Bill for India? with Yashovardhan Azad

Hosted by Sourya Reddy  Edited by Nidhi Rejithlal The Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP), 2019, was tabled in the Parliament in the winter session of 2019....

Why and How Can We Amplify Traditional Knowledge? With Archana Soreng

Using traditional knowledge is a must if we are to make serious efforts at environmental conservation; indigenous citizens and communities often have insight and...

Technically Speaking, Can a Journalist Display Your Whatsapp Conversations on TV?

Yet, when shown on TV, the context is often taken away and our words are left bare for the country to see and more significantly, judge. In this light, we ask Apar Gupta—Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation—can a journalist display your Whatsapp conversations on TV?

Technically Speaking, Why Does Technology Adoption Need to Be Made More Transparent?

Hosted by Swagam Dasgupta  Edited by Malavika VN Technology systems, when adopted by the state, come with a host of concerns, that range from individual data...

How Did Budget 2021 Fare for Indian Education? with Merlia Shaukath

Hosted by Sourya Reddy  Edited by Malavika VN The recently announced Union Budget for 2021-22 concentrated heavily on healthcare; given the continuing impact of the pandemic,...
Pratap Bhanu Mehta Ashoka University resignation

What Can Universities Do to Protect Academics?

As political pressure mounts on academics, what can Universities do to protect them? What kind of safeguards can they provide? Dr. Bittu and Dr. Shivali Tukdeo explain