Reportage
Adivasis in Chhattisgarh use technology to reclaim maps and forest rights
How organisations like Khoj have empowered Adivasis in their bid to redefine state-imposed borders
Varun Sharma | Jan 16, 2023
The impact of Karnataka’s hijab ban
Six students challenging the ban in court have faced intimidation, harassment, and assault.
Avantika Mehta | Oct 18, 2022
Nepal’s biometric future
The country's new biometric identification system threatens to deepen exclusion.
Abha Lal | Aug 12, 2022
Buddhist anxieties in Bihar
Bodh Gaya as a site of hidden contestations.
Kushal Choudhary and Govind Sharma | Jul 27, 2022
Graded invisibility
The plight of Southasian women migrant workers in the Arab Gulf.
Namrata Raju | Mar 26, 2022
Digital deserts
Inequality is inbuilt in India’s digital educational system.
Arghya Bhaskar and Ayushi Arora | Mar 16, 2022
Unpacking Digital Bangladesh
In 2021, Bangladesh’s digital policy is being used for connection, repression and surveillance.
Zara Rahman | Jan 04, 2022
An ‘unreal city’ with real problems
Dhaka’s dreadful urban planning.
Anika Saba and Shamiul Hossain | Dec 17, 2021
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