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India needs persons with disabilities in politics
April 11, 2025, 2:33 PM IST
Ensuring the political participation of persons with disabilities is not merely about making the voting process accessible. We must go a step further to ensure that persons with disabilities are not only voters but also…
April 11, 2025, 2:33 PM IST
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What could a rights-based approach to education look like?
April 5, 2025, 12:48 AM IST
In education, success is often measured through outcomes, which can result in the exclusion of marginalised communities. Here’s how a rights-based approach could help. Discussions on outcomes-based funding (OBF) in the social impact sphere are constantly…
April 5, 2025, 12:48 AM IST
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Low emission zones: A roadmap to cleaner air in India
March 27, 2025, 10:59 PM IST
With vehicular emissions driving India’s air pollution crisis, low emission zones (LEZs) offer a viable solution to improving air quality, reducing congestion, and creating healthier, liveable cities Air pollution has escalated from an environmental issue…
March 27, 2025, 10:59 PM IST
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How India’s new criminal laws curb civil liberties
March 4, 2025, 10:38 PM IST
From introducing vague offences to increasing police powers, India’s new criminal laws, touted as a means to ‘decolonise’ the criminal justice system, achieve anything but. In July 2024, India entered a fresh regime of criminal…
March 4, 2025, 10:38 PM IST
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Leadership as a catalyst for post-traumatic growth
February 28, 2025, 10:04 AM IST
Fostering leadership can facilitate post-traumatic growth. How can organisations that work with survivors tap into this to enable community-driven change? Trauma often has lasting effects, impacting a person’s life as well as identity. For survivors…
February 28, 2025, 10:04 AM IST
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Rethinking professional development for teachers in India
February 22, 2025, 10:54 AM IST
In-service teacher development in India follows a one-size-fits-all approach that overlooks teachers’ needs and interests. How can it be overhauled? Since the enactment of the Right to Education Act (2009), which aims to ensure universal access…
February 22, 2025, 10:54 AM IST
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Can gram swaraj solve India’s agricultural and water crises?
February 21, 2025, 3:10 PM IST
The quality of our agricultural land has seen a massive decline in the past few decades. The water crisis is also getting worse day by day. Farmers have to spend more money to deal with…
February 21, 2025, 3:10 PM IST
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Intergenerational social change requires time
February 14, 2025, 9:17 PM IST
Creating meaningful change is a complex process that requires time, sustained effort, and unravelling deeply rooted systems. True transformation does not occur overnight or even within a single generation—it takes place across generations, shaped by…
February 14, 2025, 9:17 PM IST
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Why are NT-DNT communities still excluded from education?
January 24, 2025, 7:45 PM IST
The lack of documentation, social discrimination, policy failures, and government neglect are some of the barriers that NT-DNTs face in accessing education. Nomadic tribes (NT) and denotified tribes (DNT) represent some of the most remote,…
January 24, 2025, 7:45 PM IST
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The road to safety and security for migrant workers
January 23, 2025, 7:05 PM IST
The migrant crisis during the Covid-19 lockdown was a wake-up call for policy makers that certain long-term and systemic practices and approaches need to be adopted for internal migration in the country During the 2020…
January 23, 2025, 7:05 PM IST
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Why nonprofits should work with state governments
January 17, 2025, 5:03 PM IST
Nonprofits in India bridge service delivery gaps and drive social change. Collaborating with state governments can help them amplify their impact. India is home to more than 31 lakh registered nonprofits, making it one of the largest…
January 17, 2025, 5:03 PM IST
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Designing inclusive programmes for persons with disabilities
January 11, 2025, 2:59 PM IST
Advancing the rights of persons with disabilities through grassroots initiatives can only succeed when their voices and wisdom are placed at the centre. Social stigma, discrimination, documentation errors, and a lack of accessibility, job opportunities,…
January 11, 2025, 2:59 PM IST
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From charity to philanthropy
January 4, 2025, 6:45 PM IST
A look at a charitable trust’s evolution into strategic philanthropy and the key lessons learnt along the way. Family philanthropy has long played an integral role in India’s culture of giving and continues to address…
January 4, 2025, 6:45 PM IST
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How India punishes: Rethinking the use of criminal law
December 25, 2024, 11:00 PM IST
Despite claims of reform, India’s criminal laws still rely on arbitrary punishments, criminalising civil matters, and echoing colonial penal codes. Imagine this scenario: Ramu, a farmer from a small village in central India, discovers a…
December 25, 2024, 11:00 PM IST
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Can sales agents drive the adoption of electric vehicles?
December 24, 2024, 11:58 AM IST
India’s transition to a net-zero society is contingent on not only innovation and improvements in low-carbon technologies but also people’s willingness to adopt them. While often overlooked, both individual and collective action are critical for reducing…
December 24, 2024, 11:58 AM IST
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Can startups solve India’s waste problem?
December 18, 2024, 10:36 PM IST
New-age startups have the potential to address India’s solid waste management issues, but systemic challenges like rigid tendering and corruption persist. The Ghazipur landfill in Delhi is one of the country’s oldest landfills, notorious for its stench…
December 18, 2024, 10:36 PM IST
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Here’s why climate communication misses the mark
December 17, 2024, 4:17 PM IST
Climate campaigns must move beyond doomsday messaging and connect with people’s realities and emotions to mobilise action. If you have been working in the climate space in India for long enough, you would know this: the…
December 17, 2024, 4:17 PM IST
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Why families are key to supporting children with neurodiversity
December 4, 2024, 1:36 PM IST
Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities in India are often viewed with stigma due to misinformation and a lack of support services. Here’s how family-centred care can help change this outlook and ensure that both the family…
December 4, 2024, 1:36 PM IST
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Middlemen and a faraway market: Tripura’s livelihood challenges
December 2, 2024, 10:20 PM IST
Poor transport facilities, limited access to the market, and lack of funding plagues agriculture-based livelihoods in Tripura. Located in northeastern India, the state of Tripura is known for its natural beauty and cultural heritage. Its…
December 2, 2024, 10:20 PM IST
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Mental health and marginalised youth: What’s missing?
November 30, 2024, 10:51 AM IST
Well-being programmes for young people work better when they are context specific, person centred, and peer led. Young people growing up in low-income communities in Indian cities are at a higher risk of developing mental…
November 30, 2024, 10:51 AM IST
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