Articles by Priti David

Priti David is a journalist, editor and teacher. She reports for the People's Archive of Rural India (PARI) on education, health, women, crafts and livelihoods. As Education Editor at PARI, she works with schools and colleges to bring rural issues into the classroom and curriculum, and to curate diverse student voices into the media coverage of rural and marginalised lives.

How urban classrooms can and must learn about rural India

April 14, 2021

“If everyone grew food on their balconies and terraces, we would have enough food to eat.” We are in a classroom, invited to sensitise urban students about rural India. The student’s statement drops like a silent bomb.