
Battling hunger on our streets
The sudden, poorly-managed lockdown earlier this year resulted in a massive internal migration as lakhs of workers left cities for home. Hunger was their constant companion as they walked, in many cas...
23 Des 202041min

One year of the CAA
It’s been a year since the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, was passed, sparking protests across the country. However, even today, its rules have been neither framed nor notified. With...
20 Des 20207min

The scourge of female genital mutilation
According to UNICEF data, at least 200 million girls and women across 30 countries have suffered female genital mutilation, also known as female genital cutting or FGC. If they were to form a country,...
15 Des 202036min

India’s first ever recession
As the economy contracted 7.5% in the July-September 2020 quarter, India entered a ‘technical recession’ for the first time ever. This is bad news, but the fear is that even this contraction doesn’t r...
30 Nov 20206min

The intersection of caste and technology - Part 2
The relationship between communication technologies and lower castes is a complicated one. While communication technology and the mass media are widely thought to shrink social divisions, in many case...
18 Nov 202024min

The intersection of caste and technology - Part 1
The relationship between communication technologies and lower castes is a complicated one. While communication technology and the mass media are widely thought to shrink social divisions, in many case...
18 Nov 202026min

Censorship monster creeps up on digital content
If the government decides what we can watch, read and say, how long before it can tell us what can and cannot think? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
13 Nov 20207min

Why Goa is opposing coal - Part 2
Goans are up in arms against the government’s plans to turn the state into a coal hub. The infra push may destroy the Bhagwan Mahaveer National Park, damage the state’s waterways, impact fishermen’s l...
11 Nov 202021min



















