India Development Review (IDR)

A collection of images by photojournalist Tanmoy Bhaduri gives you a glimpse into the lives of the adults and children who migrate to work in Bengal's brick fields.

Despite the growing focus on youth and their development, are we really including their voices and politics in how their future is being shaped? Manak Matiyani shows us what the world looks like from that side of the table.

Change will be brought about by the people who have a vision and can communicate it well.

Population Foundation of India (PFI) used a television soap opera as a vehicle to raise awareness on vital gender issues, question patriarchial gender norms, and change attitudes among India’s rural poor. Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of PFI explains how and why they did so.

Engaging successfully with the government and handing over your programme for scale-up, while minimising quality loss, can be challenging. Dr. Aparajita Gogoi, Executive Director, Centre for Catalyzing Change details how to navigate this relationship better.

With sexuality continuing to be a taboo topic for most Indians, the country’s urban young have little access to credible information on sexual health. Chandrima Das, Associate Director of FSG Mumbai, talks about why governments, funders, and nonprofits must look to the internet as a possible solution.