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Why The SC Ban On Crackers Has Nothing To Do With ‘Attacking Hinduism’
Ever since the apex court announced its ban, a virtual fight ensued on social media, between people who stand divided on the matter, which also includes celebrities and troll-armies. The inevitable...
View ArticleMore Seats With Little Vote Share? Why India Needs To Revamp Its Electoral...
It is true that the first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP) voting system has catered to the requirements of a diverse country like India to a large extent. Over the last 70 years, India has seen...
View Article“Secret Superstar” Tells Us Why Children Should Be Encouraged To Question
Awesome thoughts can leave you in an awesome dreamland, facing a reality that there is no reality in dreaming with the ignorance of social realities. The movie “Secret Superstar” helps to reveal the...
View ArticleParents, Don’t Wait For Your Kids’ Wedding To Have The Sex Talk With Them
Parenting is a very important part of almost everyone’s life. In fact, when you decide to start your own family and settle down, you would be overloaded with tips on raising children, parenting...
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Muslim Woes Just Being Recorded By A PM High Committee Isn’t Enough. Here’s Why
Note: This article is the fifth in a series that focuses on the Sachar Committee Report and its observations regarding the social, educational and economic status of Muslims in India. Read part one of...
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What Talking To My Dad About Sexuality Education Led To
By Himani Shah: “So what is it that you do over there?” my father asked me a couple of months after I started working with The YP Foundation (TYPF), an NGO that engages young people on comprehensive...
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These ‘Warriors’ Are Saving The Himalayas From Your Waste, And How!
Last year, I was sitting at a cafe in Kasol. The artwork on the walls of this chic restaurant attracted me enough to visit and spend some time – until I noticed something that irked me. I noticed that...
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नरेंद्र मोदी, 2014 की हर आम और खास सभा में, गुजरात मॉडल का ज़िक्र करते थे, यहां गुजरात से इनका मतलब प्रांत के विकास से था, जिसका अक्सर ये श्रेय लेते हैं, अपने भाषणों में चुटकी लेने के लिये मशहूर,...
View ArticleA Love Beyond Rakhi: How My Brother Stood By Me In The Toughest Of Times
We were born to Hindu parents. When my brother became a Christian, he moved away from idol worship and symbolic traditions much to the concern of our family. On Raksha Bandhan I was devastated. No...
View Article3 Assam Cops Held For Allegedly Killing A 14-Year-Old
“Aao bachchon tumhein dikhaye jhanki Hindustan ki” (Come children, let’s show you the trailer of India) On charges of murdering a 14-year old child in February this year, three Assam police officers...
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#MeToo: It’s Not Harassment If The Lord Does It, Right?
If you’re even slightly inclined towards liberal thoughts, piercing through all the notions that had been slapped on you while growing up, you’d realise that India is not really an opinion friendly...
View ArticleI Cursed Myself For Growing Up In A Woman’s Body, But Not Anymore
So here I am, joining the bandwagon of #MeToo. I was a 7-year-old when a monster found me all alone. He was a driver who was cleaning his car and called me to look at the car from inside. He tried to...
View Articleबिहार में थूक चाटती जातीय समानता
बिहार में जातीय कट्टरता की पैठ कितनी गहरी ये शायद बयान करने की ज़रूरत नहीं। हाल के दिनों में जिस तरह की घटनाएं सामने आ रही हैं वो जातीय भेदभाव को और ज़्यादा दर्शाती है। दीवाली के बाद से बिहार में ऐसी...
View ArticleAnxiety Is Not Cute – And OCD Isn’t Just An Adjective
Anxiety and OCD suck. Having anxiety and OCD as a student away from home sucks even more. Yes, dear reader, the sufferer is me. But I won’t narrate a tale of hope lost or wisdom found, but voice a plea...
View ArticleUttar Pradesh’s Missing Girls: Choked, Drowned Or Simply Abandoned To Die?
In India, “You have 2,000 girls who are killed in the womb every day,” Maneka Gandhi, Minister of Women and Child Development, India, told news channel NDTV in an interview. “Some are born and have...
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7 Life Lessons That Teachers Learn From Students
Yes, school is technically the place where students come to learn. But some of the most important lessons are taught by kids! Here are some of the profound lessons our Teach For India Fellows have been...
View Article‘Courage Is Not The Absence Of Fear, But Doing What You Believe In, Despite...
By Priyanka Gupta, student of PGP in Development Leadership at ISDM: Recently, while reading an article, I came across a very interesting quote that read – “Think of your life as a house. Can you knock...
View Articleमेरे गांव का पवित्र लोकपर्व ‘छठ’अब धार्मिक कर्मकांड में फंस रहा है
कार्तिक की भोर, कुनकुनी ठंड और मीठी नींद के झोंको के बीच गाँव की गलियों में उठता मधुर संगीत— ‘काचहि बांस के बहंगिया, बहंगी लचकत जाय’। स्त्रियों के समवेत स्वर में उठती यह धुन धीरे-धीरे गाँव के एक घर से...
View ArticleA Diwali That Brings Tears To My Eyes
Indian festivals are always celebrated with emotions and pomp. Unlike today, the Diwali some few years back was less commercialised. The school term from June to October was one of the longest for any...
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A Comprehensive Study of Air Pollution in India
The 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranked India 141 out of 180 countries surveyed. EPI is unique in its approach because it incorporates many high-priority environmental issues, including...
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