Raped By A 14-Year-Old And Forced To Stay Silent: A Widow’s Story From Rural...
Aroti village is located in Sangli district, Maharashtra. The houses are located on the outskirts of the village. Most of the people live in poverty, working as agricultural hands and hardly having any...
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Why Today’s Corporate Offices Must Stop Taking Employee Mental Health Lightly
After having worked for two years in the corporate sector and one year in an NGO, and as I grow older, I have realised the importance of having a safe and nurturing culture in office spaces. Every...
View Articleआज के भारतीय मुसलमान ना तो विदेशी आक्रांता हैं, न ही उनके वंशज
आस्था जुनून पैदा करती है, अपने विश्वास की रक्षा के लिए मर मिट जाने का जुनून। लेकिन इस देश में गाय से जुड़ी आस्था की हालत विचित्र है। गौशाला में भूख से तड़प-तड़प कर मरती गायें हों या सड़कों पर भूख के...
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अबके सावन भीग जाइये ऐसे की मन झमाझम हो जाए
अंग्रेज़ी में कहिए तो महीना जुलाई का है और हिन्दी में समझिए तो महीना सावन का है। सावन मतलब बरसात और बरसात मतलब हरियाली। बारिश अगर ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा ना हो तो इससे खूबसूरत कुछ नहीं होता। हरिवंश राय बच्चन...
View ArticleMen, You Need To Talk To Your Sons About Sexual Violence And Consent
Remember how you grew up being taken care of by your mother? Remember how you went straight to your mom whenever you needed anything, but when you sought permission, your father was the way to go? Yep....
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Why I Don’t Want To Be Called A Social Worker
By Gaurav Shah, Founder of Indian School of Development Management (ISDM): A ‘professional’ is someone who is part of a profession. So, what really is a ‘profession’ – and why are some areas of work...
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Why Marx Continues To Be Relevant Even 200 Years After His Birth
“You can tell that the capitalist system is in trouble when people start talking about capitalism,” Terry Eagleton in the preface to his book, “Why Marx Was Right”. However, to understand the...
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Protecting It From Slaughter But Torturing It For Milk: The Holy Cow’s Ordeal
The word ‘lynching’ on the front page of a newspaper isn’t something that comes as an astonishment these days. People have been killed over allegedly smuggling cows or eating beef which has infuriated...
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जिस नेपोटिज़्म से कंगना लड़ रही हैं, उसके ज़िम्मेदार हम सब हैं
अभी और पिछले कई महीनों से चर्चा में रहे कंगना रनाउत के बयान, जिनमें उन्होनें खुद को एक मज़बूत महिला के रूप में पेश किया और बताया कि कैसे भाई-भतीजावाद (नेपोटिज़्म) ने बॉलीवुड को जकड़ रखा है। अब क्यूंकि बात...
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A Moo-ving Interview With An Indian Cow
There are people, there are animals, there are gods. Then there are those who have gone beyond the realm of humanity and divinity and achieved greatness. Yes, we are talking about the Indian cow....
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क्या राईट टू प्राइवेसी हमारा फंडामेंटल राईट नहीं होना चाहिए?
फेसबुक पर अगर कोई आपको इनबॉक्स करके ये पूछे कि अभी तक जाग रही हैं, तो कई बार अजीब लगता है। ऐसा लगता है कि तुमको क्यूं बताएं कि क्यूं जाग रहे हैं। ऐसा लगता है मानो कोई हमारी प्राइवेसी में दखल दे रहा हो।...
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क्या एक बड़ी मंडी मात्र है गरीबी का सबसे निचला स्तर?
दुनिया में गरीबी और भुखमरी के विषय पर अथॉरिटी हैं हावर्ड बिजनेस स्कूल के ग्लोबल पावर्टी प्रोजेक्ट के प्रोफेसर कस्तूरीरंगन। उनके साथ प्रोफेसर जॉन क्वेल्च इत्यादि की टीम ने विश्व में भुखमरी का गहन अध्ययन...
View Article8 Things You Don’t Know About Us Indian Army Brats
Whether you love them or you hate them, you all have at least one friend who is a certified Army Brat. There are times when their stories make you feel like they are bluffing. Believe it if you will,...
View ArticleSunny Leone Gets Slut Shamed For Adopting A Baby. Why The Hell?
Sunny Leone recently adopted 21-month-old Nisha Kaur Weber from the Latur district of Maharashtra. In my opinion, having a child is a personal decision of the couple but in India, once you are a...
View Articleमहिलाओं के नंगे जिस्म के भूखे देश में सनी लियोनी हो जाना
आपके माता- पिता क्या करते हैं? बस यूँ ही पूछ रही। इससे ये पता चल जाएगा कि आप आगे क्या करेंगे! अब हमारे यहां तो नेता का बच्चा नेता, अभिनेता का बच्चा अभिनेता और व्यापारी का बच्चा व्यापारी। एकदम करियर सेट...
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Of Chester Bennington And Social Media Grieving
For the past few days, grief and loss have been recurring themes in most of the things I’ve read. I read Paul Kalanithi’s memoir, “When Breath Becomes Air”. Paul was a neurosurgeon who was diagnosed...
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Meet The Woman In Meghalaya Creating One-Of-A-Kind Shoes For People With...
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” – so said a wise person. I have often wondered how true this statement is and what example would portray it best. Today,...
View ArticleCan A Clean Energy Revolution Empower Rural India?
Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon described energy as “the golden thread that connects economic growth, social equity, and environmental sustainability” in an event address at Washington DC. This...
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दूबे अंकल का बस चले तो पेट से ही आला और मशीन लेकर पैदा हो बच्चा
कल शाम हमारे घर पर एक करीबी रिश्तेदार का आना हुआ। वह जनाब बड़े चिंतित नज़र आ रहे थे। उनकी शक्ल पर शिकन कुछ यूँ विराज़मान थी, मानो किसी फरेबी ने उनकी दोनों किडनियां ही निकाल ली हो। जिस पर गौर करते हुए...
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Why I Took The ‘Coward’s Way Out’ When I Saw Some Men Laugh At ‘Lipstick...
[SPOILER ALERT] “I am so excited to watch this movie. The wait has been too long,” I excitedly said to my girl-gang as we entered the hall to watch “Lipstick Under My Burkha”. Much has been talked...
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