Ordering A “Diwali Ban” Won’t Work For Long
This article focuses on the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the Diwali crackers and sale of fireworks. It analyzes the underlying reasons that did not allow the ban to function in its entirety and...
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Who Will Answer For This Family Burning Themselves Alive?
TRIGGER WARNING Dear fellow Indians, This is a picture from the southern part of India. As you can see, on October 23, 2017, a man named Isakimuthu, along with his wife and two daughters, set...
View ArticleMy Pledge Against Dowry
Nitish Kumar, the chief minister (CM) of Bihar, in a public address on Gandhi Jayanti, asked the people to forbid the system of dowry. The dowry system was abolished by the Indian parliament in 1961,...
View ArticleSometimes, Tolerance Is Just Not Enough
Tolerance has become quite a divisive political word in India these days. After every lynching, mob-violence and murder, we are asked by our leaders to be tolerant of others. After every aggressive...
View ArticleMy Parents Need To Learn To Let Me Go
I was 6-years-old when my father felt it was time to remove the training wheels from my cycle and make it a big-people cycle. I don’t remember if I was scared or thrilled or both, to be making the...
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The Link Between Climate Change And Farmers’ Mental Health We Never Knew Existed
Today’s climate change rhetoric is mainly focussed on carbon emissions, renewable energy and international politics. Consequentially, the impact of climate change on health has received relatively low...
View ArticleFor Gandhi, Sanitation Meant A Lot More Than Just Cleanliness
“Uncleanliness of the mind is more dangerous than that of the body. The latter, however, is an indication of the former.” This quote by Mahatma Gandhi truly summarises the importance of sanitation for...
View ArticleI See More Humans, But Less Humanity
“What do you want me to be when I grow up, mum?” asked a little boy. “I want you to be a good human being,” said the mother. “Who is a good human being?” asked the child. “The one who is selfless...
View ArticleMumbai Is Going To Be Flooded Again Next Year, And It’s Our Fault
Mumbai houses more than 18.4 million people. The city accounts for nearly 46% of the country’s economy, contributing 30% to income tax collections, 60% of customs duty collections, and 40% of the...
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I Fought Corruption Using Twitter, And Won!
On October 21, at 2.13 PM (IST) Radha Srinivasagopal, a social activist from Pondicherry, helped a senior citizen fight corruption by connecting to Rly. Minister Hon’ Piyush Goyal through Twitter to...
View ArticleTo All The Not-So-Good Looking Girls
If you are reading this article, I’m not surprised to know that you don’t consider yourself beautiful because this is what the majority of girls think of themselves. I am a college student and I always...
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A Guide To Laws That Protect Children With Intellectual Disabilities
All parents are anxious about the future of their children. This anxiety becomes multifaceted for parents of children with developmental disabilities. These parents have to deal with the fear of...
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How Cigarette Companies Are Tricking Indian Teens Into Addiction
By Elizabeth Mani for Youth Ki Awaaz: Bengaluru, Karnataka: Raju P, who studies in class 12, and his friend Manjunath S (20), were having tea from a local vendor one evening when a young man approached...
View ArticleReality, Rationale And Reconciliation
In a world full of illusions, myths, constructed truths, and false memories, what is real and what is not, varies. The very idea of reality has become fluid. This fluidity means that realities can...
View Articleअपने बनारस पर आप बस गर्व नहीं प्रेम करेंगे तो ऐसा दिखेगा शहर
अपने गाँव अपने कस्बे या शहर पर गर्व करने के बजाय उससे प्रेम करें, एक सच्चे दोस्त की तरह। आपके फर्ज़ी गर्व से शहर गाँव कस्बे में जन्म लेनी वाली पीढ़ी भारी कीमत चुकाती आ रही है। हम गंवई बैकग्राउंड से आते...
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Maternity Benefits for Women in the Unorganised Sector
According to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, “Women’s sexual and reproductive health is related to multiple human rights, including the right to life, the right to...
View ArticleMy Love Story Was Just Like A Bollywood Film, Except The End
“A board was flashing a sign: Qayanat*, I love you. It was like a film. I could not believe this was all happening for me, to me.” Qayanat’s romance begins like a film, proceeds like a film, complete...
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This Remote Region In Rajasthan Could Be India’s Answer To Tackling Energy...
The truth about the efficiency of renewable energy boils down to one word: economics. According to conventional wisdom, it has long been understood that renewable energy will have a marginal impact on...
View ArticleHas The BJP Gone Too Far In Its Attack On ‘Mersal’ Actor Vijay?
With the BJP leader H Raja publicly sharing the voter ID of Thalapathy Vijay, and linking the “Mersal” issue with his religion, the issue still remains a hot topic for the media. The leader from Tamil...
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How My Friends And I Put Together Delhi’s First Ever Trans Men’s Party
There are very few spaces for trans men in India to come together and discuss different aspect of their lives. Even just having a party without being misgendered is a difficult task. Trans men are...
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