Watch: A Haunting Short Film About A Drowning Refugee’s Letter To Her Mother
“Sorry I Drowned” is inspired by a letter allegedly found on the body of someone who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, due to the prevailing cynical politics of our day. The truth behind the...
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Dear Fashion Designers, Do You Really Want Your Work To Make Us Uncomfortable?
Dear famous fashion designer, There are many things I admire about your brand – your impeccable attention to detail, the craftsmanship in your designs, the quality of your garments and your astounding...
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क्या हिंदी मीडियम श्यामप्रकाश की कहानी हो सकती थी?
लेख का शीर्षक शायद थोड़ा अटपटा लगे, लेकिन एक अच्छी फिल्म की यही खासियत होती है कि उसके कई आयाम होते हैं या हो सकते हैं। हिंदी मीडियम, अंग्रेज़ी के प्रति आज़ाद भारत में बढ़ते दास भाव, और शिक्षा के...
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7 Ways The Working Indian Woman Can Make Fitness A Part Of Her Daily Life
When a woman is healthy and fit, she can pursue her career with dedication and honesty. But she always tends to ignore her health and fitness and go on living only for others. And the end result is...
View ArticleI Looked For ‘Dark-Skinned’ Women On A Matrimonial Site, And Found This
As I run a startup that offers an online platform for Indians to create their private marriage biodata, I am always browsing matchmaking sites to benchmark my product. In the process, I find out trends...
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ये भारत की भीड़ है, जान लेकर वजह तक नहीं पूछती
हमारा तार्किक मन छोटा होता है, बस ज़रा सी आवाज़ कहीं से आती है, भीड़ का एक शोर होता है, इसके बाद मां-बहन की गंदी-गंदी गालियां, चीख पुकार की आवाज़, खूब हल्ला, दौड़ने-भागने और चिल्लाने की आवाज़ें, मानो देश पर...
View ArticleNo Country For Those Without An Aadhaar? Questions That Still Remain Unanswered
Quite frankly, it is nothing short of a confusion. It is difficult to differentiate cause from effect because the outcome seems quite muddled up under half-baked assertions and nuances of social...
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What Falling In Love Means To Me As A Girl With Disability
‘Disability’ is a term which has been defined and redefined many times and in many ways. And we can say the same about ‘love’. Both these terms lack a pre-defined meaning – that is why they are perfect...
View ArticleBrought Up Abroad, I Was Taught That Caste Doesn’t Exist. Then I Moved To India
Last month, my grandma recited a story to me that she had heard on the news: “Boy and girl love each other – but boy is from a lower caste. The families disapprove but they elope anyway. A few weeks...
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लंदन में आग: तो सुरक्षा में खामियां वहां भी होती हैं!
पश्चिमी लंदन की 27 मंजिला रिहाइशी इमारत ग्रेनफेल टावर में भीषण आग ने भारी तबाही मचाई है। आग में कितने लोगों की मौत हुई है, इसका आंकड़ा तो सामने नहीं आया है, लेकिन वहां के अफसरान इसे ‘बड़ा अग्निकांड’ बता...
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प्रधानमंत्री जी, ‘सबका साथ-सबका विकास’में मैला ढोने वाली दलित महिलाएं कहां हैं?
माननीय प्रधानमंत्री, नरेन्द्र मोदी जी, मैं आपका ध्यान आपके ही नारे ‘सबका साथ सबका विकास’ की तरफ ले जाना चाहूंगी। इस नारे में क्या वे महिलाएं भी शामिल हैं जो अपने माथे पर ‘मानव-मल’ उठाने के लिए विवश हैं...
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The Amazing Way These Teenagers In Mumbai Are Fighting Against Child Labour
A small yet eye-catching poster flutters on the blue cloth lining the Bal Kamgar Virodhi Sangathana (BKVS) stall at PUKAR’s annual exhibition and graduation ceremony. It reads: “Only the worst thief...
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पर्यावरण तो यार मानो ‘Holy Cow’ बन गया है
पर्यावरण दिवस आया और चला गया, कुछ समय पहले एक दोस्त ने कहा था कि “पर्यावरण तो यार मानो ‘Holy Cow’ बन गया है।” लेकिन इस पर कुछ भी कहना अजीब सा ही है– पेड़ लगाओ तो ऑक्सीजन मिलेगी, हरे-भरे पेड़ मत काटो...
View Article5 Tax Hacks For The Employed And Confused Millennial
Let’s face it – everyone of us is on the lookout for ways to save our hard-earned money from being eaten by the tax monster. But sadly, a large fraction of people often fail to do so. The reason is...
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कुछ साल पहले सीमा बिस्वास का एक नाटक देखने को मिला था। रबीन्द्रनाथ रचित ‘स्त्रीर पत्र’ समाज में स्त्रियों की दयनीय स्थिति को बयां कर रहा था। हालांकि, इन मुद्दों पर कई नाटक पहले भी देख चुकी थी। मगर सीमा...
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Your Online Privacy Means Nothing, And There’s Not Much You Can Do About It
When you sign up on Facebook, you are asked to provide your personal information (name, address, email, etc.). At the end of the page, it is mentioned that Facebook won’t leak your personal data to any...
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These Fantastic Women Are Clearing Your Trash To Save The Planet, And You Can...
By Chitra Mukherjee: Munni, Sattoo, Srimati, Shakuntala, Gayatri, Anguri… all women working for a cleaner sustainable environment, all women who leave their houses at 7 am every day in green coats and...
View ArticleIn The Name Of Ram
It has been a couple of weeks since my grandmother passed away amid the chants of “Ram naam satya hai” which still reverberate in all the corners of our house. This slogan, bearing the name of Ram,...
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This Gap In Our Healthcare System Prevents Me From Seeking Treatment For A...
Eight years ago, when I was 16, I was diagnosed with a rare neurological disorder. The condition is known as spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), which is one among a group of genetic disorders characterised...
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An Inspiring Train Journey Taught Me That The Real India Is To Be Found In...
Every journey is an escape that leads one to an experience. After the completion of my graduation, I constantly faced the question – what now? Overcome by pressure, I thought it was high time to take a...
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