As an organisation, Anveshi has worked to create a pluralist and democratic culture. Working alongside the founder-members are second and third generations of researchers and activists who are establishing an identity of their own within the organisational space. Members have consistently brought in new areas of interest such as development and welfare; mental health, local governance, Muslim politics, writing and women’s movements, subaltern caste cultures, children’s literature, school education and queer movements.
Anveshi, as is evident from the above description, draws on a large pool of members who contribute their expertise, time and labour. It has always worked in interdisciplinary teams where multiple expert perspectives combine with the wisdom and commitment of activists. The working team at Anveshi includes full time fellows, project fellows and short-term fellows and interns.
Our public initiatives, campaigns, workshops, talks, film festivals are addressed to a broader public, who are an important critical community for Anveshi. Towards this end, many of our studies have been published in the form of books, journal articles, and popular writings in the media. Our Broadsheet on Contemporary Politics, which started in 2010, brings together critical thinking around specific themes in Telugu and English. It continues our earlier efforts towards translating into Telugu various debates and discussions taking place in national and international fora.
[Anveshi is committed to guiding interested individuals in the practice of research and reflection in different aspects of contemporary culture in a socially relevant and useful way. To this end, whenever feasible we invite short term fellows to work with us in a mentoring programme for a year to pursue a topic that is of mutual interest to them and to the organization.]