Rajendran Narayanan

Rajendran Narayanan teaches at Azim Premji University, Bangalore and works on questions of transparency and accountability.

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The worsening hunger problem of India’s poorSubscriber Only

March 25,2022 03:50:34 AM

Kalyani Raghunathan, Dipa Sinha, Rajendran Narayanan write: There is a need to acknowledge the problem of food insecurity and take immediate action, including allocating sufficient resources to address the issue

Fri, Mar 25, 2022

MGNREGA was safety net for workers during first wave, but there are holes in it nowSubscriber Only

July 24,2021 03:48:26 AM

The government has not only reduced its budget this year but has also neglected it in relief measures post the second wave.

Sat, Jul 24, 2021

Post-lockdown misery of India’s migrant workersSubscriber Only

March 24,2021 03:00:57 AM

One year since the Covid-19 lockdown was imposed, there’s been little change in the hunger levels and unemployment rate among migrant workers, especially women.

Wed, Jul 21, 2021

In rural India, over-reliance on digital technology has worsen financial exclusionSubscriber Only

January 06,2021 04:26:30 AM

A technological intervention must have a governance framework in which protection of rights must be fundamental and which provides more choices to the marginalised.

Wed, Jan 06, 2021

Hunger, nutrition are worse than before lockdown. PDS must be universalisedSubscriber Only

November 23,2020 03:14:00 AM

All indications show that an economic revival will take some time — support is required during this period to at least prevent starvation.

Thu, Nov 26, 2020

NREGA didis of KurhaniSubscriber Only

November 03,2020 21:12:34 PM

A collective of NREGA women activists discovers its political voice.

Wed, Nov 04, 2020

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When the state is silent, it becomes the citizen’s duty to speak up and express dissentSubscriber Only

September 05,2020 03:20:56 AM

Hinduism is a secular religion in its philosophical assumptions, as probably all religions are. Those claiming to speak for nationalism are forcing us to choose between manufactured polarities of being secular or being religious.

Sat, Sep 05, 2020