Yesha Tshering Paul details how gendered disinformation operates in rural India, where online and offline threats are one and the same. The threat thrives in a hybrid ecosystem, spreading…

As world leaders gather in Brazil for COP30 (November 10-22) to discuss implementation and action, particularly around adaptation, just transition, and climate finance, the reality on the ground in India…

A defining focus of KL Hatke is  to understand how local government institutions and systems shape rural life, not just on paper but in practice. In this dispatch, we explore…

In Chitrakoot, a journalist starts his day arranging biscuit packets in his small shop before strapping on his phone and riding into the field. He isn’t chasing headlines for glory…

In our continued exploration of Dalit bastis and their histories, we spent time in Harijanpur and Chamrauha in Uttar Pradesh this week. In the dense forests near Manikpur district, a…

Why does living off scraps become a necessity? Who decides whose labour is worth discarding, whose hunger is an afterthought? And more crucially—why do these so-called ‘Fokatpuras’ always end up…

The state of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India, is rich in folklore, tribal traditions, and diverse cultural groups. Among its many vibrant communities, the Kol-Bediya community of Bundelkhand stands out…

Your attention is the most valuable resource on the internet today. Everyone is vying for it—politicians, brands, celebrities, influencers—because attention essentially translates to power and profit. The noise reaches a…

Tabassum and Zeenat didn’t think love could have a sequel. Marriage, for them, had been a contract—signed in silence, sustained by duty, punctuated by disillusionment. The first time around, they…

There’s something existential about Munni’s routine: the small but seismic daily decisions that define her. Stay home with her feverish son, or rush to deliver a baby across town? Feed…