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UGC’s Concept Document on “Blended” Learning — Individualises and Privatises Learning and Education

“Blended Learning” combines online and classroom learning and claims to centre the student as a “learner”. It aims to increase flexibility, self-responsibility and participation and, therefore, enhance learning. Pinjra Tod (a women students’ collective), takes a deep look at the UGC’s document, which reveals how bogus its claims are. Pinjra Tod, after a detailed analysis […]


“Saare Pinjron Ko Todenge, Itihaas Ki Dhaara Modenge”: Devangana, Natasha and Asif Finally Walk Out of Tihar Jail

GroundXero report, 17 June 2021.   Shouting slogans of “Saare pinjron ko todenge, itihaas ki dhaara modenge” and “Inquilab Zindabad”, into the open skies and streets of Delhi, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha, the three student activists incarcerated for over a year, finally walked out of Tihar Jail today evening.     […]


Stop Incarceration of Feminist Activists and Anti-CAA Protesters

Several activists and organisations have issued a press statement condemning the recent arrests in Delhi – of women from the feminist collective Pinjra Tod, who have been actively fighting sexual harassment and abuse of women students on university campuses in the city for nearly five years. They have been charged on many counts in connection […]


Safai Karamcharis of Delhi University Protest Termination and More

Since 1st May safai karamcharis in Delhi University have been fighting for their right to dignified employment, braving the Delhi heat while dealing with the more urgent issue of keeping their families fed without employment. The promise of a democratic, independent nation that upholds human rights and the dignity of labour continues to remain unfulfilled […]


RIE Bhopal Expels Student Suffering from Depression, Sparking Protests Against Stifling Campus Conditions for Women

Women at RIE Bhopal have been demanding an extension of curfew timings, clean water on campus, 24*7 library access, resignation of the Chief Warden, and more. A GroundXero report.     The Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal, is a constituent unit of NCERT, and is responsible for training teachers from five states and two union […]



Pinjra Tod Protests Rock Delhi University

Saare pinjron ko todenge, Itihaas ki dhara modenge. #pinjratod Pinjra Tod is an autonomous women’s collective that started in Delhi, which, amongst other things, fights for affordable, non-restrictive and non discriminatory accommodation, aiming to change the face of the public university, as such, through these questions! GroundXero interviewed two members of Pinjra Tod at Jamia […]


Sanghis, Securitisation and Surveillance: Women Lead Student Protests in JNU, Force Admin to Back Down

Following the disruption of the electoral process by ABVP vandalism, the JNU administration is using the attack as a ruse for further securitisation and surveillance on campus, while the known perpetrators of the violence roam around free and entitled. Women have particularly been the target of these new policies and have been fighting back through […]


Three Years of Pinjra Tod – A Conversation with Two Activists at Jamia

Today marks the third anniversary of Pinjra Tod, an autonomous women’s collective started by students new to Delhi, which, amongst other things, fights for secure, affordable, non-restrictive and non gender-discriminatory housing! GroundXero spoke to two Pinjra Tod activists at Jamia Millia Islamia about the current struggles there, its longer history, the broader political climate on […]