science
Why does Everest matter?
Science, labour and the rise of altitude to measure mountains.
Lachlan Fleetwood | Aug 05, 2022
Castes and moulds
Abha Sur exposes how caste, class and gender prejudices continue to shape Indian science.
M V Ramana | May 05, 2013
The wrong formula
India’s National Science Day highlights the deep malaise in state-sponsored science awareness programmes.
Garga Chatterjee | Mar 26, 2012
The decolonisation of water
An engineer-turned-social auditor produces a book for the classroom that comprehensively critiques the certitudes of the global and South Asian water technocracy.
Pradeep Adhikary | Aug 01, 2003
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