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I Almost Died At Justin Bieber’s $4 Million Mumbai Concert
To begin with, we had an amazing time at the Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour. It was a great event, and except for the box office fiasco and the following incident, we have only nice things to say...
View ArticleThese Legendary Journalists Show Where Today’s Media Has Gone Wrong
I would like to reveal my anxieties to you, starting with two anecdotes. During the second decade of the last century, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi used to run a Hindi newspaper called Pratap. Pir Muhammad...
View ArticleMy Friend’s Story Made Me Realise How We Mistreat People With Learning...
People with learning disabilities are treated very poorly in India, mostly due to the stigma that society has against them. If the stigma is addressed and people become more comfortable with those who...
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As An Independent Indian Woman, Why Are My Options Just ‘Be Single Or Get...
And today for the umpteenth time, my mom confronted me about being in a relationship. The only difference this time is that I have completed my master’s and got myself a job. So now, my previous claims...
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Remember This Before Getting Upset With A Security Guard For Their Extra Checks
When I go to a friend’s house, the security guard asks me to write my name, address, telephone number as well as the flat number and the name of the flat owner who I have come to meet, in the register....
View Articleजसवंत खालरा वो इंसान जो शमशान से लावारिस लाशों का सुबूत ले आया था
साल 1987, पंजाब अखबारों की सुर्खियों में था और हर दिन पंजाब के बारे में कोई न कोई खबर प्रकाशित हो रही थी। पंजाब के बाहर सिखों के प्रति बढ़ती नफरत को देखते हुए पिता जी ने हमें पंजाब भेजने का फैसला किया।...
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मेट्रो की स्त्रीवादी महिलाओं के लिए गांव की वो महिला गंदगी थी
स्टेशन पर मेट्रो के रुकते ही उसकी मासूम आंखें देख रही थीं मेट्रो को। वो कुछ समझ पाती कि उससे पहले ही भीड़ ने उसे धक्का दे सवार कर दिया मेट्रो पर। उसके सिर पर एक गठरी थी, वो धक्के खाती हुई एक कोने में...
View ArticleWatch: A Tribute To Sex Workers Who Fight To Give Their Children A Better Future
There are an estimated 8 million women involved in sex work in India. They struggle to realise their fundamental rights and negotiate through threats to their safety, health, dignity and well-being,...
View ArticleThis Is How Consumerism Is Killing 400,000 People Every Year
By Ira Sahai: With a booming economy comes high disposable income, which directly leads to an upsurge in consumption. For years we believed this formula is the secret sauce behind the high growth of...
View ArticleNo, Menstruation Is Not Just A Woman’s Concern
This story is a part of Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign #IAmNotDown to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene and start a conversation on how sanitary pads can be made more affordable. If you have an opinion...
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Indian Women Are Leaving Education Because They Can’t Access Sanitary Pads
This story is a part of Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign #IAmNotDown to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene and start a conversation on how sanitary pads can be made more affordable. If you have an opinion...
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I Saw An Air Hostess Being Harassed In-Flight, And The Culprits Escaped...
As I boarded the SpiceJet flight SG104 from Chennai on May 6, 2017, scheduled at 7 AM, I had only two things on my mind – eat and sleep till it reached Delhi. Little did I know that I’d be losing my...
View ArticleThis Mother’s Day, Let’s Not Forget The ‘Mothers You Despise’
I’d been to a marriage lately. It had all the pomp and show that Indian marriages have. Thinking of dowry? Yeah, it was given. I have no proof of it, but I heard people saying that the groom (who’s an...
View Articleबिहार में दहेज समस्या नहीं सामाजिक प्रतिष्ठा बन चुका है
दहेज़ हमारे समाज के टूटने की वो पराकाष्ठा है जहां आकर सब कुछ ठहर गया है। इससे निजात पाने के लिए तमाम रास्ते भी ढूंढे जा रहे हैं लेकिन कोई पुख्ता रास्ता निकलना अभी बाकि है। मैं बिहार से ताल्लुक रखता हूं...
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What I Learned From The Two Amazing Mothers In My Life
How much has been written on this – and yet, how much more can be written? That mellifluous word, when heard, taps into our soul, and tears well up in our eyes. Imagine the connect we have with this...
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In This Village In Gujarat, Women Give Away Their Hair To Buy Utensils
As part of my India Fellow journey, I worked with the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a legal aid organisation in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Foremost of CSJ’s vision is to create a network of legal aid...
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Young Girls In Gujarat Are Learning About Periods Through Cool Science...
This story is a part of Youth Ki Awaaz’s campaign #IAmNotDown to spread awareness on menstrual hygiene and start a conversation on how sanitary pads can be made more affordable. If you have an opinion...
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How PM Modi’s Digital India Dream Can Empower These 12 Million Indians
Digital India is a transformative idea that needs to be exploited beyond its present scope to bring persons with blindness and visual impairment into the mainstream. Terms like digital literacy,...
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Why Is No Woman Judge Part Of The Supreme Court Bench Deciding On Triple Talaq?
Talaq! Talaq! Talaq! These three magical words today possess the power to rob a Muslim woman in India of her marital rights. While there is a lack of consensus as to whether triple talaq is valid in a...
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These Kids Showed Me What’s Wrong With Our Education System Today
By Sanya Sagar: When I graduated from school, I wanted to be a geneticist. Three years into my education at Delhi University, I wanted to have nothing to do with Science anymore. The way we ‘learnt’...
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