How 4 Women In Rural Maharashtra Regained Their Eyesight Through A Student...
The NSS unit of KC College continues to adhere religiously to their motto,“Not me but you”, in their initiative to help society. Driven by the will to bring about change, the unit has ventured into an...
View ArticleWhy I Haven’t Enjoyed Watching India-Pakistan Matches For The last 15 Years
An Open Letter to the International Cricket Council Dear Sir, I write this open letter. Sir, I want to bring to your kind notice the increasing hostility due to the cricket matches between the two...
View Articleक्या भारत अब कश्मीरी पंडितों का पलायन भूल चुका है?
1986, सिख समुदाय के लिये हालात बहुत सामान्य नहीं थे, इसलिए परिवार के साथ हमेशा के लिए पंजाब जाना तय हुआ। उस दौरान हुई तकलीफों से समझ आया कि पलायन एक दौड़ रही ज़िंदगी को रोकने के साथ-साथ और भी बहुत सी...
View Article“किस्मत वाले हैं वो बुज़ुर्ग जो अपने बच्चों के साथ रहते हैं”
बुढ़ापा—आज नहीं तो कल सबको आना ही है। बेशक वो बुज़ुर्ग क़िस्मतवर हैं जो बुढ़ापे में अपनी औलाद के साथ रह पाते हैं। आज के समाज में तेज़ी से फैलते हुए ‘न्यूक्लियर फैमिली’ कल्चर ने ‘जॉइंट फैमिली’ के काँसेप्ट...
View ArticleWhy Violence In Darjeeling Is A Failure Of Bengal’s Legacy
The recent political trauma and ideological tension in the Darjeeling hills mounted in the wake of Mamata Banerjee’s ruling TMC government’s decision to impose the Bengali language. This created a...
View Articleबड़ा दिलचस्प है मेरा मुल्क, एक खेल से मेरी वतनपरस्ती तौलता है
कल रात तरावीह की नमाज़ पढ़ने के बाद मस्जिद से घर की ओर लौट रहा था। रास्ते में कई जगहों पर युवा लड़कों की नुक्कड़ सभाएं मिली। पाकिस्तान भारत को बड़े रन अंतराल से हरा चुका था। चर्चा ज़ोरों पर थी, कुछ...
View ArticleHow A Determined 15-Year-Old From A Rag Picking Community Is Finding Hope In...
By Mridula Narayan: A first generation school-goer from a rag picking community finds hope in education. Ritu (name changed) was gasping for breath as she entered the room where I was waiting to meet...
View ArticleWhat India’s Property Laws Mean For Women
“Of all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex.” – Mahatma Gandhi Regardless of...
View Article4 Reasons Why You Should Join The Struggle To Solve India’s Social Problems
By Gaurav Shah, Founder of Indian School of Development and Management (ISDM): The past eight to 12 months have given me a fabulous opportunity to interact with a lot of young and bright individuals....
View ArticleWhy Indian Millennials Need Yoga More Than Their Parents
Three basic components of human beings are the body, the mind and the soul. Corresponding to these, there are three needs — health, knowledge and inner peace. Health is a physical need, knowledge is...
View ArticleWatch: The Story Of A Boy Who Dances In A Sari For Hundreds Of Men
The boy who dances in a sari to titillate men. At first glance, Lalit seems like any other boy in Bihar, having finished his BA degree, and preparing for his entrance exams. But to help pay for his...
View ArticleIf The Prophet Allowed Women’s Entry In Mosques, Why Are They Still Banned?
Does a woman’s entry to a masjid or eidgah (a place where Muslims congregate for Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha celebrations) create fitna (distress)? If yes, then why not in the Hajj pilgrimage and Umrah...
View Articleगर्लफ्रेंड के साथ पार्क में बैठने के ‘जुर्म’में पुलिस ने किया गिरफ्तार
एडिटर्स नोट: लेखक द्वारा बताए गए मामले तफ्तीश के सिलसिले में जब हमने एस.आइ. सुरुचि शिवहरे से फोन पर बात की तो उन्होंने विवेक और उसकी महिला दोस्त के पार्क में आपत्तिजनक स्थिति में पकड़े जाने की बात कही।...
View ArticleWhy I Feel We Shouldn’t Forget About Getting Fit As We Fight Body Shaming
Disclaimer: This article is written to spread awareness of the health disadvantages of being underweight and overweight, and is not promoting body-shaming in any way. It’s talking only about health and...
View Articleसोशल मीडिया का इस्तेमाल ऐसा भी, ज़रूरतमंदों तक वक्त पर पहुंचाया जा रहा है खून
भारतीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार देश में प्रति वर्ष 120 लाख यानि 1.20 करोड़ यूनिट खून की ज़रूरत पड़ती है, जबकि महज़ 90 लाख लोग ही हर साल रक्तदान करते हैं। ऐसे में सोशल मीडिया के माध्यम से...
View Articleसबसे युवा देश क्यूं चुनता है बूढ़े राजनेता?
राजनीतिक पार्टियां युवाशक्ति की बात तो अक्सर किया करती हैं, लेकिन युवाओं के हाथों में नेतृत्व सौंपने का सवाल उठता है, तो वे कन्नी काट जाती हैं। खासकर चुनाव के वक्त तो युवा वोटरों के बारे में बहुत-सी...
View ArticleHow This Radio Station Is Helping Fight Racial Discrimination In Bengaluru
Being a person from north-east India and living in a metropolitan city is not easy. It is even tougher if you have not grown up in the city and have migrated for your career and only have your...
View ArticleKalki Koechlin’s Poem ‘Noise’ Is An Accurate Reflection Of The Clamour Of Our...
Within two days of its release on the Youtube channel BLUSH, Kalki Koechlin’s “Noise”, a slam poem, has lived up to its name. Google’s already showing more than a lakh results on “Kalki Koechlin...
View ArticleThe Tragic Reason This Remote Rajasthan Village Is Called The ‘Village Of...
Fifty kilometres off the Taj Mahal, on the border that separates Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan, a steep, rocky path off the highway leads one to thorny ravines. Inside these precipitous gorges of...
View ArticleA Story Of An Interfaith Iftar. You Should Attend One To Get Your Religious...
It was a regular Monday morning at work when my phone beeped. It was Seema Rao, my friend who had messaged to invite me for an Interfaith Iftar gathering organized over the weekend, of which she was...
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