SPRF
Project Periodica is SPRF India’s school- and community-based intervention aimed at rethinking how menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is communicated to young adolescents in India. While menstrual health policies and schemes have expanded over the past decade, conversations around menstruation remain limited by stigma, uneven implementation, and an over-reliance on didactic, classroom-based approaches. At its […]
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This project seeks to explore the nuances of the Indian welfare state, and draw comparisons between the welfare approaches taken by different governments at the state and centre. Particularly, the project will involve exploring the political environment during which major welfare regimes and institutions were created, the management of these institutions by the central and state governments and the political economy of welfare in Indian public life.
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The Experiential Learning Module (ELM) forms a core component of the Young India Fellowship (YIF) curriculum at Ashoka University, where Fellows work closely with an organisation over an extended period of eight months. This engagement allows them to gain practical, hands-on experience while contributing meaningfully to ongoing institutional projects. At SPRF, Fellows have been involved […]
SPRF India in collaboration with Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication (SACAC) launched a photography fellowship on the theme ‘Informal Economy, Labour, and Rural Livelihoods in India’ exclusively for SACAC photography alumni. The fellowship aimed first, to introduce the often-unexplored significance of visual narratives that could play a critical role in informing India’s policy […]
Flowing Rivers, focuses on understanding the dynamics of river systems. The fellowship adopts an interdisciplinary lens to understand the policy implications of water distribution and management on national and global water, food security, energy, and livelihoods By 2050, half of our population will be living in urban and peri-urban areas. This will put immense pressure […]
Flowing Rivers, focuses on understanding the dynamics of river systems. The fellowship adopts an interdisciplinary lens to understand the policy implications of water distribution and management on national and global water, food security, energy, and livelihoods By 2050, half of our population will be living in urban and peri-urban areas. This will put immense pressure […]