Public Affairs

Observations on contemporary developments in India and Kerala.

Walking Through a Paradox: Is Kerala Safer for Pedestrians Than the Numbers Suggest?

Every Number Doesn’t Tell the Same Story Every day, millions of Indians begin and end their journeys on foot. Walking is the oldest, simplest and most inclusive mode of transport, yet it remains the most vulnerable. Discussions on road safety therefore often focus on a single question: How many pedestrians died? Kerala, however, presents a […]

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The Road Reclaimed: How the Supreme Court’s “Right to Walk” Judgment Could Transform Indian Cities

Every city tells a story through its streets. For millions of Indians, that story is not written from behind the steering wheel of a car. It is written in footsteps—walking to the bus stop, the railway station, the local market, the office, or accompanying children to school. Yet, walking in most Indian cities has become

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