जा रे हिंदी तुम अपनी संतानों को ऑक्सीजन खरीदने की ताकत भी ना दे पाई
अगस्त में हमने ‘मौत’ के बारे में लिखा और सितम्बर में हम ‘हिंदी’ के बारे में लिखेंगे। चूकि अगस्त मौत का महीना है और सितम्बर मौत के कारण जानने का! खैर पहेली को छोड़िए और इस प्रश्न पर विचार कीजिए कि हिंदी...
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42 Million Indians Have Been Displaced Because Of The Govt’s Obsession With...
“We will request you to move from your houses after the dam comes up. If you move it will be good. Otherwise we shall release the waters and drown you all.” This statement may sound like something a...
View ArticleYou Have Nothing To Fear About The Blue Whale Challenge
A quick Google search for news related to the phrase ‘Blue Whale Challenge’ returns new results every time. Either a new case has been reported or someone is calling for the game to be banned or for...
View Articleसत्ता तो आनी-जानी है, आओ इस देश में मुहब्बत बचा लें
वह सड़क पर पेशाब करते दो नौजवानों को रोक रहा था और इसकी कीमत उसे अपनी जान देकर चुकानी पड़ी। पर वह सच्चे मायनों में एक ‘शहीद’ था। जब स्वामी विवेकानंद के शिकागो में हुए विश्व धर्म सम्मलेन के संबोधन को याद...
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Why India Needs To Stop Looking At The West For Answers On Development
Influential cultural heritage, rich geographical features and respect for all religions are the prominent qualities of India. If you measure the development of India according to global standards, then...
View ArticleWhy The Mass Popularity Of ‘Bol Na Aunty Aau Kya’ Reeks Of Privilege
“Cringe-pop – it’s so bad, you can’t stop watching.” From Dhinchak Pooja and Taher Shah to the resurrection of Om Prakash Mishra’s “Bol Na Aunty Aau Kya,” there seems to be a rise in the viewership of...
View ArticleStudying Humanities Is As Hard As Science, Then Why The Bias?
“Beta tum toh ache student ho, fir arts kyu le rhe ho (You are a very good student. So, why are you taking up humanities?)” “Arts field me koi career nahi hai (There is no career option in the arts...
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8 Learnings From The Shocking Ryan International Incident
The recent, unfortunate death of the 7-year-old student at Gurgaon’s Ryan International School has enraged and stunned the nation. However, what is even more disturbing is that it takes the death of a...
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Why Do Men Feel Threatened By Women Bonding Over Social Media?
As women belonging to the upper class/upper middle class/elite, we are a privileged lot who take a number of things for granted, including access to the internet, social media, and mobile phones...
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As A Student From Sikkim, Admission To DU Was A Complete Nightmare
My admission into Lady Shri Ram College was through Delhi University’s reservation for Sikkimese students last year. Like every other student, I was very excited about studying in DU. However, the...
View ArticleIt’s ‘Simran’ Time. And It’s Time To Reflect On How We Treat Divorcees
While Kangana hops from one studio to the other, speaking her mind out and spilling beans from pods that people knew existed but never spoke about. We are forgetting something – that besides being one...
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How Sudden Unemployment Of Factory Workers In Assam Is Affecting Their Kids
“I can’t pay my admission fees or hostel fees due to the financial crisis. My father hasn’t yet received his salary for the past nine months,” said Kripal Hazarika, a MSc student whose father is an...
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Why India Needs Open Data
By Nayantara Nanda: “We are now at a tipping point, where rather than being an add-on, data is becoming the new currency that is revolutionising life as we know it.” – Pramod Singh, Chief Analytics...
View ArticleThis Moving Film Brought Back The Kolkata I’ve Always Wanted To See
Editor’s Note: As part of our coverage of PSBT’s Open Frame Film Festival And Forum 2017 that is going on in Delhi (13th – 19th September), Youth Ki Awaaz will be featuring reviews of films and...
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Talking To Married Women About Sex Showed Me How Little Wives Think About...
Ironically, in a sanctimonious institution, undesired marital sex is a grim reality that its women have to live with each day, without any reprieve. It wouldn’t be preposterous to say that largely,...
View Articleसेक्स की अदालत का यह एपिसोड ‘बेटा पैदा करना बीवी का धर्म है’वाली सोच का सच है
लड़का पैदा होगा कि लड़की वाला जो डिबेट चलता है अपने यहां उसके बारे में लिखना भी अब चुनौती है। मतलब क्या लिखा जाए कहां से लिखा जाए। और फिर ये जो समझ पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी ट्रांसफर होते जा रही है कि लड़का ना...
View Article“बोलना आंटी आऊं क्या घंटी मैं बजाऊं क्या”आपको कूल नहीं बेशर्म बनाता है
सोशल मीडिया की साइबर खिड़कियों पर केवल लाइक, कमेंट, शेयर और सब्सक्राइब के ही विकल्प मौजूद नहीं है। सिनेमा, नाच-गाना आदि के बारे में यह मानकर चलते हैं कि ये सांस्कृतिक दासता से मुक्त भी करते हैं और गुलाम...
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Lessons In Democracy (Read Dictatorship), As Per A BJP Worker In Gujarat
If you are a political party running a government in a ‘free’ and ‘democratic’ country but interested in staying in power forever (some call this aspiration ‘fascist’ while others mild it down to...
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Are Parents Of My Generation Way Too Protective?
Imagine this: you arrive at the daycare to pick your little one up and you see them wrestling on the ground with another child. What do you do? Or this: your child comes home in a foul mood because...
View ArticleWhy Do We Love To Hate Rahul Gandhi?
Two days back, while scrolling through my facebook feed, I came upon a live video of a speech by Rahul Gandhi. It was already halfway through, but I decided to stop scrolling past him (which is what I...
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