Confessions of a Social Worker

  Conferencing in a (poly)crisis: A hydrofeminist’s reflections from Development Studies Association (DSA) 2025, Bath Conference Theme: Navigating (poly)crisis: dangers and opportunities in development Blog Theme: Where menstrual cycles, celebrity scholars, new friendships, broken bus systems, and feminist economics all came together! Post-conference note : I’m more convinced than ever that the development studies and social scientists/ feminist economists need to engage more deeply with Civil and Public Health Engineering. As someone based in Civil Engineering, I’ve heard and seen the reverse happening for a very long time already! It’s always great to see the development sector deep dive into social justice, gender equality, and universal access, with newer theories/ explanations/ associations. However, in my brief interactions, I noticed that many still had no idea how WASH/public health engineering works, for example, water contamination can be geogenic, not just anth...

  A feminist, rights-based, clarity-oriented guide for honest conversations to navigate arranged marriage chats! Inspired by lived experience. For women seeking clarity, not conformity. Hi! I’m Spurthi. I’m 35, happily married to Prashanth - whom I met through an arranged marriage set-up. Though, I prefer calling it an assisted marriage (you’ll soon see why). I'm from the town of Venkatapuram, Hyderabad. I studied engineering, transitioned into social work through my education in Mumbai, and worked for several years in Delhi. At the time, my radical feminist views made me hyper-aware/ woke, but also left me heartbroken and lonely - especially while trying to date in a city-bro/ macho world. 😅 Thanks to my mother’s relentless and loving efforts to find someone who could match my gullible-feisty-sweet-enthu personality, I found Prashanth - a genuinely kind human, who is now my best friend and forever partner. This post isn’t about selling arranged marriage. If it’s not for you,...