The ‘Impurity’ Of Menstruating Women In The Eyes Of The World’s Religions
It’s 3 AM in the morning. The dogs in our locality have suddenly staged a mesmerising Sydney opera. My limbo is beautifully shattered – and I am haunted by intriguing clouds of thoughts. I wonder about...
View Article4 Vital Tips To Help You Become An Inquisitive, Critical Thinker
We are living in an age where people are asked to be ‘critical thinkers’. Unfortunately, very few of us understand its meaning. We expect people to question everything; at the same time, we berate or...
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It’s High Time Men Become Allies In Demanding Sexual And Reproductive Health...
By Alok Ranjan: India is the world’s second most populated country – and a majority of its population lies within the age group of 10-24 years. This is also why the country is known as a ‘young...
View ArticleA Lack Of Knowledge Among Men Is Costing The Fight Against Menstrual Taboos
A universal lack of clear-cut information and education makes menstruation a source of shame and embarrassment. The persistent taboos around menstruation means that only limited information is...
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Beyond Bipin Rawat’s Remarks, Kashmir’s Schools Do Have Serious Problems
Fearing ‘radicalisation’, the Indian Army chief recently asked for control in Kashmir’s schools. But beyond this military talk, the Valley-based schools do need some control to shed off their...
View ArticleDid You Get Your ‘Certificate Of Nationalism’ Yet?
Deepika Rajawat, the lawyer who took up the Kathua rape victim’s case, was called an ‘anti-national. JNU students Kanhaiya Kumar and Shehla Rashid have been titled ‘anti-national’ so many times that...
View Articleजिस देश में प्रेम का पाठ पढ़ाया जाता है, वहां प्रेम के नाम पर हत्या क्यों ?
सदियों से पूरी दुनिया एक ही बात का राग गाती आयी है और आज भी गा रही है। वह राग कुछ और नहीं बल्कि प्रेम का राग है। प्यार करने का राग, इश्क करने का राग, मुहब्बत करने का राग। जिधर भी नज़र उठाकर देख लो,...
View ArticleSmall Steps Can Indeed Go A Long Way To Ensure Menstrual Hygiene In India
The health and well-being of women are important determinants as they have an irreversible impact on our society. Women’s health in India can be examined by multiple indicators, which vary according to...
View ArticleAbsolute Freedom Of Speech Is The Only ‘Reasonable’ Demand
From the eyes of a 22-year old, I can see some unsettling instances that ask for greater enquiry, but only to have the door slammed on them, again and again. Our Constitution, a book I consider to be...
View Articleशेषनाथ की कविता: बदलते दौर में इंसान होना है गुनाह
आज के दौर में हर कुछ बदल गया है। हरा जो हरियाली और समृद्धि थी देश की राजनीति के चंद सफेदपोशों ने इसे इस्लामी बना दिया है। देशभक्ति, अपने देश के नागरिकों को प्रेम करना नहीं है। इसे आज भगवा रंग और भगवा...
View ArticleThe Work Done By The Transport Ministry In The Last 4 Years Has Earned My...
By this time next year, we will have a new government in place. Whether that is the re-election of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) or a third front similar...
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My Tryst With Anxiety Showed Me How Shallow Our Understanding Of Mental...
By Sakshi Goenka: It was three years ago when I first started experiencing days when I felt uncontrollably low and helpless. I felt oppressed because of my mind – and I was not able to put a finger on...
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Unravelling The Reality Of Child Marriage in Pakistan
By Roheen Ahmed and Mariam Faruqi: The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) defines child marriage as a formal marriage or informal union before the age of 18. Although statistics show...
View Articleआज भी क्यों कायम है पैर धुले पानी के चरणामृत बन जाने की अंधश्रद्धा?
दुनिया में एक से एक अन्धविश्वास हैं। कहीं लोग भस्म से बीमारी ठीक करने के दावे करते हैं, तो कहीं किसी को समोसा खाने को कह मुराद पूरी करने के नुस्खे बताते हैं। ऐसे बाबाओं की संख्या की श्रृंखला है। इन...
View ArticleWhy Mental Illnesses Are Romanticised And How To Stop It
“Suicidal people are just angels that want to go back home.” “I like angels so much that I want to become one.” “In a strange way, I had fallen in love with my depression.” Romanticising Mental...
View ArticleKilling Our Way Out: The Argument For And Against Death Penalty
A few days ago, on a not too hot summer afternoon, I found myself reading an article on the death penalty as you do now. One of its assertions, in particular, caught my attention. It claimed that the...
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Fighting The Demon Of Fake News In India
Ever since ‘fake news’ was named the Collins Dictionary’s Official Word Of The Year for 2017, it has become a never-ending topic of debate. Although the advent of fake news is not new or recent, its...
View ArticleWhat Are The Rights Of A Married Woman Over Parental Property? All You Need...
There is no denying the fact that as a society, we have to struggle hard to establish the fact that a son and daughter need to be treated equally. Indeed, we may have to go a long way to acquire that...
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Where Are The Women When It Comes To Policy-Making In India?
By Manuraj Shunmugasundaram: Every passing year, on International Women’s Day, there is a renewed call to legislate the Women’s Reservation Bill to enable the election of women in legislative...
View ArticleI Was Mocked For My Language And Eating Choices During A Flight Journey
It was around May 15, 2018. I was heading to Delhi from Jaipur, on to Guwahati along with my friends. We were adjusting our belts as the flight was about to take off. I happened to converse with one of...
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