India’s Heat Wave Is Now the 5th Deadliest in the World
This post originally appeared in Global Voices. Heat is a constant phenomenon across much of India during summertime, but the country’s most recent heat wave has killed over 2,300 people … Continue reading
Why Militant Maoists Are Attacking Mobile Phone Towers in India
This article originally appeared in Global Voices. Posted 23 September 2014 18:06 GMT Early in the morning on September 19, radical Maoists allegedly set fire to three telephone towers and a … Continue reading
India: Mapping Street Harassment and Promoting Safe Cities
This article originally appeared in Global Voices Posted 13 May 2014 7:34 GMT It may be a challenge to find an Indian girl who has managed to avoid being harassed … Continue reading
Training Videos by Farmers, for Farmers
Some days, community agricultural extension workers in India have to travel many miles between several villages in one day. Would it be possible to make these jobs easier through technology, … Continue reading
Becoming a Community Photographer: A Window Into the “Real India”
This article originally appeared in Global Voices “Until I came to Ranchi in 2012 for the first workshop, I had never held a camera in my life. My hand … Continue reading
Are Female Vigilantes The Answer To Stop Rapes In India?
This article originally appeared in Global Voices A 22-year-old intern working as a photojournalist at a magazine was gang-raped in Mumbai, India while on assignment on August 22, 2013. The injured victim … Continue reading
“Seeing Like a Feminist” Book Should Be Required College Reading
Lady in the Ivory Tower post by Lakshmi Sarah on May 6, 2013 – 11:43am; tagged academia, academics, books, India. Some books are easy to read, yet stay with you long after you’ve finished the last chapter. … Continue reading
Students of Northeast India Protest Imposition of Hindi Language
In India, language politics have a long history. According to The Economist, the number of languages spoken in India is 438. However, the constitution recognizes only 22 scheduled languages. Controversy arose as Delhi University … Continue reading
How Can Harvard Help End Rape in India?
This post is part of a guest blog series on women in academia for Bitch Magazine. Today, six men accused of gang rape in India head to court. If that sounds eerily … Continue reading
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