Approach to Architecture in India: In Search of the Modern Vernacular
As an architect in India, having spent half a decade learning about the importance of 'context' (and the multitudes of it present in...
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- Apr 18
- 10 min
The Farmer Protests: The Story of a National Crisis
The past few years have witnessed a litany of contentious legislations introduced by the BJP government that not only fomented discord in...
- Apr 13
- 5 min
Lessons from the Farmers’ Protest: Mutual Aid, Decentralisation and Direct Democracy
The farmers of India won a historic battle against the government and forced it to repeal the three pro-capitalist farm laws which...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 11 min
The Broken Idol: Agnostic Musings on Religion
This Dussehra marks the third anniversary of my writing career. Of course, I had started writing a few months before that, but it was...
- Nov 30, 2021
- 7 min
Why Are Schools Shying Away From Talking About Caste in Classrooms?
If schools cannot afford to have safe spaces for discourses and canvassing against caste consciousness, India will continue to witness an...
- Oct 11, 2021
- 6 min
Memory-Memorial: Reconfiguring Narratives
We read our histories, especially the chaos and tragedy, to make sense of where we are and what brought us here. As witnesses to its...
- Aug 11, 2021
- 4 min
Re-inventing Roads is Essential for the Survival of Urban Ecosystems in India
India, a country known for its celebrations and steady economic growth, came to a halt on March 24, 2020, when a nationwide lockdown was...
- Jun 9, 2021
- 4 min
The Rise of Independent Journalism in India; Truth versus Sustainability
In the last seven years, India has undergone many fundamental changes – its journalism having gone through the biggest shift. While...
- Mar 29, 2021
- 9 min
Climate Change and Mental Health
"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. " Rachel Carson, Silent...
- Mar 25, 2021
- 8 min
The Dual Role of Women in Climate Activism
Coined by French feminist Francois d’Eaubonne, the word ‘ecofeminism’ flourished, seeking attention towards the concept of gender to...
- Mar 12, 2021
- 8 min
Reporting in the Time of Extreme Weather Events
In the first half of 2020, the world was getting accustomed to lockdowns, quarantines and anxiously thinking about what COVID-19 meant...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 5 min
Greenwashing – the yin and yang of Climate Change
Climate change is finally being treated as a crisis. Gone are the years when it was spoken about in hushed tones, argued against, or...
- Jan 14, 2021
- 5 min
Ambedkar’s Buddhism: A Leap Towards Communal Harmony And Social Progress
On 13th October 1935, Ambedkar went to attend the Depressed Classes Conference in Yeola (Bombay Presidency). There were almost 10,000...
- Nov 15, 2020
- 5 min
Criminalisation of Politics: A Trend on the Rise
As the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election wraps up with the National Democratic Alliance emerging as the winner again, voters...
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
No Time To Be Apolitical
‘Apolitical’ refers to not being interested or involved in politics. However, to quote the Greek Statesman, Pericles, “Just because you...
- Sep 9, 2020
- 4 min
Las Vegas’s Strange Position in the Climate Change Fight
When you think about cities with the potential to lead sustainability efforts, Las Vegas likely doesn’t come to mind. In fact, it would...
- Aug 29, 2020
- 7 min
How Long Before Indian Media Has Its #DalitLivesMatter Movement?
‘Mooknayak’ was the first newspaper catering to the oppressed classes, on January 31, 1920. Recently many Indians took to social media to...
- Aug 27, 2020
- 6 min
The Role Of Artists In Information Dissemination
As I soak in my contemplative existentialism, I often have to remind myself of how our daily tensions result largely due to the...
- Aug 25, 2020
- 9 min
Whose News Story Is It Anyway – A Reporter Or An Organisation’s?
Reading Time: 9min For Shiba Kurian, deputy news editor at The News Minute (TNM), the story of Kerala interfaith couples harassed by...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 7 min
Reporting In An Uncertain Time
On September 6, 2017, while we were attending a class on the influx of fake news and its utilisation by authoritarian bodies for their...