Khanderav Parit's battle against caste: How a former mill worker is fighting oppression through his writings
Sanket Jain • 7 years agoAn award-winning rural author, mill worker, and now a farmer, Khanderav Parit’s writings reflect the everyday life of the oppressed.
'Muktir Alo' aimed to economically liberate the women of Sonagachi. Did it succeed?
Amita Ghose • 7 years agoMuktir Alo — launched with great optimism in 2016 — was supposed to provide the women of Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light district, an alternative career in the film/TV industry. Nearly two years later, what has it achieved?
In Chennai's slums, football is more than a sport; it's a key to a better way of life
Raveena Joseph • 7 years agoFootball is a sport widely played in the slum communities of Chennai, and each locality has stories about the difference it's made
Titan launches 'Design: Impact awards for social change' with Tata Trusts
Fp Staff • 8 years agoIt is a project-based grant award that aims to impact the underprivileged communities and needs of the society
Rhymes with reason: 'Kodaikanal Won't' rapper Sofia Ashraf on power of rap to effect change
Fp Archives • 9 years agoKodaikanal Won't rapper Sofia Ashraf tells us that she revels in using the spoken word form to effect social change
Of metrics and moustaches: Measuring social change
Fp Archives • 13 years agoWith more people with corporate experience going into the non-profit and social change domain, there's a lot more emphasis on metrics and milestones. But are those the only way to figure out if social change is "on plan"?
China Wants a Piece of the Facebook Pie
Padmini • 14 years agoReports have surfaced that China wants in on Facebook stock.