Anjali Noronha
January is the birth month of two extraordinary women teachers – Savitribai Phule and Fatima Sheikh – who worked to uplift the downtrodden despite belonging to the less privileged sections of the society themselves. At a time when educating girls was shunned in society, these women braved insult, abuse, and atrocities to teach girls from the deprived communities.
Category: Bringing the margins in
A community’s struggle for dignity
Sawni, Sanjhali, and Tasveer are all from the Pardhi community in Bhopal. They share their experiences, struggles, and thoughts on what can be done to improve the situations of communities like theirs. Sawni is a first year college student in Read More …
When caste dawned upon me
Apoorvanand
‘Open’ing libraries, transforming lives
Saba Khan
The struggle for education – Journeys of a Munda-Oraon and a Mahar
Children from the deprived communities continue to struggle to get through and go to the next level in their educational endeavours despite positive discrimination policies of governments. They face both economic and social hurdles from other communities as well as Read More …
The margins of the society: a spotlight
Anjali Noronha January is the month we celebrate Republic Day. January is also the month of the birthdays of two iconic women teachers – Savitribai Phule and Fatima Sheik, who dedicated their lives to educate women, girls, and boys of Read More …