Hot takes on power, politics, governance and work culture shaping India's social sector.
Because some of the sector's most important stories are the ones we don't talk about enough.
Almost 80,000 People Flew to New York to Talk About Climate Change
Their flights to Climate Week NYC could emit 220,000 tonnes of CO₂e. Would cancelling the event itself be a climate action?
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Before Childhood Became a Marketplace
The internet is nostalgic for an AI-free, less commercialised '90s childhood. What exactly are we missing?
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Who Is a 100-Page Annual Report Really Accountable To?
Why most NGO annual reports read less like public accountability and more like donor-facing institutional storytelling.
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How Government and Public Narratives Shape Which NGOs Are Allowed to Exist
An excerpt from the EU System for an Enabling Environment for Civil Society (EU SEE) report on India, 2025.
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Is the Oxfam GB Turmoil Really About Dr Halima Begum?
Or is it exposing a deeper crisis in nonprofit work culture?
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Why the Social Sector Must Reject the Labelling of RSS as an NGO
How a public claim that the RSS is the world's largest NGO undermines the credibility of India's 4.9 lakh registered nonprofits doing real development work.
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Who Decides the Salary of Founders and Co-Founders of Nonprofits in India?
A quick look at transparency and governance gaps in deciding the salary of nonprofit executives.
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The Funding Gap Facing Dalit, Bahujan and Adivasi-Led Nonprofits
Under-funding, lack of reserves and an inability to build operating surpluses fall hardest on nonprofits led by historically marginalised groups.
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The Exploitation of Academic Labour in Academia
Academic publishing generates roughly $18 billion a year at profit margins higher than tobacco companies — while researchers work for free.
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20,700+ NGOs Lose Foreign Funding Since the 2020 FCRA Amendment
On average, 12 organisations were deregistered every day over five years. What the amendments changed, and who they hit hardest.
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How the NCERT Textbook Rationalisation Is Reshaping the Historical Narrative
Recent revisions to NCERT textbooks have sparked concern that curriculum changes go beyond reducing burden.
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Is Democracy Under Threat in Bihar?
From the state where Gandhi began the Champaran Satyagraha, around 3 crore people now fear losing their right to vote.
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Why Do You Think People in the Social Sector Are Paid Less?
Understanding the relationship between gender and pay in India's development sector.
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Why Are Government Schools Shutting Down in India?
Between 2014 and 2024, 89,441 government schools were shut in the name of "rationalisation". The children they served are paying the price.
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