‘Happy Fucking International Working Women’s Day, From A Not-So-Strong Woman’
From a woman who faced her periods on International Women’s Day, 2018: Yeah, every single woman born on this planet should of course be a mother without exception – because God said so, and she should...
View ArticleThis Women’s Day, Let’s Not Use Our Womanhood For The Wrong Purposes
As women, without an iota of doubt, we are privileged (for which I’m glad) with most of the things which the opposite sex lacks – be it having seats reserved in buses or trains, be it the reservation...
View ArticleThe Dravidian Struggle Hasn’t Ended, It’s Now More Important Than Ever Before
The BJP, having destroyed the Periyar statue in Tamil Nadu, should be taken to task for more than just vandalism. Periyar, for not only Tamilians but for all of south India, is the definition of a...
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This National Survey Shows That Women Unfairly Bear The Burden Of Family...
It is saddening to see how the burden of not just family rearing, but also family planning falls on the women in our country. And it is not true only for the rural areas – the so-called modern and...
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Improving India’s Education System, One Rural Coastal Village At A Time
Nisha Subramaniam leads education and rural community development projects with the ASSEFA Foundation. She previously served as a Senior Program Manager for Teach For India’s operations in Chennai....
View ArticleWhat’s There To Celebrate About Women’s Day If We Can’t Give Them The Honour...
The International Women’s Day, as the name implies, is all about celebrating womanhood. It seeks to celebrate women’s achievements, while also acting as a catalyst for change when it comes to gender...
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How This Organisation Changed The Life Of A 13-Year-Old Boy Who Had Been...
At SOS Children’s Villages of India, we are committed to the welfare of parentless and abandoned children and to strengthening families and communities as a preventive measure in the fight against...
View ArticleWatch: This Short Film Shows Why It’s High Time To End Religious Violence In...
India has been the birthplace of four of the world’s major religions; namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. However, India also has a long history of sectarian violence since independence....
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This Concerned Mother Wants To End Malnourishment In India
India has the highest population of malnourished children in the world, housing a whopping 50% of the world’s undernourished kids, according to a joint 2017 ASSOCHAM and EY report. Statistics like...
View ArticleWhy Do We Keep Forgetting That The Real Job Of The Media Is To Report?
Although the Indian constitution does not have an article that says “Freedom of Press”, it does come under the sub-article Freedom of Speech and Expression (Right to freedom article 19(1)(a) ),...
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This National Safety Week, Let’s Try To Put An End To Manual Scavenging
On March 4, we celebrate National Safety Day. The National Safety Council, which is a premier, non-profit, self-financed and tripartite apex body at the national level in the country, develops and...
View ArticleThese 3 Unstoppable Women Achievers Show What It Means To Help Others Against...
“I sold salt on the streets to support the education of street children.” – Meena Nijhawan, an advocate for promoting education and enabler of the education of girl children. “Since I come from an army...
View ArticleDear Deshbhakts, Breaking Statues Can Get You Headlines But It Won’t Break An...
The Lenin and Periyar statue incidents were unfortunate. Now we can say that we have reached a stage where there is no place for any different ideology other than that of the Sangh Parivar. It is...
View Articleसुप्रीम कोर्ट का फैसला: भारत में पैसिव इच्छामृत्यु और लिविंग विल जायज़
यूथेनेसिया, इच्छामृत्यु या मर्सी किलिंग पर दुनियाभर में बहस जारी है। इस मुद्दे से कानूनी पहलू के अलावा मेडिकल और सामाजिक पहलू भी जुड़े हैं और इसे पेचीदा और संवेदनशील मुद्दा माना जाता है। दुनियाभर में...
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Shifting From Engineering To Management Changed My Life, And Here Is How
I chose to pursue an MBA post my Engineering degree because I had realised I had made a mistake. And, to continue with it would have been a blunder. Everyone can have a different story about this....
View ArticleAs The Deadline Approaches, Aadhaar Enrolment In Delhi Takes A Chaotic And...
Banks, ration shops, network operators and occasionally, even hospitals demand for Aadhaar numbers for their services. And with the (current) deadline to link bank accounts and phone numbers with the...
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Women’s Day Too Promotes Sexism… In The Form Of Repulsive, Sexist WhatsApp...
On the morning of Women’s Day, like all other mornings, I saw my mom wake up at 5:30 AM. That morning, like all other mornings, she asked me to wait for my friend for the morning walk, because at 5:40...
View ArticleWe Celebrate Women Empowerment, But Do We Believe In It?
The days are never free and the nights never end without the successful completion of errands in the life of a woman. The super wondrous role played by them must be abided in every respect – be it of a...
View ArticleThe Northeast Should Be A Model Of Democracy For The Rest Of The Country
The Northeastern states of India are often mentioned in the context of separatist movements and insurgency. But these states are also examples of faith and political awareness in the democracy. On the...
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With Unemployment On The Rise, Candidates Desperately Seek ‘Any’ Job At The...
The Delhi Government organises a job fair each year. This year, the two-day job fair was held at the Thyagraj Stadium in the national capital from February 15 to February 16. More than 15,000 vacancies...
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