The cruelty of Delhi University’s ad-hoc teacher system

Thousands of teachers work under the system with no job security. Now they fear that new changes will further damage their chances of securing permanent posts.

Johanna Deeksha

· Nov 22, 2023 · 09:00 am

The joys and agonies of being a sports educator in India

The subject is widely disregarded and poorly funded. Despite these challenges, some teachers help students scale great heights and access further opportunities.

Johanna Deeksha

· Oct 25, 2023 · 09:00 am

Can cash replace textbooks? Lessons from Bihar

Five years after it replaced free school textbooks with cash transfers, Bihar has withdrawn the scheme. But the Centre wants other states to adopt it.

Johanna Deeksha

· Sep 20, 2023 · 06:30 am

The caste of a chair

How upper castes in Tamil Nadu’s panchayats use chairs and the protocols surrounding them to discriminate against Dalit women presidents.

Johanna Deeksha

· Aug 23, 2023 · 06:30 am

Why Goa’s taxi wars signal a larger economic problem

Goa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Across the state, workers and business owners are filled with anxiety about their livelihoods.

Johanna Deeksha

· Jul 26, 2023 · 09:00 am

Why doctors want this pesticide banned

Paraquat has no antidote, and when consumed, leads to a painful death. Yet the government has dragged its feet on banning the deadly substance.

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Johanna Deeksha

· Jun 21, 2023 · 09:00 am

A Dalit scholar’s death and Brahmin dominance at India’s premier science institute

Fifteen years after a Dalit PhD student died by suicide at the IISc, students say the atmosphere is still stifling for students from marginalised communities.

Johanna Deeksha

· May 24, 2023 · 06:30 am

How students are repaying the loans that universities are taking

Under a new plan to fund infrastructure, public institutes across India are taking loans of hundreds of crores. The burden to repay them is falling on students.

Johanna Deeksha

· Apr 12, 2023 · 09:00 am

How the medical system gaslights women who have endometriosis

The disease causes excruciating pain, and can seriously harm organs. Yet doctors hesitate to treat it, and insurance companies don’t cover it.

Johanna Deeksha

· Mar 15, 2023 · 06:30 am

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