Field Notes
May was a month of showing up. Our teams laced up their shoes and walked lane by lane, basti by basti across ten slum clusters in Ranchi. The goal was simple but not easy: to see, document, and understand the lives of families that often go uncounted. Counting the Uncounted
1 June 2026| The idea behind the Jaipal Singh Munda Mentorship Programme grew from the experiences of scholars who, at different points in time, found themselves navigating unfamiliar educational systems, scholarship processes, and life abroad without a clear roadmap. When Hasan Al Banna travelled abroad through the Marang Gomke Jaipal
30 May, 2026| The days leading up to the camp are always busy and vibrant at the office. The team is constantly up and about, making calls, coordinating with officials, collecting permissions, arranging refreshments, and making sure everything is in place before the camp begins. Banners are printed and put
26 May, 2026| The Association for Parivartan of Nation (APNA) on the 25th May, successfully organised a “One Day Green Paralegal Volunteers Training” at Bar Jhopri area of Jagannathpur Slum. A total of 13 Green Paralegal Volunteers from the Jagannathpur slum participated in the training programme. The main objective of
22 May, 2026 | We went to Ranchi expecting a training session. What we came back with was something closer to a reckoning about the gap between what the Constitution promises and what actually reaches a village Gram Sabha. At APNA, a fair share of our work touches rural communities across
