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An Eye-Opening (And Slightly Disturbing) Explanation To Why Women Get Their...
By YKA Staff: The theory of evolution has gradually come to explain nearly everything about human biology and even psychology. While there are people who might not be willing to accept it, explanations...
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A Letter Of Thanks To Kangana Ranaut: ‘You Have Given Strength To Many Women...
By Atiya Anis: Source: Flickr (modified). To Kangana Ranaut, (the Head ‘Witch’, ‘whore’ and ‘dysfunctional woman’), Calling women names has been used throughout history as a way of maintaining power...
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Why There Is No Such Thing As ‘Ethical Mining’
By Anjana Radhakrishnan: Image credit: Reuters/Ajay Verma. According to the Environmental Justice Atlas (EJA), there are more environmental conflicts in India than any other country. Considering wide...
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Youth And The City: The Point About India’s ‘Urban Poor’ That Everyone Missed
By Titas De Sarkar: It all started with a few anecdotes. Bear with me while I bite the dust. So, this friend of mine comes to Delhi, with an adequately paid job. However what she really likes to do is...
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In Photos: A Brave Kashmiri Pandit Woman Who Defied The Exodus To Protect Her...
By Muhabit ul Haq: Mothers can be selfish, selfless, wicked and are always frightened, for their kids. They live for their children and they would die for them. Not everyone has this capacity to love!...
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Why We Need To Destroy Misogyny ‘Like It Destroyed Jisha’
By Jason Jayology: Image credit: Reuters/Adnan Abidi. The largest genocide happening right now is femicide. The United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide must be expanded...
View ArticleTry And Hold Back Your Tears As You Watch This Moving Tribute To Moms By The...
By Merril Diniz: Each morning when I wake up, no matter how wretched I feel, no matter what the previous day has been like, no matter what nightmares have kept me awake at night, I know my spirit will...
View ArticleWhat Parents Should Do When Their Child Comes Out To Them (Instead Of...
By Shambhavi Saxena for Cake: Somewhere in my late teens, I discovered my little corner on the queer spectrum. After a monster googling session, I also discovered a Narnia of queer subculture –...
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क्यों सरकारें आदिवासियों को सभ्य बनाने के लिए प्रयासरत है…
अरुणिमा सिंह: Translated from english to hindi by Sidharth Bhatt. अभी हाल ही में “फर्स्टपोस्ट” पर एक लेख पढ़ा, जो विकास की अवधारणा और उसे लेकर प्रचलित सोच की संकीर्णता का बहुत अच्छा उदाहरण है। इस लेख...
View ArticleIn A Moving Video, Survivors Of 1984 Riots Tell Us Of Their 30 Year Long Pain
By Rachit: “There is no way to be heard in this country,” says Chaman Lal, who lost his son in a fake encounter after being arrested on false charges. ‘Victims Demand Justice in Punjab’ is an advocacy...
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Can An Indian And Pakistani Be Friends? This Story Tells Us Something Important
By Rai Ghulam Mustafa: Source: REUTERS/Mohsin Raza On both sides of steel gates dividing the two nations and amidst chanting crowds, hurling emotions and drumbeating boots, patriots refueled their...
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गया गोलीकांड: सत्ता की विरासत का बढ़ता घमंड और सस्ती होती जानें
प्रशांत झा: सुरेन्द्र वर्मा द्वारा फेसबुक पर पोस्ट जुर्म- सत्ता/रसूख के अहंकार पर चोट सज़ा- मौत स्थान- सत्ता तक पहुँचती इस मुल्क की कोई भी सड़क अगर बात ऐसी घटनाओं की फ्रिक्वेंसी की करें, तो शायद ये देश...
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How 5 Strangers Taught Me Life Lessons I’ll Never Forget
By Kunal Arora: Source: REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee We all have some personal stories which at moments make us realise how valuable life is and how fateful we have been for living with grace and...
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How Assam’s Tea Gardens Flourished On The ‘Abuse And Torture’ Of Their Labourers
By Richu Sanil Chemmalakuzhy: “Our ancestors migrated to these lands from the Orissa-Jharkhand region of present India. We would like to go back and see the villages where we came from.” – These were...
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Threatened, Jailed, Murdered: Chhattisgarh’s Journalists Protest For Freedom...
By Arunima Singh: Santosh Yadav, Prabhat Singh, Deepak Jaiswal, all journalists from the state of Chhattisgarh, are in prison. Their only crime appears to be their adherence to the basic values of...
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What India’s Public Healthcare System Could Do To Heal Itself
By Sanjay K Bissoyi: Public health care in India is patchy. We have made great strides, but about 1.2 million children under the age of five died in 2015 alone. Besides, as this report reveals, 9.7...
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These Young Delhiwalas Are Going To Weddings And Parties For A Very Special...
By Nazeef Mollah: Image posted by Robin Hood Army on Facebook On March 11, 2016, an estimated 20,000 weddings took place in the national capital. A whole lot of people ate hearty meals that night. But...
View ArticleWriters Boycott London Edition Of Jaipur Lit. Fest Sponsored By ‘Most Hated...
By YKA Staff: Editor’s note: Jaipur Literature festival, which first started in 2006, has now become one of the biggest cultural festivals in the country, with the most prominent figures of Indian and...
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आज का किसान: मौसम और सीमित साधनों की दोहरी मार का शिकार
विकाश कुमार: किसान बेहाल है तथा कृषि संकटकालीन अवस्था से गुजर रही है। इसके बावजूद राष्ट्रीय पटल पर बहसों का दौर जारी है। इस विषय ने संसदीय राजनीति और कृषि विकास की राजनीति को आंदोलित किया है। इन सब के...
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Why Banning Jallikattu Isn’t Enough To Protect The Bulls
By Sabah Kochhar: Jallikattu For two years, India’s rare bull-fighting sport, Jallikattu, remained banned since the Supreme Court ruling in 2014 managed to uphold a central notification prohibiting the...
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