What’s It Like Being A Social Entrepreneur? This CEO Has The Answer For You
I had been volunteering with various youth organisations in my school and college days. During this period, I realised that many of my friends also wanted to volunteer and work with various...
View ArticleDear Maa, I Wish You Could See This Before You Leave
Hugs, gifts, cakes, candles – these are what people give their mothers on Mother’s Day. I sit here outside the ICU, watching my mother battle for life. With tears in my eyes and pain in my heart, I...
View ArticleI Struggled For Food For 25 Years, Now My Mission Is To Provide Food To Millions
Experiences shape a man. The ones in childhood impact him the most. A child’s upbringing, the nurturing of his dreams and the fulfilment of his innocent desires by his parents shape his future. But I...
View Article4 Things You Should Do If You’re Unhappy With Your Career
On a hot sunny afternoon, sipping green tea and exploring ideas for personal growth makes me think about the obsession of millennials with social media. As I go through the swamp of ‘getting married’...
View ArticleAll Students And Parents Stressing Over Exam Results Need To Read This
By Sunita Nagpal: It is that time of the year when board results are due. A month ago it was the pre-exam stress and now it is the post exam stress. It was about tricky questions, peer and parental...
View ArticleWhy Board Exams For Class 11 Could Be Good For Tamil Nadu’s Failing Education...
The story of the Tamil Nadu government introducing public board exams for class 11 has been occupying prime time today and I happened to catch a part of a talk show, on a popular Tamil news channel....
View Article4 Simple Ways Parents Can Make Family Time An Important Part Of Their Child’s...
By Richa Shukla: A child’s first relationship is with their parents. They acclimatise to the world around them with the support and love he receives from his parents. Family serves as the backbone and...
View ArticleWhy Kapil Sibal Is Wrong To Think That Triple Talaq Is Simply A Matter Of Faith
The arguments made by the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB)’s counsel, Kapil Sibal, in the apex court, which is hearing the issue of contentious triple talaq practice prevalent only in...
View Article‘Izzatnagari Ki Asabhya Betiyaan’: Bold Documentary Challenges Khap...
Every year, 1 in 5 honour killings in the world is from India. In our 21st-century ‘developing’ country, shackles of caste stop young people from choosing whom they can and cannot love, whom they can...
View ArticleThousands Die From Water-Borne Diseases Each Year: Here’s What The Govt Can Do
“Fixing dreadful sanitation in India requires not just building lavatories but also changing habits.” – The Economist. Water, sanitation, and hygiene, also referred to as WASH, are all essential...
View ArticleI Am A Delhiite, But This Is Why I Am Ashamed To Associate With My City
Having lived in Delhi for all these years, I can testify to the fact that the air quality in Delhi has gone from bad to worse over the years. We used taking pride in being Delhiites but now all of us...
View ArticleRemembering Assam’s Barak Valley Martyrs, Who Fought For Their Language
On October 10, 1960, the Bimala Prasad Chaliha government in Assam attempted one of the most direct attacks on the multi-lingual and multi-ethnic fabric of the state. On the basis of a proposal made in...
View ArticleWatch: How People Reacted To A Father Wanting To ‘Dump’ His Baby Girl
On the occasion of Mother’s Day, this year, “The Uncivilised Indian” came up with a social experiment to expose the harsh realities of India. A guy acts as the father of a new-born baby girl. He roams...
View Articleबिहार में सरकारी नौकरी के क्रेज़ और दहेज की क्या है केमिस्ट्री
बिहार में सरकारी नौकरी का बड़ा क्रेज है। किसी बच्चे के नामकरण से पहले, उस पर किसी न किसी सरकारी नौकरी का ठप्पा डाल दिया जाता है। किसी भी सरकारी नौकरी; रेलवे, बैंक, एसएससी, पीसीएस, आर्म फोर्सेज़,...
View Articleयूपी में दहेज और धोखा फैशन बा
1982 में आई “फिल्म नदियां के पार” ने उस जमाने में धूम मचा दी थी और जिसमें “गुंजन” और “चम्पा” के बीच के प्यार से लेकर शादी तक को बड़ी ही सहजता और सरलता से दिखाया गया था। पर आज जो लोग पूर्वी उतर प्रदेश से...
View Articleभारत की आईटी इंडस्ट्री पर क्यों मंडरा रहा है छंटनी का खतरा?
साल 2009 के अगस्त महीने के आखरी दिन, पुरानी जॉब जा चुकी थी और मैं नई जॉब की तलाश में गुड़गांव आया हुआ था। रात के 10 बजे एक दोस्त मुझे लेने आया, उसने आसरा भी दिया, हिम्मत भी और उस रात का खाना भी। दूसरे...
View Article5 Things I Learnt After Giving Up My Phone For A Day
A few days back, I had gone out with my friends for lunch. ‘Fortunately’, I must say, I forgot to charge my phone or carry a power-bank. So, finding myself ‘phone-less’ for a while – and feeling like a...
View Articleसामाजिक व्यवस्था का सबसे प्राचीन रूप है ग्रामसभा
भारत में पिछले 70 वर्षों से जिस लोकतंत्र का अनुसरण किया जा रहा है उसे प्रतिनिधि लोकतंत्र (Representative democracy) कहते हैं। इसमे देश की जनता अपने लिए प्रतिनिधि चुनती है जो किसी जिले या संसदीय क्षेत्र...
View Article27 And Unmarried: My Life Must Be Going Down The Drain
This is what it finally comes down to! The rebellious ones get away with almost everything, while the slightly-sincere ones become victims of emotional distress caused by your very own people – your...
View ArticleHow A Simple Water Wheel Is Changing Women’s Lives In Maharashtra
From the time when Nasreen was a little girl, she knew only one way of fetching water – walking miles to the nearest well and carrying 10-20 litres of water in steel pots over her head or around her...
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