I Witnessed A True Example Of Secularism On My Train Journey From Delhi To...
A few years ago, I was travelling in a train from Delhi to Howrah. It was during the summer vacations and the sleeper class in the Poorva Express was extremely overcrowded. People were talking and as...
View ArticleNo, Death Penalty Is No Solution To Cases Of Sexual Violence
A lot of demands have been raised in favour of capital punishment for rapists. While the crime demands nothing less, we have to seriously start thinking if a death penalty is the ultimate answer. Will...
View ArticleWhat We Misunderstand About The Human Papillomavirus And Cervical Cancer
“Oncogenic HPV infections comprise a significant risk factor for incident cervical abnormalities, and HPV test is a useful adjunct to cytology in detecting the high-risk patients among baseline PAP...
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The Concept Of Co-Living In India: Offering A Home Away From Home
The first thing that comes to our mind when we move in from a new city is to find a perfect space. Even though the idea seems simple, it isn’t just as easy as it sounds. There’s not much you know about...
View ArticleWhy Do We Become Insecure As We Grow Older?
There was a time when even an introvert like me used to make a lot of friends. Not that I was the most social person out there. I mean no one ever saw me dancing madly in the middle of a big, fat...
View Article‘What Do We Do When Our Government Becomes The Inactive Bystander?’ – An Open...
Dear Prime Minister Modi, In a school 15 kilometres from Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, 23 children wrote an essay on ‘What I would do as Prime Minister of India’. All the essays had a pattern. They...
View ArticleDo The Recent Changes In Indian Surrogacy Laws Really Help Women?
Surrogacy is not a subject I would have ever dared to have an opinion on, let alone write about. Blessed with a child at our first year of attempting to conceive, I don’t think I can even begin to...
View ArticleThe Thing We Aren’t Talking About: What Happens After A Rape
“Par ap isme Modiji ya Yogi ji ko kyu beech me la rahe ho? (Why are you bringing Modi ji and Yogi ji into this.)”, asked a 65-year-old uncle who has been quite a BJP fan during a heated discussion on...
View Articleमाँ-बहन को सम्मान, दूसरी महिलाओं का अपमान ये कैसी दोहरी मानसिकता है
सचमुच में महिलाओं/लड़कियों का सम्मान सिर्फ “बेटा और भाई” बनकर ही किया जा सकता है? दरअसल, बात मेरे मन में वर्षों पूर्व, शायद 2003 से ही मेरे मन में आती रही है, जिस वक्त शायद मैं किशोरावस्था की दहलीज़ पर...
View ArticleThe Constitution Promises You The Right To Free Speech, But Are You Being Heard?
This is a personal observation, an opinion. This is not a question nor a retrospective answer. This is merely the observation of an Indian. My dilemma is not plagued by the recent gory cases of rape...
View ArticleDo You Think Like A Rapist? Answer These 10 Questions To Find Out
When you hear that someone has raped a person, don’t you wonder how can someone possibly commit such a heinous crime? With the increasing number of rape cases in the country, I must tell you that if...
View ArticleOnline Dating Vs Offline Dating – Which Is Better For Meeting Partners?
The growing popularity of online dating has given rise to a common question. Do they provide a better platform for potential daters compared to the more traditional forms of matchmaking? Or are there...
View Articleसरकारी स्कीम्स के साथ सामाजिक समानता से ही होगा बिहार की छात्राओं का विकास
कमोबेश हर साल बेहतर शिक्षा संस्थान के शीर्ष पांच संस्थानों में ही रहने वाले JNU में पढ़ने के दौरान वंचित समुदाय कि महिला सहपाठी को कभी-कभी उसके उपनाम(सरनेम) से मज़ाक में ही पुकारने से वह काफी असहज़ हो...
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5 Things I Learnt From My Marriage (Work In Progress)
Marriage is a huge ocean full of fun, frolic, and waves just like our lives with no set rules. There are many things that marriage has taught me, and I wanted to share my views on how to make a...
View Article‘Wheelchair Pe Hokar Aise Kapde?’ And 4 Things I Am Asked As A Woman With...
“Pratishtha! Stop taking selfies, people are staring,” my friend said. I turned around to look at a bunch of women bestowing their undivided attention upon me. Amused, I wheeled towards them and asked...
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To Fulfil My Casteless Dream, We Need To Rethink The Meaning Of Caste
Castes were originally meant for classification according to one’s occupation. It later became something exploitative as it divided people into upper and lower castes. Caste discrimination is a reality...
View ArticleMy Experience As A Man Wearing A Burqa On Women’s Day
By Mridul Kumar Upadhyay: March 8 is celebrated as International Women’s Day. Well, every day is women’s day, right? Should it be a special day for a man like me? Do I care enough? What should I care...
View ArticleMy Class 12 Exams Are Over And I Have No Idea What To Do Now
My class 12 exams are now over and people around me constantly keep asking what I want to do. Seriously, I never thought about it and if I did, I would have no idea which path to take because I am not...
View ArticleIn A Nation Where Any Kind Of Love Is Shamed, Will Just Legalising Gay...
You see those two men walking on the road there? Afraid to hold hands. Afraid to even steal glances at each other. I see them every day. They walk like robots, till they reach their apartment. Once...
View ArticleIdentity Politics: A Masterstroke Of Polarisation
If you support the Congress and/or the AAP you are an anti-national, libtard, etc. If you support the BJP, you are a right-wing bhakt who believes in the medicinal values of cow urine. This is the...
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