Why I Am Against Having Surnames
I was not more than four when I first learnt that there was a thing called a maiden name – and that it changed with your marital status. I also learnt the fact that in most cases, this is applicable...
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Arunachal’s Murderous Noa-Dihing River Claims The Lives Of 2 Promising...
Come Monsoon, one can only be sure that yet another tragic episode of people losing their precious lives is ready to unfold, as a result of drowning in the Noa-Dihing river. This year, the first...
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4 Bizarre Statements By Indian Politicians That Made Me Question My Education
Recently, Tripura’s chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has been criticised for his absurd comments on various national issues. His xenophobic comments on Diana Hayden’s victory in the Miss World Pageant...
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How To ‘Be A Man’
Patriarchy has been oppressing women and limiting their potential since for ages, but what we don’t realise is that it’s also affecting men. It reinforces the idea of toxic masculinity and creates a...
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How #Sonamkishaadi Exposed The Hidden Misogyny And Sexism Of Modern Indian Men
An article should be factual. So, let’s start with the few basic facts. These are – 1) Indians are obsessed with weddings. 2) Indians are obsessed with Bollywood. Sometimes, once in a blue moon, if the...
View ArticleWe Need To Stop Fearing The ‘Unfollow’ Button On Social Media. Here’s Why
‘Unfollow’ has become a bit of a dirty word in blogging circles. I don’t think it’s always necessarily a bad thing though. I think it’s okay to unfollow people, should their feeds not inspire or appeal...
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Meet The Woman In This Parched UP Village Who Dreams Of Opening Her Own...
At Pappi’s village of birth, there were no problems in accessing clean water at her parental house. There was a functioning hand pump with water that tasted sweet, right at their doorstep. After her...
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How Young Girls Can Empower Each Other About Periods And Puberty
Discussing sensitive topics in the classroom can be nerve-racking, especially when teachers talk about the awkwardness of adolescence that all teenagers in the room have to face. One day, I had to sit...
View ArticleAs A Young Person, I Feel Our News Media Is Becoming Increasing Political
I started watching the news in 2013, and I must say, the experience so far has not been what I was expecting. It was finally in 2018, after a long period of observing and waiting, that I feel the need...
View Articleलड़कों का Mr. होना ही काफी है, फिर लड़कियों का Miss./Mrs./Ms. जानना ज़रूरी...
नौकरी के लिए फॉर्म भरो या फ्लाइट बुक करो, टाइटल के तौर पर नाम से पहले Miss/Mrs., Ms. और Mr. जैसे विकल्प का चयन करना होता है। मुझे हर बार खटकता कि औरतों के वैवाहिक जीवन से जुड़ी निजी जानकारी का किसी से...
View Articleसुमन्त की कविता: ‘प्रेम-अग्नि का बोना’
प्रेम में कत्ल होना कोई नयी बात नहीं है आप प्रेम करते ही हो, कत्ल हो जाने के लिए ! प्रेम में कत्ल होता है संस्कारों का; पुरातन विचारों का प्रेम में कत्ल होता है सड़े-गले खानदानी अहंकारों का। आदमी जब...
View ArticleFalsely Blamed For Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy, Doctor Shares His Story With...
On Tuesday, May 15, in Jawaharlal Nehru University students union office, students were all sitting patiently, jam-packed to welcome Dr Kafeel Khan, who completed his unwarranted jail term for saving...
View ArticleHow I Connected An 85-Year-Old Grandfather From India to His Pakistani Roots
Pakistan is one of those countries that tends to fall victim most often to negative media portrayals. The media usually focuses on showing terrorism, politics and poverty from Pakistan. However, I am...
View ArticleAn Unhealthy Obsession With America-Centric News: Why, Brown Writers?
There is an inconspicuous yet perturbing proclivity of young, brown writers to gravitate towards exclusively Western issues. We, as a community, refuse to provide vast media coverage, despite having...
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Why We Need To Make Science Accessible To The Common Man
As per the Indian Constitution, a fundamental duty of Indian citizens is to develop a scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform. Section V of our Constitution, Article 51A on...
View Articleक्या चीन की तरह ही भारत में भी लागू होना चाहिए ब्रेकअप मुआवज़े का कॉन्सेप्ट
देह और दिमाग की सारी बाधाओं को पार कर जो व्यक्ति प्रेम में स्थित हो जाता है सच मानों वही सचमुच का प्रेम करता है। उसका प्रेम आपसे कुछ ले नहीं सकता, आपको सब कुछ दे सकता है। लेकिन, साल था 1983 और भारत में...
View Articleये इंसान बिना आपको जज किए आपकी सारी बातें सुनता है
“एक घंटा आपको सुन लिया जाएगा और आपको सुनने के इतने पैसे” इस सार पर आधारित, तरुन ददेजा निर्देशित, कुमुद मिश्रा अभिनीत “लिसनर” ये नयी हिंदी लघु फिल्म काफी सराही जा रही है। एक आलीशान रेस्तरां में आपको...
View ArticleJNU में ‘इस्लामिक टेररिज़्म’कोर्स शुरू करने का निर्णय देश के लिए विभाजनकारी...
जो कोई भी व्यक्ति अथवा संगठन धार्मिक ठप्पे का इस्तेमाल कर, समाज में कट्टरता और भेदभाव फैलाता है, वह एक स्वस्थ्य समाज के लिए खतरनाक है। कोई भी धर्म इसका अपवाद नहीं हो सकता। ईसाई मिशनरी के द्वारा एक हाथ...
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Doomsday Is Near, And I Hope Science And Technology Will Be Able To Save Us All
Once it was a ‘poet’s fiction’ to fly in the sky, to go beyond the stars and to call them ‘diamonds’ in the sky, to go close to the moon. Science made the poets’ dream come true. I was always eager to...
View Article“Raazi” Should Make You Rethink Your Sense Of Nationalism
[SPOILER ALERT] “Raazi” was released in the face of lots of expectations. We had high expectations from Alia Bhatt and the ensemble cast and from our own experience of Meghna Gulzar’s nuanced direction...
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