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IMPRI, a startup research think tank, is a platform for pro-active, independent, non-partisan and policy-based research. It contributes to debates and deliberations for action-based solutions to a host of strategic issues. IMPRI is committed to democracy, mobilization and community building.

Gail Omvedt (1941–2021)

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I met Gail Omvedt in 1990, at the Centre for Social Studies (CSS), Surat, where I had joined as a faculty member, my first ever job. Omvedt had been a visiting fellow at the CSS for a few months, working on her book on the “new” social movements.

Sustainable Palm Oil Production

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A Amarender ReddyIndia spends around ₹70,000 crore every year on the import of about two thirds of its edible oil consumption. The major chunk...

Social Dimensions of Resilience: Challenges of Inner-city Redevelopment, Impact, and the...

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Arjun Kumar, Simi Mehta, Anshula Mehta, Ritika Gupta, Sunidhi Agarwal, Sakshi Sharda, Swati Solanki, Mahima KapoorThis event report is based on a...

A New Digital Revolution in India: Last Week in India |...

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T K ArunLast week deserves books that are titled, When India Shook the World, and not because of a sudden rush of medals at the...

Indian philanthropists can’t ignore the crisis of democracy

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Amitabh BeharIt is exciting to see that with donations worth $102.4 billion, Tata Group founder Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata...

Lessons in Democracy: From Taliban

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T K ArunNot just domestic zealots but India's external enemies wait to feed religious bigotry and radicalism on the part of the majority and...

Causal Changes in Children’s Eye Issues

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IMPRI TeamWith improvements in nutritional security and the rising usage of digital devices, children's eye care issues have substantially shifted. These causal changes have...

Book Discussion – In Defence of the Ordinary

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A book discussion on “In Defense of the Ordinary” by Dr. Dev Nath Pathak was organised on the 16th of August by Center of...

Use and abuse of social media

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Amita SinghSocial media technologies like Facebook, Twitter, and blogs have rapidly emerged as one of the strongest weapons...

Gender Inequality in Global Eye Health

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IMPRI TeamIt is estimated that 2.2 billion people around the world have some form of vision impairment, out of which 1 billion could have...