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आधा आसमां. Women Hold Up More than Half the Sky.
Gender discrimination is all around us — at homes, workplaces, and in relationships. It starts before a child’s birth and doesn’t go away even in dea…
5 years, 3 months ago
क़ानून की क्वालिटी परखें कैसे? Measuring the Quality of Indian Laws.
Our governments roll out many laws and regulations. When these laws fail to have the desired effect, we either blame the implementation deficit or th…
5 years, 3 months ago
एक देश, कईं भाषाएँ, एक लिपि। Many Languages, One Script.
Most Indian languages share the same phonetic structure and yet have vastly different scripts, making communication across languages difficult. Moreo…
5 years, 4 months ago
भारत: एक भूजल सभ्यता। India: A Groundwater Civilisation.
India’s connection with groundwater is recorded as far back as the Indus Valley Civilisation. What are the consequences of relying on groundwater? Ho…
5 years, 4 months ago
अश्वशास्त्र. The Story of the Horse in India.
The horse has been so central to human civilisation that the history of this majestic animal alone reveals a lot about our own past. So in this episo…
5 years, 4 months ago
आरक्षण, लोकतंत्र, यूनिवर्सिटी. Reservations, Democracy, and Universities
In this #By2, Saurabh and Pranay discuss the ongoing case in the Supreme Court on increasing the reservation cap beyond 50% and the role of universit…
5 years, 5 months ago
भारत में रिटेल का बदलता नक़्शा. The Changing Face of Retail in India
How has the retail sector sector evolved in India? Why does India have so many small shops? How is technology impacting retail trade? How did the con…
5 years, 5 months ago
सामाजिक न्याय की क़श्मक़श. Affirmative Action in India.
Deborah Stone in her textbook Policy Paradox, describes the paradox of distribution thus: “equality often means inequality, and equal treatment often…
5 years, 5 months ago
दूसरे देशों के झगड़ों में क्यों पड़े? International Peace Mediation and India.
In the past, India has played a significant role in mediating peace in conflicts involving major powers. However, this zeal has waned over the last …
5 years, 5 months ago
जबरन का चंदा. Compulsory Philanthropy.
In the next #By2 series, Saurabh and Pranay discuss three things. One, a solution for changing incentives of government companies without an outright…
5 years, 6 months ago