In May 2021 a social media discussion on casteism and predatory behaviour in school and colleges snowballed into a #MeToo campaign against educational institutions in Tamil Nadu. More than a thousand girl students and women alumni, mostly from Chennai, alleged sexual harassment by teachers and people in positions of power in various institutions. Following hundredsContinue reading “#MeToo in Chennai Schools: The Big Red Flag We Shouldn’t Ignore”
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Adolescents’ Access To Child Services, Mental Health in Small Towns Still Poor
(This article was first published in the wire. Resharing it here) I don’t know why I am angry all the time’, ‘Is it okay to kiss my boyfriend?’, ‘I don’t have any friends and I feel very lonely coming to school’, ‘What do I do when someone follows me home?’, ‘Will good girls chat withContinue reading “Adolescents’ Access To Child Services, Mental Health in Small Towns Still Poor”
A Case for Contextualised Gender Dialogue from a School-Based Intervention in TamilNadu
Feminist research approaches in practice, Vijay Publications, 2020 The paper is based on gender sensitisation efforts with 600 children in a state school in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. The ongoing action research initiates and provides a platform for dialogue around gender sensitisation and sexual harassment through workshops among parents, teachers and students. Based on the primaryContinue reading “A Case for Contextualised Gender Dialogue from a School-Based Intervention in TamilNadu”
Research on Waste Management
We have been working on this research since last October. This time, We have done a small research on Waste management with 50 students in Kumbakonam. We surveyed 210 shops in Kumbakonam Bazaar Area! The output is pretty exciting.We have made a podcast for people who wouldn’t be interested to read. Lokesh, 10th std studentContinue reading “Research on Waste Management”
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