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The Lynching Of A 13 Year Old Reveals Our Shameful Support For Mob Violence
By Monica Islam: “Even exposing a child to violence amounts to abuse,” asserted Kabukabu Ikwueme, a London-based freelance writer with a background in the legal sector. Yet, we see children not only...
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सुप्रीम कोर्ट का यह फैसला महिलाओं की स्वतंत्रता और समानता को बढ़ाता है
उपासना बेहार: 6 जुलाई 2015 को सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने एक ऐतिहासिक फैसला दिया जिसमें कहा गया कि अविवाहित मां अपने बच्चे की अकेली अभिभावक बन सकती है। इसमें उसके पिता की रजामंदी लेने की आवश्यकता नहीं है। जिस...
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Indian Private Hospitals Biggest Beneficiaries Of International Aid Programmes
By Jyotsna Singh: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. The biggest recipients of investment through aid programmes of rich nations have been the large commercial hospital chains...
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With 5500 New Users Daily, How Can The Irreparable Damage Caused By Tobacco...
By Manjusha Chatterjee: According to media reports, around 150 million new voters in the age group of 18 to 23 years exercised their political franchise for the first time in 2014. All political...
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Godse May Have Killed Gandhi, But Forbidding His Temple Is Against People’s...
By Mayurpankhi Choudhary: My penchant for books like “Why I Assassinated Gandhi” and similar others on Nathuram Godse has often been misinterpreted as an act of aggression against the father of the...
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A Teacher Uses Star Trek For Difficult Conversations On Race And Gender
By James Smalls, University of Maryland, Baltimore County: The television series Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969) debuted one year after my immediate family and I relocated from the Harlem...
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Fighting Disability: Phoolwati’s Story Highlights Challenges For Millions...
By Impuri Ngayawon: The first thing you can notice clearly about Phoolwati is her scoliosis that defines her as a person with disability. On closer acquaintance she is a vibrant and hard working lady...
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How Land Continues To Be A Tool For Dalit Oppression: The Case Of Pathapally
By Abhishek Jha: Sometime around the second week of May, 45 Madiga families in Pathapally village of Telangana were driven out of the land that had been allotted to them by the government, by members...
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Why Are Female Achievers Missing From ‘General Knowledge’?
By Shrilakshmi Tiru: Article 53 of the Indian constitution talks about the President and the executive power of the union that “shall be exercised by him"; and this is just one of the innumerable...
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How Studying The History Of Religion Has Brought Me To The Brink Of Atheism
By Mayurpankhi Choudhury: Recently, I have noticed that to be a secular Hindu it is imperative that you question your own faith and blatantly side with the other. The problem with me is that I don’t...
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Visible Work, Invisible Women – A Lifetime Bending
By P. Sainath: She paused, exasperated by the midday sun in Vizianagaram. But remained bent over. She knew she would resume work in moments -- in that very posture. Working in the same cashew fields...
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Why The Urban Poor Children May Never Be A Part Of India’s Economic Growth
By Prachi Salve & Saumya Tewari: A child from a poor, urban family is 40% more likely to die than a richer child in India’s towns and cities. Children below 10 in urban areas—especially girls—are...
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Failing The Idea Of Justice: The Blind Rage That Drives Mob Violence In India
By Anugraha Hadke: Ravinder Kumar, a 24 year old man was recently arrested in Delhi for his alleged involvement in the sexual assault and murder of several children. Kumar would hold odd jobs for...
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Goodbye Mr. President
By Karthik Shankar: The news that A.P.J. Abdul Kalam passed away on Monday night jolted millions of Indians all over the world. The extremely popular former President collapsed due to a heart attack...
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Why The Kerala Government’s Plan To Cull Stray Dogs Is Just Plain Wrong
By Arati Nair: For the health conscious early risers in the state of Kerala, the rabid menace of stray dogs serves as a dampener to their morning exercise routine. Over the past month, more than 300...
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Over 15k Deaths In 4 Years: How India’s Population Control Measures Are...
By Debarati Ghosh: The Story of Chaiti Bai Unlike every other ordinary day in the Bilaspur district of Chattisgarh, 22 year old Chaiti Bai could not go about her daily chores. [envoke_twitter_link]She...
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Why Calling Caitlyn Jenner A ‘Beautiful Woman’ Reduces Trans Pride To Just A...
By Vaagisha Das: When Caitlyn Jenner affirmed her gender identity in Vanity Fair, telling people to "call [her] Caitlyn", most people seemed to be supportive of her choice, going as far as to...
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The Unimaginable Reality Of Rural Schools That A Volunteer Experienced In...
By Ghania Siddiqui: Having been brought up in a city like Mumbai, where the strong class divide propels you to think in a particular way, and having a particular lifestyle it becomes easy to say that...
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From Poop Transplant To Leech Therapy: Bizarre But Surprisingly Effective...
By Vaagisha Das: We have been taught to share many things in order to show our care. Faecal matter would definitely not be one of them. Yet this is what Raahil Batin’s father found himself doing to...
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Psychopaths Versus Sociopaths: What Is The Difference?
By Xanthe Mallett: Psychopath and sociopath are popular psychology terms to describe violent monsters born of our worst nightmares. Think Hannibal Lecter in 'Silence Of The Lambs' (1991), Norman...
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