Blogs by Our Fellows
Citizen participation
10 posts from the 2024-25 Fellowship cohort on citizen participation, newest first.
What has Citizen Participation led to? Impact and Outcomes
Open Space Development in an informal settlement in Odisha under Jaga Mission Over the past several months, my journey through … Aanchal AggarwalDecember 3, 2025
Methods and Approaches for sustained Participation
Capacity Building Workshop,Ward Committee, Mangaluru In the previous blog, I discussed how meetings keep dialogue continuous and decisions transparent. But … Aanchal AggarwalDecember 2, 2025
Cohesion and culture: what’s urban development got to do with…
I remember the first community engagement workshop I helped organise as an urban designer twelve years ago for a street … Shreya KrishnanNovember 29, 2025
Design of Platform — Composition, Representation and Depth of Participation
A Ward Committee Meeting in Hoodi Ward, Bengaluru In the previous blogs, I explored how laws, institutions, and collaborations create … Aanchal AggarwalNovember 28, 2025
Collaborative Governance: Partnerships Behind Effective Participation
A Slum Dwellers Association Meeting As a U-CAN fellow with Janaagraha, my study on Participatory Governance has shown that Governance … Aanchal AggarwalNovember 27, 2025
Beyond Burden: Margins as Makers
What happens when participation isn’t symbolic, but structural? In the climate conversation, we often hear who suffers first or suffers … Sharathppriyaa VenkatesanOctober 15, 2025
Patterns in Participation – Tracing What Works
Source:https://citizenmatters.in/dehradun-citizens-forum-mayoral-dialogue-local-governance/, 2025 After spending the first few weeks of the fellowship immersed in legal frameworks and state-level policies, I found … Aanchal AggarwalJuly 5, 2025
Enabling Ecosystem for Citizen Participation
Area Sabha meeting at Ward 183 in Palavakkam, Chennai Source:https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/area-sabhas-the-ground-that-remains-to-be-covered/article69443930.ece As my study on Participatory Governance progressed, one thing became … Aanchal AggarwalJuly 5, 2025
From the Margins to the Map: Women’s Participation in Urban…
Urban planning in cities like Gurgaon has long been shaped by the priorities of a narrow group, often overlooking the … Anwesha BhattacharyaJuly 5, 2025