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...
COVID-19 vs 2020’s Sports Calendar: Checking Our Priorities
The Bastion Shorts—Episode 8
The world is at a standstill. As the novel Coronavirus spreads further, the world seems to be locking-down. Earlier this month...
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...
Where the Mainstream Media Could Not Reach: How Local Information Travelled During the Lockdown
Community media filled the gaps left by the Indian mainstream media while documenting local issues and responses to COVID-19.
Nurturing Sensitivity in Students: The Dearth of Mental Health Education in India
Co-authored by Gopika Kumaran & Avantika Bunga
10% of India’s population suffers from Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) which include depression, anxiety and substance abuse, according...
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?
Can a People’s Biodiversity Register Contribute to Conservation?
PBRs are an opportunity to discuss and incorporate the traditional ecological knowledge of local communities and their socio-natural relationships.
The Green Mile: Reintegrating India’s Inmates
Written by Aishwarya Birla
Prisons are seen as repositories for those who are aberrations in society, outcasts due to their unlawful acts. The Indian criminal...
Dalit Women Learn Differently: Experiences In Educational Institutions
Written by Pragya Roy | This article was originally published on Feminism in India and has been reproduced on The Bastion with full permission.
In recent years, an unprecedented...
Displaced by a National Park in 1999, the Mising Community Continue Their Fight for...
“And this time, come what may, we have decided not to end the protest until we have been completely rehabilitated to a safe, liveable,...
