“What do you do all day sitting at home? You have all the time in the world!” All home makers and stay at home mothers have possibly heard this line at least once from their near and dear ones. Conventionally, … Read More
Institutions and Society
Gender 360° — Documentary Films. Depictions. Dialogues.
Partners: Southasia Trust, Film Southasia, Hri Institute for Southasian Research and Exchange Southasia is characterised by tremendous socio-cultural diversity within countries and the region. Even so, people of the region share social, cultural, linguistic and religious practices that cut across national … Read More
Women’s Empowerment and Gender-based Violence:
Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice
Shailja Tandon
In 2008, the United Nations Secretary-General unveiled the UNITE campaign intending to end violence against women and girls by 2030. Several campaigns were launched with a similar goal by United Nations with relevant stakeholders. The Pandemic unleashed its terrain of … Read More
The Public and the Digital: Examining the Spatial Dimensions of Increasing Gender-based Violence in India
LEAD at Krea University
There has been an exponential rise in Gender-based Violence in the last decade, unmitigated by national and international policies and initiatives. The National Crime Records Bureau, in its Crime in India Report 2021, documented a 15.3% increase in crimes against … Read More
Opportunities and Challenges for a Green Economic Recovery in Odisha: Dissemination Workshop
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chains, coupled with the impact of climate disasters on natural resource-based livelihoods, has created a dual struggle for many climate-vulnerable locations in the country including Odisha. Following up on its earlier workshop … Read More
Opportunities and Challenges for a Green Economic Recovery in Odisha
This project aims to create a decentralised action plan for the state of Odisha to facilitate a green economic recovery, through a collaborative process of stakeholder engagement. Background Odisha has been identified as one of the most vulnerable states in … Read More
Postcards from the Village Square
LEAD at Krea University
Our research and field teams occasionally run into curious and amusing situations on their data-collection missions into the hinterland. These experiences also offer insights into people’s lived experiences and the various dimensions of the problems central to our research. Here … Read More
Delving Into the History of Pulicat, Its Inhabitants and Its Ecosystem
Vighnesh P, Kaavya Kumar, Sathiyan S, Siddarth M
This post on the history and socio-economic context of Pulicat was produced in collaboration with students from Ashoka University to observe World Environment Day. Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu is home to over 56 fishing communities which depend on this endangered ecosystem … Read More
Exploring the Intersection of Climate Change, Livelihoods, Gender and Well-being in and around Pulicat Lake
This project aims to capture and understand the various phenomena and dimensions namely livelihoods, climate, socio-economic, finance, power and gender interplay at various levels in the Pulicat region. BackgroundLocated between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in South India, Pulicat is … Read More
RIGHTS: Gender and Social Inclusion Assessment for Persons with Disabilities
This project aims to identify and examine how social and economic barriers impact inclusion, accessibility and opportunities for persons with disabilities in Tamil Nadu. Background An estimated 3.2 million people in Tamil Nadu live with some form of disability. Persons … Read More
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