Urban Kaleidoscope 6th Edition Call for Submissions Theme: Free Bus Public Transit: Mobility, Justice and the Future of Urban Transit The urban landscape is a kaleidoscope of interconnected elements that come together to form vibrant tapestries of city life. Drawing inspiration from this imagery, Urban...
Cities, Democracy, and the Question of Rights to Community Resources Event Report | 27 August 2025 Organized by PARISAR, People’s Resource Centre (PRC), and Institute for Democracy and Sustainability (IDS) The concept of ‘development’ as it is being presented in metropolises like Delhi today...
Wild sea waves weather the coastlines, while wind in deserts carve mushroom rocks. Rain and frost weather the earth, like glaciers and snow in temperate zones. But the sculpting “effect of running water is felt all over the globe” Perhaps the gradients...
Introduction The Sahibi river originates in the Aravalli hills in Rajasthan, beginning its journey from the Pithampur and Bari Jodi region and winding through Jaipur, Alwar, and Gurgaon in Haryana before crossing into the National Capital Territory of Delhi via the Dhansa border. Once it...
Editorial The urban landscape is a kaleidoscope of interconnected elements that come together to form vibrant tapestries of city life. Drawing inspiration from its captivating imagery, “Urban Kaleidoscope” by People’s Resource Centre is a quarterly journal supporting shifting perspectives on cities. By amplifying the voices...
Whose City? Whose Security? Community-Centred Security Imaginaries in Delhi Introduction: Security, State vs. Society In today’s global context, the very idea of “security” is undergoing a profound and troubling transformation. Across the world, including in so-called democracies, elected governments are embracing authoritarian tendencies, using the...
🌊 Deadline Extended: Now 27 July 2025 – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 🌊 NAGAR-NADI FELLOWSHIP 2025 Exploring Urban Rivers | Rethinking Riverfronts Applications for the Nagar-Nadi Fellowship are now open! About the Fellowship Parisar, in collaboration with People’s Resource Centre (PRC) and Institute for Democracy and...
Call for Application: Full time position ‘Research Associate’ Job Brief People’s Resource Centre invites applications for full-time Research Associate in Delhi under our Urban and Alternatives programmes. You will assist the Programme Coordinator in executing our research on urban mobility, local knowledge, decentralized governance, and...
Five hundred metres away from this residential area of Mayur Vihar, Pocket 4, lies Chilla Khadar, a settlement on the Yamuna floodplains. Around 250 to 300 households across the Yamuna floodplains face their daily struggles against flood, evictions and systemic neglect. Still, the story of...
The world is again confronted with the stark reality of global climate inequity as the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) culminated in Baku, Azerbaijan last year. The build-up to COP29 was fraught with controversy....