Joanna JosephLong Blog 4: Where Dirt and Squalor ThriveImagine a city with dust painted walls that never seemed to have been repainted, a city where thousands live on the streets, a city filled…5 min read·Apr 26, 2021----
Joanna JosephShort Blog 8: Comment on Alicia Wang’s Long Blog 3Hi Alicia, I really enjoyed reading your post. Thank you so much for highlighting this issue. As an international student living halfway…1 min read·Apr 22, 2021----
Joanna JosephLong blog 3: Battling a Mental Health Crisis Amidst the Pandemic“Battling Mental Health Crisis Amid Coronavirus Lockdown: Tracing the Efforts of a Kolkata Team” screams the headline of a national daily…5 min read·Apr 22, 2021----
Joanna JosephShort Blog 7- Comment on Erin Jeong’s Long Blog 2Hi Erin! I really enjoyed reading your blog. This issue in particular is something that is so relevant and relatable to all those who…1 min read·Mar 26, 2021----
Joanna JosephShort Blog 6: The Right IncentiveThis is a poster on the Covid-19 page of the official Government of West Bengal(state in which Calcutta is located) website. I think the…1 min read·Mar 15, 2021----
Joanna JosephLong Blog 2: The Curious Case of Calcutta“Kolkata’s poor poorer than the rest’’ screams the headline of a national daily. Reading this, a question pops into my mind, the same one…4 min read·Mar 12, 2021----
Joanna JosephShort Blog 5: Subways and TramsThis picture displays the inside of a subway car at Hillcrest Yards. I’ve never actually been to Canada so I don’t know what its…1 min read·Mar 3, 2021----
Joanna JosephShort Blog 4: Comment on Selina Jang’s BlogI really enjoyed reading your blog because it’s an issue that I have not commonly read about before. Normally when we think about urban…1 min read·Feb 23, 2021----
Joanna JosephShort Blog 3: Every Bridge Has a Story to TellThe Howrah Bridge in Calcutta is one of the oldest hanging bridges in the world with no pillars supporting its suspension over the Hooghly…1 min read·Feb 12, 2021----
Joanna JosephLong Blog 1: No Place to Call HomeA slum in north Kolkata’s Bagbazar area was turned into ashes as a major fire broke out, leaving hundreds of people homeless, reads a news…3 min read·Feb 11, 2021----