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...
Behind the Trail of Chhattisgarh’s Coal Rush
Savitha Rath is telling me a story, as she stands at a T-junction which is one of the few places with good phone connectivity....
Loopholes Inhibit the Enforcement of Tamil Nadu’s RTE Rules
There are too many children falling through the cracks of our education system. In principle and practice, Section 12(1)(c) needs to be reformed in the state to account for parents’ real-world situations
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...
Femtech Says It’s Empowering Women, but Is It Commodifying Them Too?
The concept of ‘Femtech’—or technology “which addresses women's biological needs”—is so interlinked with the women’s health apps, that the term itself is credited to...
Why Do We Need Green Politics In India?
Despite India facing regular environmental and natural crises such as floods and droughts, there is a lack of political representation of the "environment" as...
This Seat is Reserved! The Underbelly of Discretionary Quotas in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Researched and Written by Aarathi Ganesan
Last week, Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Prakash Javadekar, along with his predecessor Smriti Irani, came under the...
Is it a Meteor Shower? Is it a Shooting Star? No, It’s Space Debris!
Not only does space debris pose a threat to operating satellites that are vital for communication, security, and commerce, but it can also hurl into the Earth’s atmosphere, damaging lives and property. India is right in the mix of things, but how do we mitigate and manage our space junk?
India’s Self-Regulated EdTech Industry is Affecting Lakhs of Lives
The lack of timely reforms has enabled the EdTech sector to flourish, but at the cost of its stakeholders—lakhs of teachers, students and parents, and schools.
People First: Reimagining Design and Technology for Community Healthcare
“What is in it for you? Why are you doing this?” asks one of the Health Navigators (HNs) in Channapatna, the “Toy-City'' of Karnataka,...