A Cab Driver Decided To Lecture Me Because I Said Both ‘Allah Hafiz’ And ‘Hey...
Has religion become the epicentre for our morality, safety and dignity? Have we, as human beings, sold ourselves to the judgments and agendas of religion? A few days ago, I stepped into a cab that was...
View ArticleMy Evening On The Roads After Two Hours Of Rain Sank Hyderabad
October 9, 2017, was another usual day in Hyderabad – a calm morning and unexpected showers in the evening. It was around 8 PM when it started raining, a slow drizzle which eventually graduated into a...
View Article10 Reasons Why You Should Grab A Book Right Now
I am a bibliophile. I grew up in a family of bookworms and amidst those who used to collect hundreds of books. My shelf has grown ever since I discovered my love and passion for reading, as I use up...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To PM Modi: Put An End To Sexual Violence And Rape
Respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I write this letter with a heavy heart and an even heavier conscience. We have failed. We have failed as a collective, as a nation and as a society. We have...
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To Be Or Not To Be Strict: My Constant Battle As A Teacher
Ambika Agarwal is a volunteer teacher at The Happy School Too in DLF 1, Gurgaon, which caters to children from lesser-privileged families. Here, Ambika speaks about her own experiences as a student and...
View ArticleI Let The Guy Who Crashed My Car Go Without Paying Damages (And Now I Feel...
Dealing with frustrating people hasn’t been my forte as far as I can remember. Monday’s car accident confirmed this. This narration is not about the fact that I have incurred a damage of close to...
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This Student Drive In Navi Mumbai Will Inspire You To Start Your Own Swacchta...
By Nikhilesh Iyer (Nisarg): It takes courage to go against the flow, in this case, against the accumulation of tons of waste in and around Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, which is steadily becoming like Deonar,...
View Article6 Things About Smoking Pot You Probably Didn’t Know
The common misconception amongst the anti-drug fanatics is that a couple of puffs of marijuana will turn you into a red-eyed freak and transform your brain to that of a psychopath with irreparable...
View Articleसिर्फ सड़क बनाने से नहीं, सड़क दुर्घटना कम करने से होगा असल विकास
स्कूल की नौवीं जमात में “विकास” की परिभाषा बताई गई थी कि विकास एक निरंतर चलने वाली वह प्रक्रिया है जो सकारात्मक बदलाव के तरफ इशारा करती है एक बदलाव जो मानव, समाज, देश व प्रकृति को बेहतरी की ओर ले जाता...
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Our History Of Wars Shows How Rigid Ideologies Defeat Us
By Koushik Hore, student of PGP in Development Leadership at ISDM: “[…] The people of India resolved to constitute India into a Democratic, Republic and to secure to all its citizens ‘Liberty of...
View ArticleAs A Man, How Do I Respond To Anonymous Accusations Of Sexual Harassment?
The current controversy over the viral and crowd-sourced Facebook post seeking to ‘name and shame’ academic persons accused of sexual harassment has brought to the fore some questions I’ve had about...
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Poisoning Strays, Burning Monkeys: The Cruel Ways Housing Societies Treat...
If you are living in a city like Mumbai, you probably are aware that gated communities are all the rage. You probably live in one. New projects, especially the ones coming up in Navi Mumbai, all have...
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We Shout About Ending Sexual Violence, But Our Efforts Are As Fragile As Our...
We, as individuals, speak volumes about putting an end to or at least minimising sexual violence, but our efforts are often as fragile as our memories. With Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein facing...
View ArticleIndia’s Education System Is Making Sure That Coaching Institutes Thrive
At the launch of the second edition of the Smart India Hackathon 2018, (a Human Resource Development Ministry initiative) the Hon’ble HRD minister rightfully pointed out that students are slaves of...
View ArticleDear Dowry-Seekers, Are You Selling Your Sons?
Sweet savouries, new clothes, charming kids dressed up in lehengas for Kanya Puja, and mesmerising vacations! Are you reminded of Durga Puja? It wasn’t long back when we spent hours worshipping Goddess...
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Love Yourself, Not Your Selfies
This powerful, non-addictive yet mind changing statement just struck me when I was proposed to take up a project for the so-called ‘youth’ of the society. This made my mind work a little bit harder and...
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This Designer’s Case Is A Lesson In Handling Hateful Trolls Online (And...
Designer Masaba Gupta Mantena was only lauding a decision that the Supreme Court – the highest court of justice in the country – had already made when trolls targeted her. On October 9, the court had...
View ArticleWhat I Learned After I Was Bullied Online For Reading ‘Trashy’ Books
The internet is crawling with ingrates, but the worst ones out there are the ‘psuedo-intellectuals’. They are a special group of people whose lives revolve around slamming others simply because they...
View ArticleWhy I Always Put On A ‘Stern Cold Face’ Every Time I Step Out
I realised I had been groped during my college days.Does that sound familiar? Yes, especially to those who were never told about the dangers or existence of sexual abuse, as a child. I grew up,...
View ArticleJust Like The Men In Mahabharata, I’m Guilty Of Keeping Silent Against Sexual...
I turn to the “Mahabharata” for answers, once in a while, when I’m distressed. Because I feel whatever is happening today has happened in the “Mahabharata”. Today I want to write about the sexual...
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