Society for Integrated Development and Social Reconstruction

SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL RECONSTRUCTION The Invisible Infrastructure of Hope in Prayagraj The images from Prayagraj that travel the world are dazzling. Millions dipping at the Sangam, lights along the ghats, a city swollen with faith. What does not travel are the quieter pictures: a girl deciding to leave school because the walk […]

Bansa Community Library

BANSA COMMUNITY LIBRARY Rural India’s Library Revolution in Bansa In rural India, education is often spoken of as an aspiration rather than a reality. Locked cupboards in schools are called libraries, classrooms are overcrowded, and the first step of learning, reading, remains out of reach for millions of children. Literacy is not just a skill […]

RAH Foundation

RAH FOUNDATION India’s Childhood at the Crossroads Childhood in India is often described as a time of promise, yet for millions it begins with work instead of learning. A child’s first earnings may come from a tea stall, a factory floor, or carrying bricks, long before they can write a sentence. The paradox is striking: […]

Nazaria

NAZARIYA FOUNDATION Nazariya and the Unfinished Struggle for Queer Dignity in India India’s journey on queer rights has been marked by striking contrasts. The Supreme Court may have decriminalised same-sex relations in 2018 and Parliament may have legislated protections for transgender persons, but the lived reality remains fraught with exclusion. Progress in law has not […]

Umang

UMANG Haryana: In a Land of Limits, Learning Breaks Free India’s education system continues to rely on the language of scale, metrics and standardisation. Yet, the deeper question remains largely unasked: What kind of space is a school for the child who enters it? Across the country, for many children, school is where silence is […]

Shakti Shalini

SHAKTI SHALINI Justice, in the Shape of Shelter India has robust laws against dowry violence and domestic abuse, yet the lived reality remains dismal. In 1987, two mothers, Satyarani Chadha and Shahjehan Begum, endured the unimaginable loss of their daughters due to dowry cruelty. One stood vigil outside the Supreme Court holding her daughter’s photograph. […]

Manav Upkar Sanstha

MANAV UPKAR SANSTHA Who Burns India’s Forgotten Dead? In the quiet margins of our cities, there are those who pass without ceremony. They are found near railway tracks, on hospital benches, in ponds, and alleyways. Their names are unknown. Their stories end not with mourning, but with neglect. Across India, the unclaimed dead are often […]

Ashray

ASHRAY In Agra, a Small Home QuestionsHow We Care 15 minutes from the Taj Mahal, there is a shelter where thirty children live and learn. Some do not speak. Some cannot feed themselves. Most have been left out of schools, systems and families. At ‘Ashray’, they are not asked to prove anything. Mr. Anil Joseph […]

Betiyan Foundation

BETIYAN FOUNDATION Education, Dignity, and the Long Roadfrom the Margins In the narrow lanes of Meerut’s urban slums, the right to education remains an idea still under construction. In these congested settlements, where homes often double as workplaces, school is a distant concept. Not for lack of schools, but for lack of access, safety, and […]

Jeevan Siksha

JEEVAN SIKSHA Pathshala Without Path In the densely wooded hills of Uttarakhand, a quiet revolution is underway. Van Gujjar children, who have spent generations learning from the forest, are now shaping their first alphabets in the soil. Their lessons begin with the rustle of leaves, the movement of buffalo herds, and the changing mood of […]