doi:10.7916/ray5-hm53Unmesha : Yevale Tālukā śetakarī ViśeshāṅkaperiodicalstextThis special issue features articles and research reports by the students of Yevale College, prepared under the guidance of Prof. Ranjit Pardeshi. It explores the persistence of drought not merely as a natural calamity, but as a social phenomenon that disproportionately impacts disadvantaged groups through the intersecting structures of caste, class, and gender.