NEP 2020

NEP 2020’s mother tongue push may deepen India’s school divide

NEP 2020’s language policy is pedagogically sound, but delayed English access can deepen inequality in higher education and jobs. #NEP2020 #education Read more »
Women entrepreneurs india

Women entrepreneurs grow, but labour gaps persist

Women entrepreneurs and investors are gaining ground, but India’s labour market still denies them quality jobs and equal wages. Read more »
welfare rights or freebies

Welfare rights, not freebies, must guide India

India’s welfare rights debate must move beyond “freebies” and dashboards to ask whether citizens can access support with dignity. Read more »
India's education system

India’s education system faces a design crisis

The gaps in India’s education system are structural, with learning deficits and system fragmentation driving inequality and weak outcomes. #education Read more »
Lok Sabha expansion plan

Lok Sabha expansion: Fixing the representation deficit

India’s MPs represent millions each, and the proposed Lok Sabha expansion is overdue correction, not excess. Read more »
private universities

Private universities must redesign for outcomes, not scale

India’s private universities are rebooting to face competition, and outcomes will define their credibility in education. #privateuniversities Read more »
women’s reservation bill fails parliamentary hurdle

Women’s reservation fails its latest political test

Parliament backs the idea, but disagreement over delimitation blocks implementation of women's reservation again. Read more »
heat stress

Extreme heat stress draining India’s gig workforce

The heat stress is cutting gig worker incomes, hurting their productivity and weakening consumption across the Indian economy. #heatstress #gig Read more »
textiles public health

Why textiles should be treated as a public health issue

Textile safety cannot be left to voluntary certification when chemical exposure and pollution affect health across the life cycle. #publichealth #textiles Read more »
women in law

Women in law still face barriers to the Bench

India’s courts speak of equality, but the legal profession still keeps women in law from reaching the Bench. #women #law #judge Read more »