In The Field

Apr 14, 2018

“You’re really not condemning the whole system, you're pinpointing where the problem is"

In development work, there are some spaces that need big ideas and radical new thinking, and there are others that require a different form of engagement - a slower, more steady, enabling presence. In these spa...

36 mins

Mar 22, 2018

"And so what we eat on our plates starts to determine the fate of the soil of our land."

Do we know where our food comes from? Does it come from down the road, or from a continent away? And do we really care? It’s all the same to us. Agriculture, especially food production is a topic deeply rooted...

36 mins

Mar 08, 2018

"But you already think what they can do at best is maybe make papad."

A recent preoccupation within the development sector is the falling female workforce participation in India. More pronounced in rural India than in urban India, nevertheless a concern given that our country has...

39 mins

Feb 16, 2018

"What you think is a position of knowledge, [is] just privilege and nothing else."

The Indian environmental movement has had a long and fascinating history. While young India’s charismatic leaders were instrumental in instituting laws to protect nature and wildlife, powerful social movements...

29 mins

Feb 01, 2018

"How would you make something participatory, when you are working at that scale?"

In a thriving, vibrant, and diverse democracy like India, what does it mean to participate? We tend to see participation in a democracy as an act that happens every five years, but there are many spaces for a m...

37 mins

Dec 24, 2017

New Year Wishes - "You've got to float all the boats."

In this mini-episode, we revisit some of the conversations we've had over the course of the year. Every episode gives us the chance to meet some of the most committed people in the field and we've truly learnt...

10 mins

Dec 07, 2017

“These are not considered to be 'good' jobs"

In this episode of In the Field, we take a closer look at the informal economy in India - the workers that hold up our cities. These are the millions of street vendors, drivers, dhobis, vegetable sellers, domes...

30 mins

Nov 22, 2017

“What difference did you make?"

The word “development” implies progress - a forward, positive progression of processes, standards of living, and human behaviours. The crux of most development work is to affect change in some form, for the bet...

32 mins

Nov 07, 2017

"Why do you have to tell us all this? Can't I just Google?"

Do you remember the first time you were out in nature? Or the first time you saw a wild animal? Do you remember how it made you feel? Among the many things we have to be proud of, India’s rich heritage of biod...

23 mins

Oct 24, 2017

“If you eat egg, your child will be bald."

In India, the high rate of stunting amongst children is alarming. With no easy policy solutions, a glut of expert views, and a collective anxiety about its high occurrence, we tried to wrap our heads around the...

28 mins

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