Tag: protests

Mental Health in an Age of Productivity: The Collective Cost of...

When our worth is tied to how quickly we produce results, activism becomes dehumanizing—& has clear repercussions on the mental health of Indian activists.

How Can Citizens Use Courts to Save Mollem?

The judicial system is an effective outlet for the citizens of Goa to use, as they up the ante in their fight to save Mollem. How can the courts be used in their battle?

How Do States Suppress Academic Freedom? with Robert Quinn & Mirza...

Hosted by Sourya Reddy  Edited by Malavika VN Across the world, governments often clamp down on academia and academic institutions. Sometimes in subtle ways, like restrictions...

How Do You Measure Academic Freedom? With Robert Quinn

Hosted by Sourya Reddy  Edited by Malavika VN The recent high-profile resignations of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind Subramanian from their professorial positions at Ashoka University...

Education During Times of COVID-19: From the Private School Practitioner’s Lens

When parents stopped paying fees, teachers taught without pay for months during a pandemic.

Where Are The Farmers In Our Conversations On Sustainable Consumption?

This is the second article of a three-part series on sustainable consumption and food security in India, supported by Pristine Organics. Click here to...

Displaced by a National Park in 1999, the Mising Community Continue...

“And this time, come what may, we have decided not to end the protest until we have been completely rehabilitated to a safe, liveable,...

“With Dehradun’s Airport Expansion, We are Shooting Ourselves in the Foot”

Two years ago, drivers on the Doiwala-Rishikesh-Dehradun road were in for a surprise. An elephant walked onto the road. Traffic was disrupted and people...

No Country for Student Dissent?

Written by Sourya Reddy  “It’s blatantly obvious isn’t it? They’ve been badgering us for so long — they’ve tried changing the way we learn, tried...

“We don’t want electricity at the cost of lives”: The Toxic...

Written by Vaishnavi Rathore  One night, Lata Joshi left a white cloth to dry in her balcony. When she saw it in the morning, it...