One year of Karnataka’s war on Muslim women’s right to learn

Young Muslim women in Karnataka recount how a court order legitimised Hindutva prejudice and locked them out of an education.

Johanna Deeksha

· Jan 11, 2023 · 06:30 am

Things that made us smile: Cracking Wordle

Scroll staffers on the small things that make life brighter.

Johanna Deeksha

· Jan 01, 2023 · 01:00 pm

Why Indian sex workers dread going to a hospital

Sex workers from across the country recount how they have been ignored, overcharged and ill treated, particularly by government hospital doctors and staff.

Johanna Deeksha

· Dec 21, 2022 · 09:00 am

Lessons from Chhattisgarh’s new English-medium school programme

Since 2020, the state has poured resources into a chain of English-medium schools. But has the government’s strategy been unfair to some students and teachers?

Johanna Deeksha

· Nov 30, 2022 · 06:30 am

India’s failure to protect Tamils sent back from Sri Lanka

Since the 1960s, lakhs have returned, hoping for a secure future in India. Instead, their lives and livelihoods are threatened by a convoluted 1969 land law.

Johanna Deeksha

· Nov 09, 2022 · 06:30 am

How caste certificates in India make or break dreams

The certificates are meant to help marginalised students access opportunities. But often, the process of obtaining them only oppresses students further.

Johanna Deeksha

· Sep 28, 2022 · 06:30 am

Can prayer and medicine work together to cure mental illness?

Families of mentally ill people have long turned to faith healers for help. Now, psychiatrists are trying to take modern medicine to religious centres.

Johanna Deeksha

· Aug 03, 2022 · 09:00 am

India’s mass closure of schools is leaving lakhs of students stranded

In many remote areas, students have few options other than single-teacher schools in their villages. These are the very schools the government has targeted.

Johanna Deeksha

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Malini Subramaniam

· Jul 06, 2022 · 06:30 am

Caste threads are spawning deadly conflicts in Tamil Nadu schools

Children are wearing the threads to school to assert their caste identity. The result is a spiral of violence that recently led to a student's death.

Johanna Deeksha

· May 25, 2022 · 06:30 am

One year after Covid killed 1,621 teachers on poll duty in UP

The tragedy laid bare the massive neglect of healthcare and education in India's most populous state. Many families still struggle to comprehend their loss.

Johanna Deeksha

· Apr 27, 2022 · 06:30 am

Bad teeth can be a matter of life and death for Indians

Yet the country does not even have an oral health policy in place.

Johanna Deeksha

· Apr 06, 2022 · 06:30 am

Why PhDs are a minefield for India’s marginalised students

From vengeful guides to delayed funds, scholars from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class groups face oppression at every turn.

Johanna Deeksha

· Mar 09, 2022 · 06:30 am