Author: PRIA Blog
Martha Farrell speaking at the Kadam Badao campaign in Sonepat, Haryana.
Martha Farrell (1959-2015) died on 13th May 2015 in a cruel act of hatred by the terrorists in in Kabul.
Beloved friend and colleague, she lived and sacrificed her life for gender equality and women empowerment. On her last assignment in Kabul, she was imparting training on gender mainstreaming for Afghan officials and NGO workers.
Insights from participatory research across Kochi, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad reveal that disability-inclusive mobility demands far more than infrastructure compliance. It requires recognising the diversity of disabilities, the intersecting barriers of gender and class, and the wisdom that communities hold in identifying practical solutions.
This blog, written by our intern Kush Rastogi, a B.A. English (Hons) student at Amity University, Noida, reflects on Dr. Rajesh Tandon’s podcast 'Reimagining Civil Society'. It captures powerful stories of literacy movements in India, highlighting civil society’s role in empowerment, innovation, and inclusive education.
India’s Gram Panchayats today govern at a time of profound transition. Climate change is intensifying floods, droughts, and heat stress, public health risks such as water-borne diseases are becoming more frequent, rural youth migration is hollowing out local economies and digital systems are expanding faster than local capacities to use them meaningfully.
