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'I feel the pain of having nowhere to go': A Manipuri Trans Woman Recounts Her Ongoing Lockdown Ordeal
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Santa Khurai
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Jun 22, 2020
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Jun 22, 2020 11:42 AM
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Gender,
Covid19,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
"My life and work in Bengaluru came to an abrupt halt with the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown this March. We no longer had jobs and were forced to plan our departure from the city." -- As told to Santa Khurai, Manipur-based queer and Nupi Manbi activist, artist and writer. Compiled by Aayush Rathi, a cisgender, heterosexual man, and researcher with Centre for Internet and Society, India. This account is part of an ongoing CIS research project on gender, welfare and surveillance in India, and is supported by Privacy International, UK.
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A Compilation of Research on the Gig Economy
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Aayush Rathi, Ambika Tandon, Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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May 19, 2020
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Gender,
Digital Labour,
Covid19,
Research,
Platform-Work,
RAW Research,
research,
Researchers at Work,
Digital Domestic Work
Over the past year, researchers at CIS have been studying gig economies and gig workers in India. Their work has involved consultative discussions with domestic workers, food delivery workers, taxi drivers, trade union leaders, and government representatives to document the state of gig work in India, and highlight the concerns of gig workers.
The imposition of a severe lockdown in India in response to the outbreak of COVID-19 has left gig workers in precarious positions. Without the privilege of social distancing, these workers are having to contend with a drastic reduction in income, while also placing themselves at heightened health risks.
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A History of Transparency, Politics and Information Technologies in India
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Prasad Krishna
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Mar 28, 2011
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Aug 03, 2011 09:59 AM
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Research
In this blog post, Zainab Bawa reviews the different spectrums of information, transparency and politics.
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Transparency and Politics
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A Question of Digital Humanities
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Puthiya Purayil Sneha
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Nov 16, 2015
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Jun 30, 2016 05:06 AM
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Digital Knowledge,
Mapping Digital Humanities in India,
Research,
Featured,
Digital Humanities,
Researchers at Work
An extended survey of digital initiatives in arts and humanities practices in India was undertaken during the last year. Provocatively called 'mapping digital humanities in India', this enquiry began with the term 'digital humanities' itself, as a 'found' name for which one needs to excavate some meaning, context, and location in India at the present moment. Instead of importing this term to describe practices taking place in this country - especially when the term itself is relatively unstable and undefined even in the Anglo-American context - what I chose to do was to take a few steps back, and outline a few questions/conflicts that the digital practitioners in arts and humanities disciplines are grappling with. The final report of this study will be published serially. This is the second among seven sections.
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An Introduction to the Chinese Wikipedia
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Pranesh Prakash
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Sep 08, 2009
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Apr 05, 2011 04:32 AM
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Research
A talk at CIS by Ting Chen, a Trustee on the Wikimedia Board, about the Chinese edition of Wikipedia
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Announcing Selected Researchers: Welfare, Gender, and Surveillance
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by
Sumandro Chattapadhyay
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Feb 13, 2020
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Feb 13, 2020 03:04 PM
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Welfare Governance,
Privacy,
Gender,
Research,
Gender, Welfare, and Privacy,
Researchers at Work
We published a Call for Researchers on January 10, 2020, to invite applications from researchers interested in writing a narrative essay that interrogates the modes of surveillance that people of LGBTHIAQ+ and gender non-conforming identities and sexual orientations are put under as they seek sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in India. We received 29 applications from over 10 locations in India in response to the call, and are truly overwhelmed by and grateful for this interest and support. We eventually selected applications by 3 researchers that we felt aligned best with the specific objectives of the project. Please find below brief profile notes of the selected researchers.
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Anushree Gupta - Ladies ‘Log’: Women’s Safety and Risk Transfer in Ridehailing
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Anushree Gupta
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Jan 01, 2020
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May 19, 2020 06:29 AM
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Digital Labour,
Research,
Platform-Work,
Network Economies,
Publications,
Researchers at Work,
Mapping Digital Labour in India
Working in the gig-economy has been associated with economic vulnerabilities. However, there are also moral and affective vulnerabilities as workers find their worth measured everyday by their performance of—and at—work and in every interaction and movement. This essay by Anushree Gupta is the third among a series of writings by researchers associated with the 'Mapping Digital Labour in India' project at the CIS, supported by the Azim Premji University, that were published on the Platypus blog of the Committee on the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing (CASTAC). The essay is edited by Noopur Raval, who co-led the project concerned.
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April 2011 Bulletin
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Prasad Krishna
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Apr 29, 2011
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Jul 30, 2012 10:45 AM
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Access to Knowledge,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage:
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April 2012 Bulletin
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Prasad Krishna
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Jul 07, 2012
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Access to Knowledge,
Digital Natives,
Telecom,
Accessibility,
Internet Governance,
Research,
Openness
In this issue of our newsletter, we bring you updates of our latest research, event reports, videos, news and media coverage during the month of April 2012:
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Archive and Access: Call for Review
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Nov 18, 2010
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Dec 14, 2012 12:15 PM
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Research
The Archive and Access research project by Rochelle Pinto, Aparna Balachandran and Abhijit Bhattacharya is a part of the Researchers @ Work Programme at the Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore. The project that attempts to look at the ways in which the notion of the archive, the role of the archivist and the relationship between the state and private archives that has undergone a transition with the emergence of Internet technologies in India has been put up for public review.
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We, the Cyborgs: Challenges for the Future of being Human
