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Articles by Vanita Viswanath
Book review: Middle of Diamond India by Shashank Mani
In a world consumed by technology, accompanied by concerns of AI’s potential of displacement of human volition in a not too long a future, books that reiterate the value of human capital are not only refreshing but necessary. Such books give us hope that technology is only an aid, as the author Shashank Mani mentions, but also show that the India of small towns and villages is throbbing with an understanding of what makes for stability and sustainability in the face of uncertainty.
What reports on Indian women's falling participation in labour force don’t tell you
According to the World Bank report released in June 2022, Indian women’s labour force participation – proportion of the population over the age of 15 that is economically active – has been steadily declining since 2005 and is at a low of 19 percent in 2021. Recent articles draw on this data to claim the continuities of patriarchal oppression and structural barriers to women’s economic participation in India.
Silk Entrepreneurs Not Silk Slaves: How CNN Report Misrepresents Facts
Silk Slaves is a recently released 22-minute documentary produced under the CNN ‘Freedom Project’. CNN describes its Freedom Project thus. “Since 2011 CNN has been shining a light on modern-day slavery. Traveling the world to unravel the tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life. Amplifying the voices of survivors”. The cover image of Silk Slaves is of two Muslim women in full black hijab with only their eyes showing.
As Women’s Issues Gain Traction Let’s Remember Covid-19 Crisis Is ‘Shared Distress’ Among Families
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, there is concern for possible disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women including the escalation of violence against them. Social media is abuzz with anecdotal evidence from India of women facing the burden of care while also enduring violence arising from men concerned with job loss and frustration at being confined at home due to the lockdown.
Navayug Ke Dashavatar – India’s Glorious Years Animated - Indic Today
India today seems to be a country with a history, but not a past. While we are largely familiar with what has happened in the last century or so, a lot of what has gone before that eludes us in our history books, our literature and arts, and in our collective consciousness. Like most Indians, the members of Ithihasa also grew up gleaning the missing pieces from their grandparents, parents, and of course the ubiquitous Amar Chitra Kathas.
A survival guide for small-town startups: Tiny entrepreneurs should forget 'TINA' and embrace dignity
Saddam is a young entrepreneur who runs a sportswear manufacturing unit in Deoria. Though his market chain is long in this Uttar Pradesh town, he lacks the capital and reliable market relationships to ensure regular returns every month. To hedge his risks, he has started a second enterprise, a cyber cafe with a friend. He has a family to support, including parents, but he does not have a sustainable livelihood that can meet his or his family's needs.
A digital literacy initiative is helping improve the lives of women in Uttar Pradesh's villages
Akansha Singh is a young girl studying for her BA in a local college in a village where she lives — about 50 km from a tier 3 town in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. She is bright and curious as she talks about how the use of her mobile phone and access to internet has empowered her. She is weighing many options for her future — as a school teacher, but also as an entrepreneur.
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