Self-confidence and the belief that one can and should tackle new and difficult things is an under-addressed barrier to economic participation – especially for women, who are often marginalized and restricted from public life in rural India. GOAL (Going Online As Leaders) is a mentorship program for rural and tribal women and girls that understands […]
There is a considerable difference in the consumption of digital information between rural and urban India. The access to the digital world is limited, in the case of rural India, by the digital divide. As per a study by the Internet and Mobile Association of India, only 29% of rural India can access the internet, […]
In 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Commission declared internet access a basic human right. Not surprisingly, India was among the 17 countries that strongly opposed this resolution. The country continues to be the largest violator of internet rights, executing at least 84 shutdowns in 2022. Internet shutdowns are the legal pause to internet services, […]
The presentation has been written to provide and create a sense of understanding amongst communities about data, how it is collected and used and the rights associated with it. India is unique in culture, geographic pattern, community settlements, economic or natural resources. There is wide regional disparity in development within the country. As a result, […]
A research book based on an ethnographic study done during the 2020 COVID lockdown induced migrant crisis that occurred in India. This book is a compilation of 60 interviews with migrant workers who had returned to their villages. It highlights the plights, struggles and aspirations of the migrant workers who were left displaced because of […]
“Many of us have had international recognition. But right now, we are at the brink of losing our artforms to poverty” said Ishamuddin Khan in an article published by CNN in 2020. During an interview for the DEF Dialogue series, Khan tells us that the situation of street performers continues to remain bleak and also […]
Chanderi-Heritage- The Town of Chanderi encompasses within itself several layers of cultural efflorescence. The town, divided into outer and inner sections, is composed of a lyrinth of lanes full of archaeological remains both religious and secular, beckoning one to unravel the realms of the historical fabric. Shahjahanabad Heritage- This project aims to digitised the heritage […]
By Satya PrabhakarYear of Publication – 2022 I am very pleased to write this introduction to Satya Prabhakar’s Alfaaz Ki Mehfil book of his translation of more than a hundred and fifty selected Urdu couplets. A translator’s work has been described as someone who builds bridges between languageswith the literal meaning from the original ‘trans’-across; […]
Roger Bacon once said, “Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom”. Understanding languages is not just limited to anthropological context, as it is widely believed so, but goes beyond that, into the realm of deep understanding of the dynamics of our natural environment ensconcing the beauty and the wisdom of the world which was […]
By Digital Empowerment Foundation Data rights takes the centre stage in many intellectual and political debates but hardly percolates into the social interactions of the common public. Realising the need for every digital user to be aware about their data rights, sessions are being held to spread the message. The internet and data has meshed […]