May 9, 2025
Articles & Publications

I Made Pickle on my Periods,and it Didn’t go Stale

There is a considerable difference in the consumption of digital information between rural and urban India. The access to the digital world is.

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The Everyday Violence ofan Internet Shutdown

In 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Commission declared internet access a basic human right. Not surprisingly, India was among the 17 countries.

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5th Digital Citizen Summit (DCS) 2023 – “Commoning the Internet for a Vibrant Democracy”

Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), in partnership with Center for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP), Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad, Broadband India.

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Festival of Digital Swaraj at Heritage House, Mysore

The Festival of Digital Swaraj, held at Heritage House in Mysore on the 23rd and 24th of September, 2023, marked a significant milestone.

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Chapter Eighty-Seven: Some Updates on Censorship, Welfare and EdTech

We start with the worst news, which is also triggering. This shocking incident happened in Manipur, where, as we had mentioned earlier, a.

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DEFDialogue S04 E03: Revival of the Vanishing Lepcha Language in the 21st Century

Lepcha language is a language spoken by the Lepcha people in Sikkim, West Bengal, Nepal, and Bhutan. Despite several spirited attempts to preserve.

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DEFDialogue S04 E02: Breaking Gender Stereotypes: Empowering Vulnerable Communities

Ataiya Bano, DEF’s SoochnaPreneur from Bharatpur, Rajasthan shares her story of hardships, struggle, resilience and success. Coming from a region known for its.

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DEFDialogue S04 E01: Digitally Empowering Weavers & Artisans to Become Self-Reliant

Join this conversation between Pallavi Chamarty, a researcher, and Osama Manzar – Founder & Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation. According to official estimates, India.

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Chapter Eighty-six: Re-threaded Town Squares?

Elon Musk has famously called the social-media/microblogging platform that he acquired last year as the Internet’s de facto town square. Some would say.

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Chapter Eighty-Five: Internet Shutdown Capital courtesy Manipur

While recent reports suggest France is in for a relatively calmer night after the protests, parallelly in our country, many parts of the.

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