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Do You Not Know How To Celebrate Diwali Without Crackers?
As I am writing this piece, I can hear the crackers bursting loudly and Diwali rockets being fired continuously. A week ago, when the Supreme Court of India banned the sale of crackers in the national...
View ArticleThe Hard Facts: Can Kashmir Be The Catalonia Of India?
Next News Now Special Series – The Hard Facts on Youth Ki Awaaz 30-second summary: While Catalonia decided to make its independent decision, Kashmir is marred in a politics that has long failed its...
View ArticleJust Because I Cosplay Your Fav Fictional Characters Doesn’t Mean You Can...
There was a hashtag doing the rounds on Facebook a few days back. Perhaps it still is. It was #MeToo. Using this enabled social media to turn into a platform where people shared or just accepted that...
View Articleभूख से मरना रामराज्य है साहब तो हमें कलयुग में ही रहने दो
अन्न ही ब्रह्म है बाकी ब्रह्म पिशाच -कमलानंद झा आज गहन है भूख का, धुंधला है आकाश कल अपनी सरकार का होगा पर्दाफास। (नागार्जुन) रामराज्य का ख्वाब देखने वाली सरकार एक लड़की को भूख से नहीं बचा पायी। ‘सबका...
View Article“Ek Farmer Ka Beta Tennis Star Kyun Nahin Ban Sakta?”: Meet Indraraj From...
Hailing from a small village in Rajasthan, Indra Raj is the son of a farmer. The financial condition of his family is not strong, but his passion towards tennis has made him one of the most promising...
View ArticleI Have Found My Career Calling, It Is To Save Aarey Forest
In 2002, travelling to papa’s shop meant a 35-minute long bone crushing train journey to Goregaon. Needless to say, it was seldom a happy affair. Whenever it was, it was because of the visit to Chota...
View ArticleMy Favourite Memory Of Eid Is Actually Part Chinese
When I was a child, Ramzan would almost always fall during the summer holidays and so would Eid as a result. It would make it all the more easier for us to go to Vellore where we would spend Eid with...
View ArticleThis Diwali, Delhi’s ‘Chalta Hai’ Attitude Failed The City Again
By Pitambara Somani and Anisha Mittal: This Diwali, we were tested. The test gauged our response to a public health crisis. The results are in: even though we did marginally better, we still failed....
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10 Reasons Drinking Coffee Could Be Healthier For You Than You Thought
Coffee is not just a beverage, but an extraordinary drink with extraordinary capabilities. Coffee gives a person that necessary kick in the morning to get going for the day. Whether coffee is good or...
View ArticleNo One Is Talking About The Heinous Healthcare Mafia In Manipur
By Saumithra Goutham: One early evening, sitting in my room at Khangabok, I heard my colleague calling out my name and informing me that he was going somewhere. I understood from the hurried tone that...
View Article6 Reasons Why We’re Always Stuck In Traffic And How We Can Fix It
One of the reasons why we never reach on time for our commitments is heavy traffic on our roads. For a journey of approximately 4 km, sometimes we end up spending about 45 minutes to an hour on the...
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The Incredible Life Of Rajan – India’s Last Swimming Elephant
It was during the colonial era when British officials realised the potential of rainforests in the eastern Bay of Bengal, which is now the Andaman and Nicobar islands. They nurtured a logging industry...
View ArticleWhat Big Movie Stars Are Really Selling To You In The Name Of ‘Pan Masala’
When former James Bond star Pierce Brosnan faced flak last year for appearing in an advertisement for Pan Bahar, a mouth freshener, a spokesperson for the manufacturer argued that the outrage was the...
View ArticleIf You’re Still Confused About The GST, Here’s Your One-Stop Guide
The constitution of India calls India an indestructible union of destructible states. The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) strengthens this notion of an indestructible union. The GST is a destination...
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Has India Benefited From Globalisation?
The globalisation debate has been raging ever since it formally began in the mid-20th century with the opening of institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a...
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A Peek Into Twinkle Khanna’s Mind While She Was Writing Her New Book
Mrs Funnybones is back with a new book! In The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad, Twinkle Khanna writes about Noni Appa who, at 68, is drawn to a married man; Bablu Kewat, who becomes obsessed with sanitary...
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Every Refugee Crisis In The World Is Pleading – Where’s The Humanity?
Travelling from one city to another as a tourist, and migrating from one place to another for better economic opportunities, are two different things. But leaving one’s homeland behind due to war,...
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Fake Images Of Rajnath Singh And Narendra Modi Viral On Social Media
Two fake images of PM Modi and Rajnath Singh are viral on social media. The fake image featuring Rajnath Singh has him photo-shopped in a still from a film scene where in a police inspector is at a...
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If You’re An Artist And Not On Social Media, We Have Bad News
It is often said, “We need to present our work so that people can recognize you by your work.” Marketing ourselves via social media is largely a numbers game. The goal is to find and develop genuine...
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The Fix-It Generation: Why The Under-20s Will Change The World
“You know Rupi Kaur?” 15-year-old Sandeed Farooq asks me. He’s at least two generations away from my withering 29. “Isn’t she a poet? Something to do with women?” I scratch my head. “She’s so...
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