‘Discriminated, Treated As Slaves’: What I Saw After Visiting A Rohingya Camp...
As a student who has been trying to understand ground realities in India and state responses to it, visiting a refugee camp at Shaheen Bagh added a lot of meaning. Bringing in an understanding of how...
View ArticleHow Hindutva Is Just Repeating What The British Did To India
September 25, 2017, marks the 14th death anniversary of Edward W Said, a remarkable public intellectual and the author of compelling works like “Orientalism”, “Culture and Imperialism” and “The...
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What You Need To Know About Getting A Safe Abortion (And What Could Stop You)
Woman-centered Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) includes high-quality counselling and post-abortion contraception as essential components of care. The methods being used to provide abortions need to...
View ArticleThe Troll Culture Is Taking A Frightening Part In Indian Politics
Campuses in Delhi are massive hubs of debates, discussions and opinions. For a student coming from Mumbai, it is a fascinating experience. One such debate was about the increasing violence against...
View ArticleWe’re Heading To A World Described In This Book, And It’s Scary
Fahrenheit 451: The Temperature At Which Book Paper Catches Fire And Burns In case you’re wondering if this is about global warming, it’s not. It’s only about something that could be as worse. I could...
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Confessions Of A ‘Careless’ Son To His Parents
Dear mom and dad, I know I’ll never be able to express my love for you and how much I respect you and care about you. I want to confess a few things today that I can never say face to face. Dad, I...
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Where Is India’s ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ When It Comes To Rohingya?
I’m not a staunch or devout theist. Nor can I recall myself claiming to be an atheist either. I’m more comfortable with expressing agnosticism than having any fervent attachment to beliefs lacking...
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7 Points To Check If You Think Your Godman Is Better Than The Rest
You keep hearing reports about Sadhus and Godmen, have you ever wondered why people revere them so? As an intelligent person, it offends your sensibilities when you read about followers of such people...
View ArticleWhy We Need To Recognise The People Who Can Save Us From Another Landfill...
By Imran Khan: Everyone in Delhi has heard of what happened in Ghazipur on September 1, when a landfill crashed, killing two people, injuring several more, and causing massive property damage. Enough...
View ArticleMaharastra’s New Law To Fight Discrimination Is A Shining Example For Other...
The caste system might have started as a method of classification based on occupation, but the era which followed carved a hierarchy into this Vedic classification. It assumed new dimensions which have...
View Articleस्वच्छ भारत: झारखंड के 90 घरों वाले इस गांव में है बस 3 टॉयलेट
स्वच्छ भारत अभियान के तहत चलाई जा रही मुहिम और तमाम विज्ञापनों के बीच देश भर में कई ग्रामीण इलाकों की हालत आज भी बहुत खराब है। ये वो ग्रामीण इलाके हैं जिनकी पड़ताल किए जाने के बाद सरकारी योजनाओं के...
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Launching On YKA: A Campaign To Know Your Rights And Empower Yourself
To the average Indian, accessing the country’s justice system is an arduous task. High case pendency, seemingly endless procedures, and the complexity of legal language are some of the obstacles making...
View ArticleThe Ragging Theory
Despite the stringent measures to stop ragging in colleges, it still persists in myriad forms. Ragging happens not because the laws aren’t strict, it’s a problem of the mind. According to my...
View ArticleNo Means No, Unless You Are An Indian Woman
In legal proceedings, the onus of proof lies on the prosecution. The accused is deemed innocent until proven guilty. Property is not sold unless signed on paper. You can not take a bite of my sandwich...
View Articleसिगरेट पीने से रोकने पर गुरप्रीत की हत्या क्या महज़ रोड रेज है
कुछ दिन पहले इस शहर की सड़क पर एक एक्सीडेंट होता है जिसमें दो नौजवान बुरी तरह से घायल हो जाते हैं और उनमें से एक, कुछ दिनों बाद अस्पताल में दम तोड़ देता है। ये कौन थे, कहां से थे- ये जानना ज़रूरी है...
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How An Internship Gave Me The Chance To Learn And Travel Across Europe!
If I had been told a year ago that I would get a chance to intern in Germany and visit the countries and cities in Europe which I’d only read about, I would have laughed. Dreams, however, have a way of...
View ArticleWhy The Dhinchak Poojas Deserve All The Fame They Receive
Amir asked, “Isn’t music supposed to soothe you and make you feel relaxed?” Deena retorted, “Yeah! But, it also depends on what makes you relax. As beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, music too...
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Why I Refuse To Support The Claim That Gorkhaland Supporters Are Divided
The following is a reply to the article, “Emerging Class Divisions in the Gorkhaland Movement” by Dr Trent Brown. At the very outset, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the author for writing...
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Why Don’t We Care About India’s Mental Health Crisis That Affects 97 Million...
“As I sit in my room on a particularly dark afternoon, life seems all but a melancholic drone of has beens and would bes, mechanically wheezing into a nightmarish scenario where shadows are friends and...
View ArticleMeet The Man Who Can Turn Your Bollywood Dream Into Reality
While it’s the dream of scores of Bollywood debutantes to get a blockbuster break, only a handful manage to leave a mark. Meet Mukesh Chhabra – the industry’s most sought-after casting director who...
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