MEDIA

SOUTH ASIA


Bangladesh Fares Better

Indian Express, 14 February 2020



SOCIAL PROTECTION


A Budget with little social sector content

Hindu Business Line, 3 February 2022



The government must go beyond just repackaging subsidies for the poor

Hindustan Times, 5 January 2017



Sweeping away India’s social security

The Mint, 17 February 2015



Delete the errors to save the census [will she get old-age pension?]

The Hindu, 12 April 2012



GENDER


No Country for Women

Indian Express, 28 April 2021



Where Is The 0.1% Of GDP For India's Mothers?

Huffington Post, 10 March 2017 

[Republished: SheFiles | LSE Engenderings | LSE South Asia]



What the Census Tells Us About Having Faith in Daughters

The Wire, 1 September 2015



RIGHT TO HEALTH


Why India needs an NHS-like healthcare model [open access]

Indian Express, 26 August 2021


After Covid-19, what can India learn from the universal healthcare systems of its neighbours?

Scroll, 7 May 2022



RIGHT TO FOOD

New foodgrain scheme as an illusion, doublespeak [open access]

The Hindu, 18 Jan 2023 


Union Budget 2021: Slashed funds for NREGA, Poshan Abhiyan 2.0, elderly pensions reflect poorly on Centre

Firstpost, 3 February 2021



COVID-19


Large sections of poor are unlikely to benefit from extension of food grain scheme

Indian Express, 7 July 2020



The Invisible Ghosts Who Walk Will Haunt India for Years to Come

The Wire, 19 May 2020



COVID-19 crisis shows class bias in banking

Firstpost, 27 April 2020



Coronavirus outbreak: Before extending the lockdown

Firstpost, 14 April 2020



21 Day Coronavirus Lockdown in India May Starve the Poor to Death

The Quint, 25 March 2020



National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 


A slow death

The Telegraph, 7 June 2023



Digging For Goddess Laxmi On Diwali

Outlook India, Web, 2 November 2016



Half Full, Half Empty: 10 Years of NREGA  [नरेगा के दस वर्ष: क्या रहीं खूबियां और खामियां?]

IndiaSpend.in, 9 February 2016 

[Republished in Scroll | Newslaundry | Rediff | Business Standard]



National Food Security Act


With 45% of Indians excluded from the food security net, it’s time to universalise the PDS

Scroll, 20 June 2021



In Jharkhand, suspected starvation death sheds light on deprivation of a whole settlement

Scroll, 25 June 2018



Food security act may be too little too late for parched Jharkhand

Huffington Post, 14 October 2015



Food Security And Taking The BJP With A Grain Of Salt

Huffington Post, 12 March 2015



Promises to Keep

The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, 22 June 2014



India's Battle against Hunger

The Guardian, Poverty Matters Blog, 8 April 2011



Why the Economist is wrong on India and Hunger

From Poverty to Power Blog, 8 April 2011



Cooked Meals


The Dubious Campaign To Remove Eggs From School Meals

The Wire Science, 1 July 2022



In maps: India’s vulnerable children are paying the price of upper-caste prejudice with their bodies

Scroll, 6 January 2021



The Egg Debate Boils Over – Will Governments Stop Playing With Children’s Food?

The Wire, 17 Feb 2019



Beating back the food police

Indian Express, 14 July 2018



India feeds 100 million children a day—so why can’t Britain have free school meals?

Prospect Magazine, 29 June 2017



Soup kitchens are a silver lining for the urban poor

Indian Express, Blogs, 28 April 2016



The specious arguments against eggs

The Mint, 16 June 2015



Cash Transfers


Why NYAY is unlikely to deliver results

Business Standard, 4th May 2019 [Republished: Rediff, 18th May 2019]



Why Cash Transfer’s First ‘Beneficiaries’ Want to Opt Out of the JAM

The Wire, 30 November 2015



Ten Facts That Set the Record Straight on Cash Transfers

The Wire, Economy, 15 August 2015



Puducherry in a Unique JAM

Huffington Post, 12 April 2015



Not Smart Enough?

The Hindu, 27 February 2011



Aadhaar 


The Aadhaar verdict and class bias

Business Standard, 21 October 2018



Aadhaar-for-food can’t be a mandatory requirement

Hindustan Times, Opinion, 22 February 2018



What's in a unique number?

Indian Express, Opinion, 13 February 2017



RIGHT TO EDUCATION


Making a mockery of the right to education

The Mint, 1 July 2016



Private Mischief: Private Schools Default on 25% Quota

The Lucknow Tribune, 20 July 2013



Children of a Lesser Law

The Hindu, Sunday Magazine, 7 July 2013



A crucial step in fighting inequality and discrimination: From Poverty to Power

16 May 2013, Re-posted in the Global Partnership for Education's Blog 


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