How Development Management Can Solve The Problems Of India’s Social Sector
By Ravi Sreedharan, founder of Indian School of Development Management: While the ‘Indian’ civilisation may even date back to 5500 years ago, India as an ‘independent’ nation is only 70 years old. As...
View ArticleDear Mr Goswami, I Admire You As A Businessman But Not As A Journalist
Arnab Goswami – the man who was perhaps the sole reason why the national news channel, Times Now, enjoyed top viewership for years. However, one fine day, he chose to move on. Today, he is the driving...
View ArticleBeyond Touch: What If An Abuser Doesn’t Touch The Child At All?
I meet many proactive parents who have already spoken with their children regarding ‘safe touch’ and ‘unsafe touch’. That’s a great first step! Now, the question is, what will a child do if the abuse...
View ArticleSomeone Is Employing Children In My Neighbourhood. What Can I Do?
“One in every 11 children in India is working. Eighty percent of working children are based in rural areas and three out of four of these children work in agriculture, as cultivators or in household...
View Articleपुलिस आई झुग्गियां तोड़ी, झुग्गियां जली/जलाई गई अब सब खामोश हैं
खुसरो पार्क की उजाड़ दी गई झुग्गी बस्ती। “यहां से जाओ, हालात खराब मत करो।” – राम निवास (इंस्पेक्टर) “इनके छोटे बच्चे हैं ये कहां जाएंगे।” – मुस्कान (दूसरी कक्षा की छात्रा और पास की फैक्ट्री में रहती है)...
View Articleस्नेह दी को सिर्फ ब्रेस्ट कैंसर ने नहीं, उनके परिवार ने भी मारा
जब मेरे इनबॉक्स में दिल वाला मैसेज आया तो आंखों के सामने एक बार फिर धुंधली सी तस्वीर साफ़ हो गई । ब्रेस्ट कैंसर का नाम आते ही एक ही शख़्स का चेहरा सामने आता है वो हैं हमारी स्नेह दी। स्नेह दी जिनका...
View Articleपरहेज़ एड्स से करिए एड्स के मरीज़ों से नहीं
भारत के बढ़ते विकास को देखते हुए अक्सर गर्व महसूस होता है। लेकिन बढ़ती जनसँख्या के अनुपात में बढ़ती बीमारी और उसकी जानकारी के अभाव को देखते हुए ये लगता है कि कही यह देश के विकास में अवरोधक ना हो। अगर हम...
View ArticleWhy UP And Its Govt. Will Crumble Unless It Is Divided Into Smaller States
As I write this article, stories of rapes, caste conflicts, murders, and robberies keep cropping up in Uttar Pradesh, a state with 200 million people. The most recent one is the horrific gang-rape of...
View ArticleMeet The Man Who Left His Lavish Dubai Job To Teach Kids On Gujarat’s Footpaths
I write this from Ahmedabad where I am visiting my family. Today, I had the good fortune of acquainting myself with Virat Shah, the founder of Sarvodaya Footpath School. Virat Shah claims to operate...
View Articleवो हमारी शादी की रात थी जब मेरे पति ने मुझे ये बात बताई
क्या सचमुच में ये एक शादी भी थी? पिछले कुछ सालों में मैंने ये सवाल खुद से कई दफा पूछा है। शादी और एंगेजमेंट के बीच का एक साल बहुत ही प्यार से गुज़रा। मेरा मंगेतर लगातार मुझसे बातें करता था, दिल्ली में...
View Articleहमारा एक दोस्त एकदम “भंगी जैसा”है, क्या आपका भी ?
क्लास शुरू होने में थोड़ा ही समय बाकी था और मैं जल्दबाज़ी में तैयार होकर जल्दी से अपने कमरे से निकल गयी | कल राहुल क्लास में न होते हुए भी क्लास में था क्यूंकि सब उसी की बातें कर रहे थे, सबसे पीछे की...
View ArticleHave 3 Years Of Modi Govt. Eroded Democracy?
India is soon to become the fastest-growing nation among G-20 nations. To the rest of the world, we are a superpower in the making. Moreover, it is also projected to become the youngest country in the...
View ArticleHere’s What We Need To Do To Make India More Accessible For Persons With...
Disabled. This is what you are categorised as in a country like India when you suffer from a physical limitation. But does that really mean, that they don’t have any abilities and are worthless? Well,...
View ArticlePolicemen In Delhi Allegedly Beat Up Man For Crashing Into Their Bike
During the wee hours on May 18, a businessman named Amit Jindal, from Sec-11, Rohini was coming back home. The time was around 1-1:30 a.m and Amit’s car barged into the motorbike of policemen (180...
View ArticleDuring My Periods, I Could Only Rely On My Grandmother – Guess What She Told Me!
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...
View ArticleWatch: How This Incredible Couple Paid Homage To Every Single Indian Army Martyr
Major General Somnath Jha and Mrs Chitra Jha are a strong couple who took an incredible journey across every Indian state to honour every fallen soldier of the Indian Army by cycling over 12,000...
View Articleभारत की “आवारा भीड़ के खतरे”को पहचानिये
लोग फिर जमा हो रहे हैं धर्म के नाम पर, जातियों-उपजातियों के नाम पर, क्षेत्र और समुदाय से लेकर गौरक्षा के नाम पर पर। सवाल यह है इंसानों की रक्षा के लिए कितने लोग जुड़ रहे हैं? शुद्ध हवा, पेड़ और स्वच्छ...
View ArticleDear Muslim Sisters, Stop Pretending That You Don’t Bleed During Ramadan
Are you a person with a uterus? Are you not expecting a baby anytime soon? Have you not had your menopause yet? Well then, there are chances that you are going to bleed every single month. Be it during...
View Articleक्यूं दलित नौजवान अब ‘अपने’ मीडिया की बात ज़ोर-शोर से कर रहे हैं
जंतर-मंतर पर भीम आर्मी के विशाल प्रदर्शन की एक तस्वीर। फोटो आभार : फेसबुक पेज, भीम आर्मी मई 21-2017, सुबह से भीड़ जमा होनी शुरू हो गयी थी जंतर-मंतर पर। देखते ही देखते आसमान का नीला रंग ज़मीन ओढ़ने लगी...
View Article9 Unique Experiences Only Working For An NGO Could Have Given Me
How NGOs work, and how to be a part of one, has remained a mystery for far too long. These social organisations are in dire need of great talent in all spheres. Volunteering or working full time is a...
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