Episode 07: In Conversation with Sheikh Nadeem, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)
The seventh episode of the second season of DEF Dialogue took place in conversation with Sheikh Nadeem of Uttar Dinajpur, Siliguri District of West Bengal.
Episode 06: In Conversation with D Kumar of Kollegal, Karnataka
Last year, during the first wave of COVID-19, the government was active but despite the precarious and volatile situation during the second wave, the governments’ response was cold.
Transparency and Compliance Report: What Does it Tell About India’s Online Free Speech?
India enacted Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules, 2021) on 25 May 2021 that regulates user generated content and is being criticised for directly unleashing
Entitlement services for the People, By the People
Nirasho Devi and her family members are farmers by occupation but occasionally work in the town area as well. She has four children and all of them study in the nearby Government school. During the Governance camp in their village Beyang, DEF’s SoochnaPreneurs (SPs) registered her for the PM Ujjwala Yojana and within a month…
Potential Unleashed!
This is the story of Madhuraveni who is a 9th class student, who doesn’t have much interest in the studies. The only outlook she had for studies is to gain passing marks. But, when DEF’ STEM classes started in her school, she began to find her lost interest back. She started attending the classes on…
Digiज्ञान
We are moving towards an Information and Knowledge Society. Today’s students rely on the Internet as a primary source of information for both school and personal usages. Digital literacy as a part of School Education is a concurrent subject under this modern era. The core solution to the problem is to establish maximum digital hubs…
Supporting the deprived to fight against COVID-19
During the past few weeks, we had witnessed the Covid-19 cases shooting sky high and deaths breaking records everyday. It not only crushed the burdened health system but also highlighted the sheer ignorance towards health infrastructure in rural areas. To give an instant relief and prevent the spread, Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) has accelerated its…
Episode 05: In conversation with Shakti Singh from Barmer (Rajasthan)
The session started with a brief round of introduction by Shakti. He comes from Dhanau block that lies in Barmer district of Rajasthan, India.