Dignity Stories
This section of our website is an attempt to tell stories of people from various countries, cultures, genders, and work types. We intend to humanise the ‘world of work’ by putting dignity at the heart of businesses, states, and societies.
Stories

Challenges and ethics of researching dignity ‘at work’ – by Pankhuri Agarwal
This reflective piece aims to initiate a broader discussion on the challenges associated with researching an abstract term, namely “dignity…

Strongly Dignified: Maintaining Dignity as A Fitness Professional by Danielle Shaffery
The value of dignity has consistently guided my actions in my personal and professional life, serving as a foundational principle…

The Road to Dignity in Online Teaching
Image Source: Unsplash Let me walk you through the work life of Riya. She teaches from home for an…

Research and Teamwork: Through the Looking Glass of Dignity – by Ayesha Pattnaik
As a researcher in the social sciences, my work is often centred around conversations about the dignity of others. However,…

My dignity also lies in others’ dignity – by Pardeep Singh Attri
(Photo by micheile dot com on Unsplash) In this essay, I want to tell three personal stories; that is it, no…

My tryst with dignity – Ishwarya Thyagarajan
The author presenting her research on Islam and organ donation at India’s premier management institute, IIM Ahmedabad. In the…

What is Dignity in Scientific Research? – Rossella Salandra
My mum and dad were both teachers and had high expectations for my brother and me to work hard in…

கண்ணியம் காக்க கரம் கோர்ப்போம்! (Let us Join Hands to Protect Dignity!) – Sundaresan Velliangiri
By Sundaresan Velliangiri The story was written by the author in Tamil. The English translation has been done by Team…

Dignity is often taken for granted until reality strikes! – Farooq Mughal
By Farooq Mughal — “I know it when I see it even if I cannot tell you what it is”…

Chocolate, content moderation and dignity- Sarah Glozer
In 2006 I landed my dream job. After a year of studying an MA in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at…

Dignity is found in places out of the reach of ‘the management’ – Nancy Harding
Photo by the author: A working class childhood (c. 1959) BY NANCY HARDING I grew up in the working-class coal…

What counts as dignity in freelance work? – Hardik Gaurav
As a photographer from a middle-class family in India, treating any work with respect is dignity. I cannot emphasise this…

Why do we need to share stories of dignity? – Pankhuri Agarwal
As persons in an increasingly precarious world of work, we perform a variety of labour at the workplace, home, and…