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14 Jul

From Word Level to Storybooks: Deepa’s 15 Months at the Delhi Community Centre

Deepa’s Story   [Her journey map can support this evidence]   Deepa first walked into our Community Learning Centre in Sunlight Colony, Delhi in November 2024. She was in grade 7 and twelve years into her schooling life. She was reading at the Word level, as per the Do-It-Yourself ASER test, in both Hindi and […]

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7 Jul

A Feminist Framework for Change: Why Women’s TV Critiques Matter

  When Women Get a Mic: What Happened When We Asked Three Women to Review TV Serials   Three women from a minority community in Delhi, who watch a lot of Hindi serials were asked a simple question: What do they think about the content they consume?   Television that was made for them, marketed […]

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7 Jul

Reading Between the Lines: Can Same Language Subtitling Bridge the Gap in Women’s Literacy? – A Case Study of Rural Lucknow

In the evolving media landscape of rural North India, television is far more than a source of entertainment; it has become a significant cultural and pedagogic space. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork across 11 villages in rural Lucknow, this study examines a critical question: can Same Language Subtitling (SLS) meaningfully support literacy among rural girls and […]

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7 Jul

Default-On SLS: Turning Passive Viewing into Reading Practice

  TV serials have a unique opportunity not only to provide entertainment but also serve as safe places for consistent reading practice, especially for weak readers. TV serials typically have slow-moving parallel plotlines, with a clear beginning, middle and end for each episode, as the story arc continues in the following episode. Currently, passive viewing […]

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7 Jul

The Feminist Framework: From Measurement to Movement

  When we watch a film or a TV show, many of us instinctively sense if something feels off.  Things like a woman being mocked for speaking up, a Dalit character shown only in a subservient role, or violence portrayed as entertainment. These moments signal how media shapes, mirrors, and often reinforces unequal social structures. […]

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