Once The Hub Of Intellectuals, This Famous Coffee House In Delhi Has Lost Its...
By Martand Jha: Once upon a time there existed a place right at the heart of Delhi which was a hub for intellectuals where they used to sit for hours and have a cup of coffee. The place was called...
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अनुज घाणेकर: शहर! शहर एक ऐसी दुनिया है जो दूर से चहकती हुई दिखाई देती है, महकती हुई दिखाई देती है। हिन्दुस्तान में एक तरफ हैं, पिछड़े हुए लाखों गाँव और दूसरी तरफ, तेजी से “विकास” की मशीन में डाले जाने...
View Article“It’s A Man’s World” May Sound Like A Good Thing For Men, But It Really Isn’t
By Aakriti Agarwal: “Ladkon ka rape!” he exclaimed whilst looking at me with wide eyes and a silly amused smile on his face. “Wh-what’s there to laugh? Boys get raped too…,” I said, startled by his...
View Articleकैसे दिल्ली के ड्रग-ज़ोन में, सरकार के प्रयास नाकाफी हैं
अभिमन्यु कुमार: Translated from English to Hindi by sidharth Bhatt. शब्बीर (बदला हुआ नाम) जो कि पेशे से ड्राइवर हैं, इनकी शादी करीब पाँच महीने पहले हुई है। लेकिन एक राज ऐसा है जो उन्होंने अभी तक अपनी...
View ArticleHow Jamia Nagar Became A Muslim Ghetto In The Nation’s Capital
By Towfeeq Wani: On June 14, an article describing life in a Muslim ghetto was published here. Even though the author of the said article provided some valuable insights into the everyday life of this...
View ArticleHow Children Can Suffer Abuse In The Name Of ‘Family’ And ‘Tradition’
By Prerna Manian: “Conservative Indian family”, “traditional Indian parents”, these terms are often thrown around in justifying acts of suppression practised by the institution of family in India....
View ArticleThe RTI Act Is Dying, Should We Be Worried?
By Bestin Samuel: Answers to questions, sometimes, would be clear as daylight. Sometimes they would be hazy, and you will have to strain to make out the words. Sometimes, the answer would just be...
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By Khabar Lahariya: Editor’s Note: As part of Youth Ki Awaaz and Khabar Lahariya‘s collaboration, we bring to you this story from the hinterlands of the country’s largest state – Uttar Pradesh. This...
View ArticleWith Sex Crimes Against Children On The Rise, Why Parents Must Take Action NOW
By Lakshmi Pramod: A relationship between a mother and child takes deep root right from the point of conception. As time passes, the bond gets stronger and infinite trust defines their relation....
View ArticleA Love Story That Didn’t See A Happy Ending: Why I Lost Interest In Science
By Shalini Banerjee: I heard about him for the first time when I was in school. I was in class VI, when my teacher took his name for the first time. And within seconds of that, I looked up to see him....
View ArticleWhy Triple Talaq Practised In India Is Not Quranic Law, Just An...
By Ammar Bakhsh: Justice Markandey Katju has bravely stood by many Indians to raise his voice against the issue of ‘Triple Talaq’ among Muslims. Debates, on television or otherwise, that have tried to...
View Article‘Yoga Helped Me Become A Better Entrepreneur’
By Juhi Mohan: Yoga and Startups are two hot buttons today. No matter which paper I read or which social media platform I log in to I am inundated with startup tips, tricks and what not. And, for the...
View ArticleWhy The Govt. Didn’t Let My Brother And His Chinese Wife Settle In India For...
By Writu Bose: I was high on happiness when Shameek, my elder brother, finally decided to get hitched with Stella. Luckily, so was the rest of my family (as expected). No one raised brows, there were...
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विकास कुमार: हे! मानव तू क्यों इतनी अस्मिताओं से जकड़ा हुआ है। जद्दोजहद कर रहा है, केवल अपनी पहचान के लिए? इसके जवाब में केवल इतना कहा जा सकता है कि वह मान्यता ही है, जो उसे बार-बार अपनी अस्मिता या...
View ArticleThe Bigger Problem That Salman’s Rape Joke Brings Up
By Karan Mujoo: We were watching TV panellists trade insults about the recent Salman debacle, when suddenly my roommate got up and started raging, “They all know what’s going on! Every single guy in...
View ArticleBrick By Brick, How A Village In Manipur Built A School For Children With...
By YKA Staff: In 2005, Mr. Pauzagin Tonsing and Mrs. Dondouching, a young couple in Pearsonmun village, Manipur, were blessed with a baby boy. They called him Malsawn meaning ‘blessed’. As time went...
View ArticleEconomists Need To Stop Telling Us That We’re Selfish
By Deepanshu Mohan: The soaring instances of racial discrimination, adversities from global climate change, acts of terrorism, frequency in economic crises through speculative stock market crashes,...
View ArticleThis Café In Lucknow Is Smashing Stereotypes Around ‘Beauty’ In A Powerful Way
By Anshuman Singh: Sheroes Hangout Café & Reach-Out centre (Asha Jyoti Chapter) is located opposite Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Sthal, near Lucknow Metro Office, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow. There is one in Agra...
View ArticleIn Photos: People In Kolkata March For Kashmir, Get Threats From Right Wing...
By Sourav Sahoo for Youth Ki Awaaz: Thousands of people came out in a rally in Kolkata on July 14 to condemn the ongoing violence in the Kashmir valley. Human rights activists, various students’...
View ArticleThis Kashmiri IAS Officer Has An Angry But Powerful Message On Being Treated...
By YKA Staff: According to latest reports, the violence in Kashmir has claimed 42 lives and injured over 2000. As clashes on the streets of Kashmir show little sign of abating, a different kind of...
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