Author: Swati Saxena

Swati Saxena is a researcher at a non-profit organisation. She has a PhD in Public Health and Policy from University of London and MPhil in Development Studies from University of Oxford. @swatisaxena1231

Tribals in India, recognised by the constitution as the scheduled tribes have several safeguards to protect their rights and culture.

Tribal health in India: A long neglected issue

Tribals in India, recognised by the constitution as the scheduled tribes have several safeguards to protect their rights and culture. However, socially, economically, and politically they continue to be some of the most marginalised communities in India. Often this is compounded by geographical isolation. Tribals living in remote terrains, often[Read More…]

Social media to be monitored for poll code violations: Telangana CEO

The bigotry of Indians and social media

A tweet by a man, Abhishek Mishra went viral on Twitter for all the wrong reasons. He claimed to have cancelled an Ola cab booking because the driver was a Muslim. In his tweet, he announced that he doesn’t want to give money to “Jihadi people”. As people raged against[Read More…]

Immunisation in India: Where do we stand?

The years 2010 to 2020 have been declared by the world leaders as the ‘decade of vaccines’ to ensure discovery, development, and delivery of lifesaving vaccines globally, especially to the poorest countries. It has long been recognised that vaccines have tremendous potential to improve the quality of life in developing[Read More…]

Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?

Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?

Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]

The air we breathe…

The air we breathe…

Residents of the national capital are quite adept and resilient. They spend summers and monsoons battling mosquitoes and dengue. Come the wedding season and many brave the endless jams of their daily commute. They wait for VIP movements and reroute to avoid congestions due to numerous events. Yet the residents[Read More…]





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