Ground Realities
This blog is an attempt to understand what’s happening inside people’s homes, in their lives. The ups and downs, as reflected in their social and economic world. It is anchored by the team at Quipper Research, led by its co-founder and CEO Piyul Mukherjee.
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Climate change and growing urbanisation is slowly but surely changing a way of life in Himachal Pradesh. A tale of two ordinary villages and one town that are not on the tourist map
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Companies have an ableist bias. Youth4Jobs, and the young people they’ve trained, are fighting that bias
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What are the hopes and dreams of ordinary people?
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These two working moms wanted holistic development for their kids. Now they are struggling to create an at-home learning experience. Meanwhile, two nine-year-olds talk about what they miss about “real school”
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A literal and figurative screen has come up between learning and growth on one side and teaching on the other. Two senior school students and a teacher offer a view into a system that is falling short
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These three women—a taxi driver, a beautician, and a nurse—had many hopes that seemed within their reach in the City of Dreams Mumbai. Now, with another surge in Covid-19 cases, they are fighting hard to not let it all turn into a nightmare
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India’s small towns move beyond the Bunty-Babli stereotype as they emerge as new labour hubs in the post-Covid world
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The lives of small business owners and migrant labour have been turned completely upside down. But the crisis may have also brought the community closer
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This month, we participate in the lives of a few Indore residents, and get a glimpse of unspoken realities and desires, as jobs in the formal sector define their self-worth
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How is the average Indian doing? A deep dive into the lives of four Surat residents shows a microcosm of the Indian story
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