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People vs people: How to read protests and fissures

Protests have been happening but all protests are not equal; some seem more legitimate, have more impact, than others. Which people are allowed to raise their voice, whose voices are heard, which protesters influence policies are determined by the prevailing…
By QoC EditorialApril 3, 2026
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How India’s cities are making protests invisible

Across Indian cities, protests are being confined to designated sites with strict rules, making them easy to be ignored and disengaging protesters…
By Ankita Dhar KarmakarApril 3, 2026
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Why must trans people prove themselves to the
city, every day?

Despite the nation-wide protests against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, it became the law. But protesters were also…
By Saachi D’SouzaApril 3, 2026
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Determined voices continue to fight for rights, land, ecology

Against all odds, average Indians are pushing back against projects that threaten their livelihoods and environment, or raise their voice to demand…
By Team QoCApril 3, 2026
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Millions are protesting but boycotts are key to change policies

Despite the large numbers who marched at the “No Kings” marches in 2025, research indicates that massive turnouts may not be enough…
By Dr Lisa Schirch and David CortrightApril 3, 2026
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‘The ‘two Indias’ in healthcare – can we have a new normal?’

With the under-funded and overwhelmed public healthcare system alongside the private which over-treats in pursuit of profits, India has a peculiar combination,…
By Team QoCAugust 22, 2025
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‘Coping with heat isn’t an individual problem, it’s a systemic challenge’

The unequal impact of heat on the marginalised in India’s cities is no longer in question. The chasm is deepening between those…
By Jashvitha DhageyMay 2, 2025
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How Delhi’s poor and homeless beat the heat on their own

The country’s capital recorded this year’s first heat wave in early April, with temperatures touching 40.2 degrees Celsius. With summer making an early and harsh onset, the most vulnerable people – the homeless – have only themselves to rely upon…
By Nivea Jain and Israr KhanMay 2, 2025
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At Hyderabad airport, drivers agitate for the bare minimum

It took nearly ten years, collectivisation, and dogged unionising for the drivers of aggregator taxis at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to…
By Shaik Salauddin and Mohd Abdul Mazhar AfsarApril 18, 2025
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South Asian domestic worker abuse and activism in New York

This insightful and evocative paper, presented as senior thesis at Columbia University’s Department of History, traces the arc of the exploitation and…
By Ashwin MaratheApril 18, 2025

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