The best of 2016 at PARI
This year has been one of dramatic growth at PARI. We have seen our stories picked up by other publications.…
The Cook’s Credit Cards
This is a guest post by Anirban Mitra. Anirban Mitra is a molecular biologist and Science teacher, from Kolkata. Golok…
Welcome to the PARIvar: Reflections from a newcomer to the People’s Archive of Rural India
It occupies an unassuming fifth floor apartment just off the Western Express Highway, on a leafy lane where autowalas routinely…
There is no change to be had for love. Or money.
I was sitting in my brother's house, in Trichy, and asking him nicely if he'll lend me some money. He…
Public Intellectuals Spotted at Privatized Institution
This is an event review of a talk P. Sainath delivered at the Connecticut College, written by Aparna Gopalan for…
Ganga Devi, 1987-88 Madhubani style
Rohit Gupta has a keen interest in the history of mathematics and science and shared this image of a traditional…
Loksatta's coverage of Captain Bhau and the Toofan Sena
P. Sainath rediscovers the “Prati Sarkar”
This is the translation of Loksatta's coverage of P. Sainath's piece on Captain Bhau and the Toofan Sena. Sainath’s story…
Coming soon: The dance of the false-legged horse
It was raining so hard, the roads had turned into rivers. The taxi driver had a lot of difficulty finding…
Shalini Singh interactive session at Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication, Visva Bharati
An interaction between Shalini Singh and Mass Communication students
PARI core group member Shalini Singh spoke to students of the Centre for Journalism & Mass Communication at Visva Bharati…
When history came alive in Sangli
Less than a decade ago, I was still in school; sitting in History class and trying to imagine the world…