What comes to your mind when you hear the word, India? Is it the snow-capped Himalayas, centuries-old monuments, colorful festivals, bustling markets, diverse cultures, or the warmth of people who make strangers feel at home? Or is it the farmer waiting for rain, the sanitation worker who cleans the streets before dawn, the student anxious […]

Every year, when the monsoon arrives, large parts of Assam begin to go underwater. Homes, fields, and entire communities are slowly taken over, not as a sudden shock, but as something people here have come to expect. As one resident said, “I have lost everything… I am completely devastated.” It is a feeling that returns […]

Nature is our lifeline: the oxygen we breathe, the food that sustains us, the water that quenches our thirst, and the soil that nourishes our crops. Yet, in the rush for convenience and development, we treat nature as something separate, something disposable. Ignoring it is like striking ourselves with our own hoe. Violating the laws […]

Introduction: The Twin Faces of Growth Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Poverty is the worst form of violence.” Poverty does not only shrink a nation’s economy or make life difficult by restricting access to food, shelter, clothing, education, and healthcare. It also quietly erodes a person’s dignity and sense of worth. In today’s India, poverty and […]