Finding Home in Lucknow
Ae shehr-e Lucknow tujhe mere salaam hai, tera hi naam dusra jannat ka naam hai […]
Language, Politics and Education in North India, Part III: The Problem with Hindi
Part I of this article, regarding the Jashn-e Rekhta festival and Urdu in India, is […]
Language, Politics and Education in North India, Part II: The National Languages of South Asia
Part I of this article, regarding the Jashn-e Rekhta festival and Urdu in India, is […]
Bonded to Forced Labour: Behind Brick Making
Mujeebu’s Fellowship is made possible by the Rural India Supporting Trust. Brick making is one […]
In Theory, In Practice – Part I
I finished my undergraduate studies in June 2017, not long before joining the AIF Clinton […]
Politics and the English Language (in India)
Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language […]
From Personal to Professional: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
In the spring of 2014, I had the privilege of giving a TEDx talk at […]
From Child Laborer to AIF Clinton Fellow: A Cycle of Hope
Good evening, my name is Avan and I served as an AIF Clinton Fellow this […]
The Process of Collective Learning
Within hours of arriving in Lucknow, I took off on a scooter with a colleague […]