I met Gail Omvedt in 1990, at the Centre for Social Studies (CSS), Surat, where I had joined as a faculty member, my first ever job. Omvedt had been a visiting fellow at the CSS for a few months, working on her book on the “new” social movements.
Arjun Kumar, Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Ritika Gupta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Sakshi Sharda, Swati Solanki, Mahima Kapoor This event report is based on a webcast discussion on “Social Dimensions of Resilience: Challenges of Inner-city Redevelopment, Impact, and the Way Forward” by…
T K Arun Last week deserves books that are titled, When India Shook the World, and not because of a sudden rush of medals at the Paralympics. Most Indians were too busy to notice, struggling as they were with floods, Covid-imposed restrictions,…
Amitabh Behar It is exciting to see that with donations worth $102.4 billion, Tata Group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata is the world’s biggest philanthropist of the last century, much ahead of Bill and Melinda Gates, who came in second. Wipro…
T K Arun Not just domestic zealots but India’s external enemies wait to feed religious bigotry and radicalism on the part of the majority and the minority. They also serve who stand and harm — if only by negative example.…
IMPRI Team Children’s eye care issues, their causes and treatment represent a speciality and niche area within the broader sector of ophthalmology. Nonetheless, it is an essential process to reduce the prevalence of avoidable blindness. The factors primarily responsible for…