January, 2021 A brief run-through of the history of manual scavenging to show the inseparability of caste and manual scavenging 4 minutes read Uncles who scoff about reservations, and aunties who give water to the waste and sanitation worker in a [...]
January, 2021 Exploring the therapeutic effects of availing beauty services, its correlation with self-love, and what makes the beauty parlor a safe space for women to rejuvenate themselves and connect with their bodies 5 minutes read A few years ago, while [...]
December, 2020 Understanding India’s historical obsession with whiteness and the consequent rise of beauty salons 5 minutes read Is color discrimination a thing of post-colonial India? History suggests that it is not. Color discrimination is a thing of precolonial times and [...]
December, 2020 Connecting the dots between the historical practices of engaging in beauty and bodywork and the contemporary world of women and beauty 5 minutes read Is it only women’s desire to partake in beauty? It was not so difficult to [...]
December, 2020 Read this piece to understand the aspirations of a beauty worker who defies the notions of "small business" and considers the job of a beautician as dignified as that of a government employee 3 minutes read Vaishnavi was super [...]
November, 2020 In conversation with the project leads of Anubandh, an initiative by SEWA Bharat, about the origin, the challenges, and the achievements of the initiative 7 minutes read One fine Saturday, amidst the pandemic of 2020, a few people gathered [...]
November, 2020 In conversation with Rohena Gera and Tillotama Shome about what it means to cast a domestic worker in the film, “Is love enough? SIR” as a lead in a class-driven society such as ours. We speak about the complex issues of class, privilege, norms, dreams, [...]
November, 2020 4 stories of 4 inspiring women who work as home-based entrepreneurs and are associated with SEWA Bharat 6 minutes read Cementing individual lives for the greater good, solidarity has found a louder voice in these chaotic times - especially [...]
November, 2020 Understanding society’s role in the treatment of garment workers with the help of the Wizarding World 5 minutes read It was only in the fourth year of school that Harry and his friends discovered that their meals were cooked, [...]
November, 2020 Exploring the various intersections to one’s identity and the barriers experienced by women in the waste and sanitation industry 5 minutes read Without the Waste and Sanitation Industry, our cities and states cannot function with the same efficiency that [...]