At Miranda House, Visually Impaired Students Are Using QR Codes To Reach Class
Visually impaired students of Delhi University’s Miranda House will find it easy to navigate their way around campus using digital talking signages by the college’s enabling unit. Accessibility has the...
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Drug Addiction: The Problem In Kashmir No One Is Talking About
For the past two decades, the people of Kashmir valley have been trapped between the Indian army and militants. This long drawn conflict is responsible for the deteriorating mental health of the people...
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The Unrequited Love Story Of Kadambari Devi And Rabindranath Tagore
On April 21, 1884, Kadambari Devi, Rabindranath Tagore’s sister-in-law, committed suicide with an overdose of opium — four months after the poet-laureate married Mrinalini Devi. Kadambari Devi played...
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A Poor Uttarakhand Family Opened My Eyes To The True Meaning Of ‘Privilege’
By Anvi Mehta: If we go by the dictionary, an underprivileged person is someone without education, money, opportunities and the possessions that an average person has. When I was mature enough to...
View Articleदिल्ली के बसों में स्पेशल वशीकरण का पर्चा बांटने वाले लोग आपको भी मिलते हैं?
दिल्ली का ट्रैफिक में बुरा हाल है इससे तो हम सब वाकिफ हैं। जाम में गाड़ियों की आवाज़ें जो आपके सर को दर्द से भर देती है। डीटीसी बस का इंतज़ार और फिर उस इंतज़ार में भीड़ से भरी बस और इन सब से आपको थोड़ी राहत...
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How Successful Has The MGNREGA Been In Eradicating Poverty Among Dalit Women?
In its recent press release, the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha brought in several important issues which we need to reflect upon for the efficient implementation of one of the world’s biggest employment...
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हमारा समाज आज भी समलैंगिकता को स्वीकार नहीं कर पाया है। समलैंगिक समुदाय के लोगों को हमारे यहां अपराधी की नज़र से देखा जाता है। इस नज़रिए की वजह से हर साल सैकड़ों-लाखों ज़िंदगियां बर्बाद हो जाती हैं। न...
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How Millennials Can Explore Their Career Without Getting Lost In The...
Typically, we say millennials get bored too quickly, they dislike routine work, administrative or repetitive jobs because most millennials are explorers. They like to explore various things before...
View Article‘If The PM Can Hold A Broom For Swachh Bharat, So Can I!’
India celebrated its 69th Republic Day on January 26, 2018. In the last 69 years, we have made much progress in improving on different parameters like health, life expectancy and education. Some...
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What I Learnt About The Conditions Of Those Living In Rain Baseras Outside...
Rain Baseras are night shelters for homeless people in Delhi. On January 6, 2018, we visited the Rain Basera outside the premises of AIIMS as part of our mass communication assignment. Our objective...
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Indian Banks After Nirav Modi: Who Will Pay For The Reckless Pursuit Of Big...
When demonetisation happened in November 2016, I would often hear opinions from people on potential loopholes that needed to be explored. I do not know if they succeeded with any such brazen tactic,...
View ArticleNirav Modi Scam: Why It Should Matter, But Doesn’t
The Indian economy has been limping after the twin strikes of Demonetization and GST implementation which came on top of sluggish economic growth and ever rising inflation. The economy did not take...
View ArticleUS Society And Its Perpetual ‘Settling Disputes With Guns’ Cowboy Culture
Another gun-shooting incident in a school happened in the US, a couple of days back. Yet, the reactions seem to become more and more muted with each such incident. It is human nature to ‘get used to’...
View ArticlePNB Fraud: Insights Into The Biggest Fraud In Indian History
Punjab National Bank (PNB), which mentions Lala Lajpat Rai in the ‘about us’ section of their website, is now facing controversy for committing one of the biggest scams in Indian banking history....
View ArticleTuitions Or School: Where’s The Real Education?
Only a few days ago, I was having a conversation with my domestic help about her son’s education. I asked her about which school he went to. She proudly replied, “School ke baad teen ghante tuition...
View Article8 Organisations That Are Making Sanitary Napkins Accessible And Eco-Friendly...
Amidst the whispers and hush-hush affair lingering around the menstruation cycle of women, “Padman” came up to glorify the man behind low-cost sanitary napkins. We may think that Arunachalam...
View ArticleWhat If I Want My First Child To Be A Girl?
I am a (happily) married woman who is blessed to have a loving husband. After many years of marriage, we have both now decided to step into the next phase of life, that is parenthood. Now, while we are...
View Articleचिथड़े किताबों में अपना भविष्य तलाशते बिहार के सरकारी स्कूलों के बच्चे
बिहार के विद्यालयों में बच्चे बिना पढ़े ही अगली क्लास में जाएंगे। अगर आप सोच रहे हैं कि ये कितने काबिल बच्चे हैं या कितनी बेहतरीन शिक्षा प्रणाली है तो इस भ्रम में न रहें। ये हमारी शिक्षा व्यवस्था की...
View ArticleSordid Banking Experiences Make The Nirav Modi Scam Personal For All Of Us
It has been several years since I used the phrase ‘shameless audacity’, but somehow, I feel compelled to use it again and again to describe the saga of this newer Modi – and here, everything is...
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This Valentine’s Season, A Love Appeal To Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
A lot has happened in India during this year’s Valentine’s season. Priya Prakash Varrier gained overnight fame. We had a record-breaking export of Indian roses to several countries, and of course the...
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