The Recent Mob Lynching In Assam Makes Me Wonder: Where’s Our Humanity?
This poem is ‘inspired’ by the recent incident of a mob killing two men from Guwahati, suspecting them to be ‘child-lifters’. I could not sleep last night It might be that I was ashamed to be a human...
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This Group Of Young Professionals Helped Rohingya Refugees In Delhi Celebrate...
Throughout history, India has been a land truly believing and honouring the phrase “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, a Sanskrit phrase found in Hindu texts such as the Maha Upanishad, which means “the world is...
View ArticleDear Trolls, Stop Harassing Celebrities For Posting Intimate Photos With...
Parents often like to express their love by sharing photos on social media. So do the celebrities. They are normal human beings with feelings and emotions, just like us. Trolls don’t need a reason to...
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Working In Rural India Made Me Realize Feminism Has A Long Way Ahead
This article of mine is a sort of continuation to a previous article published last month. I first heard the word ‘Feminism’ probably towards the end of my final year in college. I graduated from an...
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Assam Lynching: Have Our Lives Really Become This Cheap?
In our daily lives, rumours play a most significant and noteworthy role these days. With the passage of time, humans are getting too involved with the world of rumours. No one even bothers to ascertain...
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Increasing Addiction To The Internet Is Making Us Live In A World Far From...
Today online addiction has become a new source of mental disturbance. It is categorised by experts as the dependence on technology like smartphones, internet, online gaming and videos, online addiction...
View ArticleIf Household Chores Are Labours Of Love, Why Can’t Men Engage In Them?
Indian society is largely patriarchal, governed by socially and culturally constructed gender roles. Although these gender roles are not biologically innate, society makes them appear to be so. When a...
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Looking At Queer Pride Beyond The Lens Of My Privilege
Written Anonymously: A large portion of the last decade has been quite tumultuous for the LGBTQIA+ community in the country. From the decriminalisation of Section 377 in 2009 by the Delhi High Court to...
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I Write, Even If That Means Going Against My Parents’ Wishes
When you are the eldest child in an Indian family, it’s not really easy to follow your dreams. And being a girl makes it even tougher. You have all the responsibilities for which you are supposed to...
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12 Simple Steps To Create Your Own Compost At Home
In my last article, I mentioned how our waste poses a big threat for us. I also discussed how we, as individuals, can do a lot to reduce our waste. One method I mentioned entailed converting our waste...
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Why The Lynching Of Two Young Men In Assam Calls For Serious But Calm Reflection
When in general parlance we refer to the term society, what do we mean by it? It seems a very vague concept, intangible and abstract. Hence, it is used anywhere and in any way. But if one has to really...
View ArticleWhile We Empowered Girls, An Entire Generation Of Boys Was Left Clueless
When women are changing, men ought to change or prepare themselves for the change. For at least two generations now – especially in urban India and educated middle-class families – we have raised our...
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Small Town Girls Should Be Able To Dream Big: I Am 19 And I Want To Have My...
That’s me, a small town girl with big dreams I belong to a typical middle-class Marwari family. Growing up, whenever mom had her periods, she had to leave doing kitchen work. Like many families, our...
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From Dadri To Una And Assam, A Look At India’s ‘Lynching Calendar’
“Our country’s national crime is lynching. It is not the creature of an hour, the sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the unspeakable brutality of an insane mob.” – Ida B Wells In India, whenever...
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Assam Mob Violence: Why Does An Act Of Lynching Become An Issue Of Ethnic...
Ethnicity, religion, caste, gender are sanctioned categories of identification under the Modern State. We identify ourselves with these categories because of what social theorist Michel Foucault calls...
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To Counter Hate, This Organisation Held An Interfaith Iftar In Gurgaon
On June 10, 2018, at Gurgaon Nagrik Ekta Manch, an interfaith community-based organisation, organised an Iftar in the sector 27 community centre, Gurgaon. The GNEM was formed a few months back in...
View ArticlePoliticians And Their Petty Politics Is Still Keeping The Caste System Alive
The caste system, though considered to be a disgrace and ‘taboo’ in many social circles today, is still pervasive and even ‘celebrated’ by some sections in our complex and hierarchical society. The...
View Articleहमें गुलज़ार खान जैसे ऑटो चालकों से बिना पूर्वाग्रह मिलने की ज़रूरत है
आठ जून की घटना है। नर्मदापारा, रायपुर जिले के पास शाम को तीन महिला आरपीएफ पुलिस कर्मी एक मोपेट से फिसल कर गिर गई. सामने एक ऑटो वाला दौड़कर मदद करने के लिए आया। गुस्साई एक पुलिस कर्मचारी ने ऑटो चालक को...
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We Need To Save Our Planet To Avoid A ‘Judgement Day’
Almost all sacred texts are obsessed with the occasion of the ‘final judgment’ when individuals have to answer for their deeds. The Judgement Day, the law of Karma, Yawm ad-Din (or Yawm al-Din) – every...
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What Does It Mean To Be A Woman In Rural India?
“When are you going to get married?” I have lost count of how many times have I heard this question during my first three months of living in rural India. As a 24-year-old woman, it was one of the...
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