Why Are We Obsessed With Passing Negative Comments?
Anand Ahuja marries Sonam Kapoor, so some feel he leverages from the limelight she gets. They have been in a relationship for some time now and hence their decision to take it to the next level. Isn’t...
View ArticleThe Children Caught In An Adulterous Marriage
This post may seem quite absurd since being unfaithful/infidelity aren’t household terms in the Indian society. But hold on. Something not being a household term doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist....
View ArticleFrom Cooking Skills To Personality, The Bride Needs To Be ‘Perfect’. What...
In arranged marriages, whenever the girl’s parents go to see the groom, they usually just check his family background and his home and maybe occupation. If he looks good, is mature and nice enough,...
View Article‘It’s Just a Phase’: 9 Things People Tend To Assume About Working Women
Sunita (name changed) was in the second year of her B.Com course when she announced her wedding date. We weren’t shocked. Since class 12, it was a given, she’d say, that her father would arrange for...
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“मर्द कम उम्र लड़की से शादी करे तो वो प्यार, महिला करे तो चरित्र पर सवाल”
साल 2018 में बड़ी शादियां हो रही हैं। हमारे बॉलीवुड से लेकर हॉलीवुड तक और इस बीच रॉयल वेडिंग को भी कैसे भूल सकते हैं। हाल ही में हुई शादियों में देखें तो सोनम कपूर ने आनंद आहूजा से ब्याह रचाया है। उसके...
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‘प्यार के देवता’महेश भट्ट की एक कहानी ये भी, जो बहुत कड़वी है
पिछले साल महेश भट्ट के जन्मदिन पर कई आर्टिकल्स पढ़े कि कैसे वो एक Well Read और Intellectual फिल्ममेकर हैं। तब मैं इस बात से इम्प्रेस्ड थी कि बॉलीवुड में ऐसे भी लोग हैं। ‘मॉडर्न लिबरल लाइफ’ का एक...
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This Doctor Has All The Answers To Your Questions On Living A Healthy,...
“Prevention is better than cure.” Is life only about survival, or is there something to it? Is there any space for social responsibility or social productivity? Is there any practical utility for a...
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‘We Own You Because We Bought You’: The Reality Of Fighting Bride-Trafficking...
Ms. Savithri Subramanian is a sociologist and researcher. She has an extensive experience of working in the development sector with NGOs and UN agencies. She is particularly committed to resolving...
View Articleखुद को देश के संविधान से बड़ा क्यों मानता है खाप पंचायत
कहने को तो भारत को 1947 में ही आज़ादी मिल गई थी। आज़ादी के दो-तीन सालों के बाद हमारा संविधान भी लागू हो गया था। जिसमें साफ-साफ यह लिखा गया कि अब देश का प्रत्येक नागरिक बराबरी का दर्जा रखता है। मतलब साफ...
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Kashmir’s Oldest Restaurants Are Stores Of Knowledge And Life-Lessons For Its...
As soon as one steps inside the Kashmir Valley’s oldest (not elitist) restaurants – some even 100 years old – a sudden taste for knowledge emerges from within. These restaurant-cum-factories, I...
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These Consent Classes For Boys Reduced Rape By 50% In Kenya And We Should...
By Chirali Sharma: With crimes against women only increasing by the day, life in India has become a combination of precautionary measures, having an in-depth knowledge of which area is safe at what...
View ArticleA Media That Exists Only For TRPs Is Dangerous For Indian Democracy
India is the world’s largest democracy. In my opinion, a democracy depends on four pillars – the government, the opposition, the judiciary and the media. And since the 18th century, media has played an...
View ArticleWhat I Would Have Liked My Dad To Give Me When I Faced My Periods
Menstruation is not a ‘girl problem’. But yes, we the ones who bleed know that there are problematic aspects. I want to talk about our fathers. If only they knew that this isn’t a problem to be...
View ArticleDelhi Is Set To Be The World’s Most Populous City By 2028
The recent survey on growing population in the cities conducted by the United Nations (UN) states that by the end of 2050, two third of the world’s population will end up living in cities. Delhi is...
View ArticleCan The ‘Ayushman Bharat’ Scheme Make For A Healthy India?
The Ayushman Bharat scheme has two parts – the National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) and Health and Wellness Centers (HWC). The fund allocated to both these schemes are grossly inadequate. The...
View Articleशुक्र है जासूसी केस में गिरफ्तार माधुरी गुप्ता, मुसलमान नहीं है!
18 मई की खबर है कि इस्लामाबाद के इंडियन हाई कमीशन में सेक्रेटरी के पद पर कार्यरत माधुरी गुप्ता को 2010 के जासूसी केस में 3 साल की सज़ा सुनाई गई है। 2010 में जब ये केस सामने आया तो मीडिया की सनसनीखेज़...
View ArticleAs A Woman, Who Can I Trust?
Trust. It’s a big word for everyone, especially for women. We are socialised not to trust others – strangers, men of all ages, etc. But our trust can be broken by anyone. Human perversion exists in...
View ArticleDear Indian Railways, Stop Giving Travel Agents Preference Over Customers
It seems to be a very interesting scheme, isn’t it? Yes, I am talking about the Indian Railway ticket bookings. IRCTC has blessed all Indians by introducing the online ticket booking services....
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A Brief History Of India’s Generation Gap And How The Russian Revolution...
‘Generation gap’ is one such phrase which often takes all the blame upon itself. It happens when people – mostly parents or teachers (on one side) and their children or students (on the other) – do not...
View ArticleDespite Claims To The Contrary, Privatisation Of Education Is A Nightmare For...
“Government schools are failing.” This narrative is repeated time and again in newspapers and public meetings. And indeed, if one talks to the parents of children going to government schools, many...
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