The Shuddhashar Youth Journal is a space dedicated to the young intellectuals from the global South who have participated in the Avijit-Ananta mentorship programme. The programme is designed to develop participants’ knowledge and use of academic research. Participants learn to identify and evaluate reliable sources of information and develop and write good arguments. By the end of the programme, participants are expected to produce a scholarly essay (in English) that critically examines and analyses a research problem in their field of interest. This journal publishes the best scholarly essays produced through the mentorship programme. We hope the knowledge and ideas that are to be found in the essays by these young intellectuals will shape not only the future of the communities they represent but also of the wider world.
Commentary by Professor Chaise LaDousa Shreeti Shubham joins scholars like Frank Cody and Sahana Udupa in questioning and critiquing ideologies that celebrate the digital sphere in India for its promise of making possible democratic activity and participation by those who have traditionally lacked access to the public sphere. Whereas digital technology in India is widespread, …
