Readings

Participation, Reciprocity, and Empowerment in the Practice of Participatory Research Main Ideas – Carl Wilmsen, “Participation, Reciprocity, and Empowerment in the Practice of Participatory Research” (2015) Core argument:  Empowerment in participatory research depends on reciprocity , mutual trust, exchange, and benefit between researchers and communities. Problem:  Participation alone can be tokenistic or extractive  when researchers retain control or fail to share power an

Authors of Paper: Chaitali Sinha ( chai_sinha@yahoo.co.in ), Tuhina Mazumdar, Supriya Dutta, Shrabani Saha (Lincoln   International   Business School ,  Lincoln ,  England ,   ssaha@lincoln.ac.uk ) The study is grounded in firsthand accounts from craftspeople  working in Kumortuli (North Kolkata)  and Kalighat Poto Para (South Kolkata) , using questionnaires + interviews , carried out before Durgotsav (2021–2022)  in September–October . Durga Puja as an annual “city-making” e

"Housing within a city constitutes the majority of its built form. The quality of housing defines the image and the qualitative experience of a city. Despite this obvious connection, state housing policies and the consequent regulatory frameworks often prescribe architecture for housing unmindful of the living environments they tend to create." UDAAN How does urban policy and state regulation affect housing? Especially in underdeveloped places like Kumortuli. How does state p