My First Experience of Watching Stand-Up Comedy Was Quite A Revelation
I am from the small city of Patna. As a 19-year-old, I have a lot of jest and enthusiasm. About a week ago, an event notification popped up on my Facebook news feed. An open mic was happening at a...
View ArticleThe Short Story ‘The Address’ By Marga Minco Teaches Us Not To Regret The Past
A feeling of nostalgia seems to have taken over me. While flipping through the pages of my class XI English textbook called “Snapshots”, I came across a chapter that has inspired me quite significantly...
View ArticleAn 11-Step Guide To Improving The Public Health System In India
The Indian public healthcare system is facing enormous challenges, and to address these, India adopted the National Health Policy 2017 which has the vision of ‘Ayushman Bharat’ (Healthy India) through...
View Article‘When We Stand For Our Muslim Brothers, Ensure They’re Not Victims Of Their...
“Just because the oppressor is bad, doesn’t mean that the oppressed is good,” said Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak in a lecture on the title ‘What Is It To Translate?’ in the M.A. Ansari Auditorium, Jamia...
View ArticleIs India Really The Most Dangerous Place For Women In The World?
The Thomson Reuters’ Foundation, on June 25, published the results of a survey which ranked India as the most dangerous place for women in the world. This surprise inclusion of the country along with...
View Articleवो वजहें जो बिहार को बनाती हैं एक गरीब राज्य
बिहार एक ऐसा राज्य है, जिसका नाम सुनते ही आईएएस, आईपीएस, सरकारी बाबू, मेहनती, रिक्शावाला, और ना जाने कितनी ही छवियां हमारे ज़हन में बनने लगती हैं। भारत की सबसे कठिन परीक्षा यूपीएससी को क्लियर करने...
View ArticleDear Myntra, What Are Women Below The Height Of 5’8” Supposed To Wear?
So last month, Myntra had its 8th and biggest End Of Reason Sale and purged lakhs of wardrobes in just 3 days. All the ads via different media and our forever free cookies started shooting at my eyes...
View Articleकॉमेडी के नाम पर मां-बहन की गालियां देना फूहड़ता है
कॉमेडी किसी भी व्यक्ति के अच्छे स्वभाव का प्रदर्शन करती है। यदि कोई व्यक्ति खुशमिजाज़ है एवं खुद के साथ-साथ औरों की भी हंसाता है तो वह सबका प्यार पाता है, उससे सभी प्रेम करते हैं। हास्य जितना मनोरंजक...
View Articleये मॉर्डन ज़माना है, यहां अंडा फूटने पर बच्ची को खाप घर से निकाल देती है
एक ओर समाज विज्ञान और अत्याधुनिक तकनीकों के माध्यम से रोज़ाना नई ऊचांईयों को छू रहा है, वहीं दूसरी ओर समाज में व्याप्त अंधविश्वास खत्म नहीं हो रहा है। देश में अंधविश्वास की जड़ें इतनी मज़बूत हैं कि हर...
View Article“क्या है धारा 377, इसका इतिहास और वर्तमान बहस”
भारत एक लोकतांत्रिक देश है जहां संविधान हर नागरिक को मूलभूत अधिकार देने का विश्वास दिलाता है। पर सच्चाई यह है कि इस विशाल लोकतंत्र में नागरिकों को अपनी मर्ज़ी का हमराही चुनने का भी अधिकार नहीं है। अगर...
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From Poor Salary To Terrible Working Conditions: The Plight Of Mid-day Meal...
“We have 108 students. Till now, we haven’t received the uniforms for the students. We received only ₹5,000. It was spent on fencing the perimeter of the school. We could not even construct our...
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Meet Bhilai’s Fierce and Unstoppable ‘Tyre Wali Madam’
By Reena Kripashankar Yadav I’m passionate about my business If you are willing to put your best put forward, no obstacle in this world is big enough to put you down. I’m a 27-year-old from Bhilai,...
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Why Kabir Is Relevant Well Beyond Our School Curriculum
Organised religion inevitably turns into a confusing mesh of outdated codes and rituals and therefore invites a reaction against itself. Just as the 5th-century BC saw the emergence of Buddhism as an...
View ArticleMy Hijab Doesn’t Decide My Abilities, I do
Born to a Muslim family, I never had a desire to cover myself. Although my mother and grandmother wore the burqa, I never found it necessary to use a piece of cloth to cover my head. I used to think...
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“सेक्रेड गेम्स: हिंसात्मक सेक्स सीन में ‘घर पर ना आज़माएं’बताना भूल गए अनुराग...
“सुहागरात को चीखती-तड़पती रही नवविवहिता, अप्राकृतिक यौन संबंध बनाता रहा पति:” “आगरा की रहने वाली एक महिला ने अपने पति पर जबरन अप्राकृतिक सेक्स करने का आरोप लगाते हुए एफआईआर दर्ज कराई, महिला ने बताया,...
View ArticleWhat If The Thai Football Team Was Stuck In A Cave In India?
The young boys trapped in the flooded Tham Luang cave in Thailand were rescued and the indomitable spirit of the rescuers, the volunteers and the children should be applauded. But ever wondered if...
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This New Book Explores The Romantic And Cruel Side Of Love In Mumbai
One would expect love to be this ephemeral thing which sweeps you off your feet and fills you with a sense of longing and purpose. Most romantic stories that we enjoy reading or films that we like...
View ArticleWatch Why Your Right To Privacy Matters: In Under 3 Mins
As we come closer to celebrating the first anniversary of the historic Right to Privacy judgement on the 24th of August #PrivacyDay, the SaveOurPrivacy.in campaign is publishing a series of videos...
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The Realities Of Accessing The ‘Right to Housing’ In India
In August 2017, the Delhi High Court declared 14 residents of Rajeev Camp eligible for rehabilitation and relocation after their houses were demolished in February 2017. Rajeev Camp is a Jhuggi Jhopri...
View Articleझारखंड में सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं के रेप पर सिर्फ कैंडल मार्च से इंसाफ मिल जाएगा?
मेरा राज्य झारखण्ड , प्रकृति ने तो जैसे अपनी सारी अदाएं इसे ही दे दी हों। हरियाली ,पोखर, महुआ की मादक सुगंध , पलाश की लाल पंखुरियां, हुंकार भरते जोन्हा और हुन्डरु के झरने, सघन जंगल और जंगलों में पसरी...
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