The new scheme for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups faces many hurdles in reaching its goals. To improve living conditions, accurate data, sufficient funding, and community participation are…
Both widows and widowers in India face challenges living alone, though women of course are more vulnerable. After losing a spouse, both genders experience difficulties like food insecurity and abuse…
Living alone among older adults could offer independence for some, but it can pose serious challenges of social isolation, healthcare access, and financial security for many. Addressing these…
Rajasthan’s urban Indira Gandhi Shahri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana, launched in 2022, has worked well so far and should be continued. There is of course room for improvement. Implementation needs to be…
Reports of the death of Buddhism in precolonial India were greatly exaggerated. The many Buddhisms promoted by ideologies across the spectrum in modern times came to distinctively shape South Asia.
There is no connection between politics, elections and governance in Bihar. It is instead caste that defines both society and politics: caste parties and caste-based alliances seek to get the better…
People are often bitten by street dogs. With around 60 mn India arguably has the biggest population of street dogs in the world. Most of these dogs aren’t vaccinated against rabies. Most rabies cases…
Two examples from mediaeval Odisha’s bhakti tradition show how debates and differences about the sacred were part of devotional practice, and not forced onto us after the institutionalisation of…
Rapid population growth is no longer a major issue in India as it was in the 1970s. Current challenges include harnessing the demographic dividend, developing elderly care systems, addressing inter-…
