Shraddha Walkar died again at the hands of media and on social platforms
From the sensationalism in the coverage of the Shraddha Walkar murder to the shockingly insensitive memes and the brazen Islamophobia, we have failed to give her dignity in death and exposed our malfu...
25 Marras 20229min
Social justice is entwined with the climate conversation
The climate crisis is also a justice crisis. Across India, in the name of development, the government refuses to listen to communities most affected by climate impacts – tribals driven out of their fo...
22 Marras 202228min
India will have 5 crore internal climate refugees by 2050
Nowhere is the impact of climate change more stark than in the plight of India’s internal climate refugees – those displaced and forced to migrate within the country due to extreme weather events, suc...
18 Marras 20229min
Many reasons for the Great Resignation, from self-exploration to boredom and FOMO
The ‘Great Resignation’ is well and truly on. Several people are quitting their jobs, choosing to prioritise themselves, their passions or simply dump the traditional definition of achievement for wha...
15 Marras 202246min
Why is justice so elusive for rape victims?
For a rape survivor, the trauma is repeated time and time and time again. First, there is the assault itself. Then comes the trauma of reporting the assault to apathetic policemen. Then a long drawn o...
11 Marras 20227min
No point complaining, industry must work with academia to produce employable engineers
Business leaders have been vocal about colleges producing engineers that are not industry-ready or employable. Indian engineering education falls short on various parameters, from a syllabus that does...
8 Marras 202239min
Underperforming and underinvested, India’s infrastructure needs transformation
The collapse of the bridge in Morbi that killed at least 135 people is indicative of the quality of India’s infrastructure. There’s been a lot of emphasis on creating infrastructure, but it also fail ...
4 Marras 20227min
Like Iran, if India becomes theocratic, there will be more moral policing of women
The protests led by women, demanding the right to not wear the hijab and other freedoms, in Iran are being watched with great interest in India. In India, too, women are leading movements asserting th...
1 Marras 20221h 12min
