It’s Time We Talk About The ‘Nasty’ 3-Letter Word
In a country like India, where arranged marriages still exist, and boy-girl friendships are seen as taboo, it should come as no surprise that sex education is off-limits. Because of this, many young...
View ArticleHow To Bridge The Gap Between Donors, Volunteers And NGOs
The first ever exercise by the CBI to map registered NGOs in 2015 disclosed that India has at least 31 lakh NGOs – more than double the number of schools in the country. Despite this major social and...
View ArticleSalvaging An Individual’s Fundamental Rights From The Stranglehold Of Group...
Our Constitution is based on the principle of equal citizenship, protecting the rights of an individual through fundamental rights guaranteed in Part-III of the Indian Constitution. However, seeing...
View ArticleWhy India Needs The Darwinian Narrative In The Present Cultural Context
“Man in his arrogance considers himself a great work – worthy of the interposition of a deity. More humble and I think truer to consider him created from animals.” Charles Darwin summarised his...
View Article‘You’re Faking It’: My Life With Borderline Personality Disorder
Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide, mental health, depression and borderline personality disorder. While mental health continues to be a taboo for a large part of the Indian society, there is a...
View Articleफेयरनेस क्रीम का एड हमारे ज़हन को रंगभेदी बना रहा है
काला या सांवला होना कोई बुरी बात नहीं पर भारतीय समाज में इसे दोयम दर्जे का स्थान दिया गया है। यहां गोरे रंग को सीधा सुंदरता से जोड़ दिया गया है। अगर आप गोरे हैं तो आपके पास ज़्यादा और अच्छे अवसर हैं,...
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छपरा मिड डे मील हादसा: 23 बच्चों की मौत के 5 साल बाद कितने बदले हैं हालात
16 जुलाई 2013 की वह सुबह दूसरे अन्य दिनों की तरह ही बिहार के सारण ज़िले के धर्मासती गंडामन गांव के निवासी सुरेंद्र प्रसाद के लिए भी एक सामान्य दिन था। उस दिन भी उनकी पत्नी आशा देवी ने अपनी दोनों...
View Article‘I Will Not Do Anything That Interferes With My Work’: Why These 5 Women...
In almost all societies, and especially ours, having a child is almost a given if you are a woman. We have been told for centuries that motherhood ‘completes’ a woman. However, does it really? We...
View ArticleFrom A Lack Of Spontaneity To Awkward Silences: What I Don’t Like About WhatsApp
This is the age of connectivity. Our improved communication technologies have turned the world into a global village and strengthened our ties with each other. Or so it seems. On a second thought, do...
View Articleवो शेल्टर होम हमारे समाज जैसा ही तो है जहां लड़कियां बस शोषण का मौका हैं
मुज़फ्फरपुर की घटना में जितना दिख रहा है, मामला उससे कहीं ज़्यादा खतरनाक है। ऐसा नहीं है कि रेप की शिकार सिर्फ 34 लड़कियां ही थीं। ये लड़कियां सैकड़ों भी हो सकती हैं, शेल्टर होम में लड़कियां आती-जाती...
View Articleबिहार पुलिस शराब की चेंकिंग के नाम पर ट्रेन में सब्ज़ी वालों से कर रही वसूली
हमारे देश में भ्रष्टाचार की जड़ें किस कदर फैली हुई हैं, इस बात का अंदाज़ा अमूमन हम सभी को है। आए दिन राशन कार्ड बनाने से लेकर सड़क बनवाने तक और रेल टिकट कटवाने से लेकर हवाई जहाज उड़ाने तक लगभग हर जगह...
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Does Supporting The NRC Reek Of Bigotry?
The update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has sparked yet another debate regarding the status and scale of immigrants in a state that ostensibly bears the brunt of illegal...
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Yes, Women Can Do Stand-Up Too. You Gotta Problem With That?
The beginning of 2018, brought me towards the end of my one-year sabbatical period in which I was to solo-travel, get fit, try consulting and writing as a career, and do stand-up comedy. I was...
View Articleहमारे देश में अब व्यवस्थित तरीके से होने लगा है बलात्कार
बलात्कार की घटनाएं अब सूनी सड़कें, खाली बस, अंधेरी रात, अकेली लड़की, छोटे कपड़े इन सब बहस से कहीं आगे बढ़ चुकी है। अब बलात्कार व्यवस्थित तरीके से होता है। कैसे इसे समझने के लिए 15 साल राज करने वाले...
View ArticleDrug Addiction Is A Disease, Not A Choice
On Tuesday, July 24, pop singer Demi Lovato was hospitalized after an apparent drug overdose of heroin. Lovato had previously struggled with addiction and had been sober for over six years. However,...
View ArticleA Letter To My Generation – We All Can Change The World For The Better
Every day, the internet is flooded with news that either shows progress or the society moving a step back. For an emotional individual like me, I’ve always believed that I would save the world from...
View ArticleThe Sabarimala Issue Is About Gender And Patriarchy, And Our Denial Won’t...
It is believed that, for most of history, women between the ages of 10 and 50 haven’t been allowed inside Kerala’s massively famous Sabarimala temple. From admitting women with age proofs and the state...
View ArticleThe National Medical Council Bill Aims To Improve Healthcare For You, Then...
The National Medical Commission (NMC) would be a good alternative to the tainted Medical Council of India (MCI) that has been facing severe criticism over the alleged corruption, experts tell Youth Ki...
View ArticleThe Gandhian Economic Model Advocates Development Through Self-sufficiency
Gandhian ideas on economic development are based on the principles of non-violence and self-sufficiency. Mahatma Gandhi elaborated on the transformative role of the trickle-down economy in his 18-point...
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How College Students Spread Awareness About Waste Disposal In Rangpuri, New...
No water supply makes it all the more worse. In the roads filled with filth and household waste, in the village of Rangpuri, New Delhi, a team of ten students took the initiative to spread awareness...
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