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The Invisible Labour Of Women
There was a time when women used to handle the home, and the men would go out to work. Now even though more and more women are joining the workforce, they’re still the ones taking care of the house....
View ArticleMeeting Asha: A Harrowing Glimpse Into The Lives Of Homeless Women In Delhi
*The name Asha, translated from Hindi, means ‘hope’. Asha could have been anywhere between 12 and 40, and you would have believed her either way. She was small and petite. Her eyes drooped, the only...
View Articleप्यार को गलत काम बताकर लड़के-लड़कियों को दूर क्यों कर रहे हैं हम?
‘प्यार किया तो डरना क्या?’ हमने पूछा लड़कियों से। “नहीं दीदी, हमारे मुहल्ले में ऐसी लड़की नहीं है जो प्यार करे।” ‘तो प्यार करना गलत है क्या?’ “हां, गलत है। उम्र के हिसाब से करना चाहिये। स्कूल पढ़ने के...
View Articleबचपन में घुलती सोशल मीडिया की लत बच्चों को बीमार कर रही है
हंसता-मुस्कुराता बचपन, ना कोई परेशानी और ना कोई चिंता। दिनभर खेलना-कूदना, हंसी-मज़ाक मानों तो जीवन का खुशनुमा पल। सुबह-सुबह जब स्कूल जाने का होता है टाइम, तो रोज़ के बहाने पर मम्मी का डांटना, पापा का...
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Sanjay Basti’s Kajal Shows How One Empowered Woman Can Change An Entire...
Amidst the medley of hotels, embassies and bungalows that signal progress and power, Sanjay Basti in the heart of Lutyens Delhi is a paradox to the modernity and urbanisation in its vicinity. The chaos...
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‘Endure It. That Is The Best For You’: My Life As A Domestic Help
I have a job that is not really considered as one. But 4.2 million people in my country do it for their living. We work hard each day. We have no holidays. If we get sick and take leave for a few days,...
View Article“हम गौरक्षा चाहते हैं लेकिन रकबर, अखलाक या पहलू खान की मौत की शर्त पर नहीं”
“बीफ-गौरक्षक-मॉब लिंचिंग-राजनीति-घृणा” भारत में इस श्रृंखला की पुनरावृत्ति एक साल में कम-से-कम दो बार हो ही जाती है। ये श्रृंखला बेहद भ्रामक है। ये भ्रामक श्रृंखला बेतरतीब तरीके से देश के सभी अखबारों...
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When It Comes To Sex Education, Ignorance Is Not A Bliss
Sex. How did you read it? Did you cringe and raise your eyebrows or did you actually manage to keep a straight face? A country with a population of over 1.3 billion balks at the word ‘sex’....
View ArticleIs Law Our Only Democratic Tool To Hold Government Accountable For Climate...
This week began with the publishing of a podcast with a difference – Mother of Invention – featuring the former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and comedian Maeve Higgins, in ‘this uplifting new...
View ArticleFellow Indians, Stop Stereotyping People From Uttar Pradesh As Rapists
Does it really matter that I am from Uttar Pradesh and I speak in Kannauji whenever I talk to my family members even when I am with my friends or colleagues? And I don’t really care what the rest of...
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Rising Above Caste, Patriarchy And Religion: Maharashtra’s 800-Year-Old...
On July 23, the eleventh day of the waxing moon period in the month of Ashadh, the spiritual procession of Varkari commences in the holy village of Pandharpur on the bank of river Chandrabhaga. In this...
View ArticleMeet Sahil, Teen Sensation From The Hinterland, Making Waves On TV
He’s aiming for fame with a few choice killer moves! There is a panacea common enough in this country’s hinterland that comes with the promise of salvation, in the guise of fame. It is both a...
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What Will It Take For Next-Gen Indians To Have The Same Opportunities As...
By Anirban Ghose and Anish Kumar: “How would you like your children to be when they grow up?” he asked. “Like you,” she said. The man asking the question was R. Venkataramanan, Managing Trustee of Tata...
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Where The Water Flows: The Politics Of Water Distribution In Mumbai
By Neelanjan Sircar: “Look, when the water comes, it’s because of politics, and when the water doesn’t come, it’s because of politics.” In “Pipe Politics, Contested Waters: Embedded Infrastructures of...
View ArticleWould It Be Too Much To Ask Politicians For Some Moral Leadership And Grace?
So, I was (un) fortunate enough to have attended the July 20, Lok Sabha session in the Parliament on Friday, held in regard to the no-confidence Motion. A no-confidence motion isn’t about winning or...
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Female Genital Mutilation In India: Why Aren’t We Talking About It?
My thoughts mirror the introduction of this piece published in India Today, “They promise you a chocolate, a movie or just an outing; they take you instead to dingy, dark room, pin you to a bed, take...
View Articleहे गौरक्षकों, मेरे नाम पर इंसानी खून बहाना बंद करो, तुम्हारी गौ माता
मैं भूरी, आज जब मैं कचड़े के ढ़ेर में पड़े प्लास्टिक को खाने का प्रयास कर रही थी, तभी मेरी नज़र एक अखबार पर पड़ी। मैंने देखा कि तुम हमारी रक्षा और सुरक्षा को लेकर इतना कर्मठ हो कि तुमने हमारी खातिर अपनी ही...
View ArticleFire
The divine invention of the human mind, The element purest perceived by mortal kind, Tamed to man’s liking- flickering at the tip of an oiled wick, to a spot of light reduced- at a smokers fingertip....
View ArticleWhy Students Must Come Together To Resist And Fight Against Religious Fascism
“Kashmiri Jihadi Musalmano ko Pakistan bhagao, peedit Kashmiri Hinduo ko bachao,” these are the lines from the poster of a registered NGO by the name Swadesh Hindu Ekta Manch. In the poster, they have...
View ArticleI Stutter
Those words that you casually throw to the winds, Words pronounced with the fluidity of a flying bird at ease; Those words – oh those words- to me, are like diamonds; They need to be polished, worked...
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