The COVID-19 pandemic presented a multitude of challenges worldwide. People grappled with illnesses, and personal losses, and the rampant spread of misinformation concerning food supplies, death tolls, and vaccines, among others, only made matters worse. Geetika Vashishata, an Adjunct Faculty member at Manipal Institute of Communications in Manipal, Karnataka, and a media educator, had an…
Saniya is a media student of Carmel College [Autonomous] Mala, Thrissur district, Kerala. She may be twenty years old but her dreams and ambitions soar beyond her age. Juggling various roles, she is not just a student but also serves as a Project Assistant at the NGO Kites India, a Communications Specialist at Tale8, and…
In Kashmir’s Baramulla district, about 20 young girls from Gund Khawaja Qasim and nearby villages gather once or twice a month in a friendly space called Darbar in local parlance. Here, they share, interact, and discuss issues concerning them and their community. This initiative was started by Maryam Yousuf, a Computer Applications graduate from Government…
Dr. Afsana Rashid resides in Kashmir’s capital city – Srinagar. She has worked with prominent national and local newspapers such as The Tribune, Kashmir Times, and Milli Gazette, and is also part of academia as an Assistant Professor at the Media Education Research Centre, University of Kashmir. Despite a rich and extensive professional journey, Dr.…
Kamala hails from Jammapudur, a village that lies at the foothills of the lush green Jawadhu Hills of Tamil Nadu. It is an interior village primarily inhabited by farmer families. Young and ambitious at 50, Kamala routinely goes on the field as part of her association with an NGO, where she works closely with the…