Bihar – An Obscure Name
By Ria Dayal: Well, we all grew up listening that whenever you get struck by a difficult situation, try to look at the brighter side, or when life dwindles and lands you in a dilemma, you must think...
View ArticleMarrying Outside My Caste Made Me Think About These 6 Myths We Still Believe
By Aakanksha Bhatia: Our intriguing encounter with an old gentleman at the IGI Airport, while we were going for our honeymoon, was something that changed my perspective towards inter-caste marriages in...
View ArticleA Young Woman Recounts A Horrifying Incident Of Road Rage In A Facebook Post
By YKA Staff: Road rage is becoming disturbingly common in the roads of India, especially in metropolitan cities such as Delhi. Seeing people absolutely lose their cool over things like taking too long...
View ArticleHow Society, Police & Judiciary Failed To Protect This 14-Year-Old From A Sex...
By Ankita Surabhi: Unaccustomed to grasping reality, our society today is the epitome of delusional or rather blissfully ignorant. I am compelled to draw comparisons with the so-called jungle rule...
View Article5 Key Points You Should Know To Become A Mobile App Developer
By Seamedu Media School: According to a market report published on Venturebeat.com, the app economy could double in size to reach $101 billion by 2020. What exactly is app economy, you might be...
View ArticleWhy Are We So Afraid Of Sickness And Death?
By Mekhala Dave: “Life’s but a walking shadow,” said Macbeth, in a Shakespearean soliloquy, narrated by Sir Ian McKellen on stage. He says Macbeth’s reaction to his wife’s death is without meaning,...
View Article“हर रोज 2 दलितों की हत्या कर दी जाती है, इस बारे में कोई बात नहीं होती”:...
अभिषेक झा: ऊना दलित अत्याचार लड़त समिति के संयोजक (कन्वीनर), 35 वर्षीय जिग्नेश मेवानी जोर देकर कहते हैं कि केवल वो ही गुजरात में दलित प्रतिरोध की अगुवाई नहीं कर रहे हैं, ये सभी का मिला-जुला संघर्ष है।...
View ArticleWhy I Refuse To Be A ‘Lady’ For The So-Called ‘Gentleman’
By Tamoghna Ghosh: A few days back, I was hanging out with this guy friend of mine, and I wanted to set him up with a sweet girl from my batch. He’s been friends with her for almost a year, and I felt...
View Article“You Are The Weaker Sex”: Patriarchy, As Every Indian Woman Knows It
By Astha Rattan: “Patriarchy: A system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.” The above two lines precisely represent the dictionary meaning of...
View ArticleI Am A Feminist But Still End Up Whispering About Having My Period. Why?
By Rohini Banerjee for Cake: Last week, during a particularly difficult and cramp-ridden day of my period, I asked a co-worker whether I could borrow a sanitary pad from her. It wasn’t an uncommon...
View ArticleWhy I Think Men Deserve Paternity Leave
By Shikhar S: I am a big fan of The Newshour Debate, led by Arnab Goswami. I find these debates very entertaining and informative. I live overseas and have been here for a while now and I choose to...
View Articleदिल्ली हाई कोर्ट नें निजी स्कूल को दिया विशेष जरुरतों वाले बच्चे को एडमिशन...
सिद्धार्थ भट्ट: शुक्रवार 26 अगस्त को दिल्ली हाई कोर्ट नें एक फैसले में, एक निजी (प्राइवेट) स्कूल को अक्षमता से झूज रहे एक बच्चे को एडमिशन देने का निर्देश दिया है। इंडियन एक्सप्रेस की एक रिपोर्ट के...
View ArticleThe Last Meeting With My Father
By Shahamat Hussain: When do you exactly know that you are going to die? Does God give you a hint? Does the universe tell you to meet your loved ones? Does your death call take you to the place where...
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Threatened, Defamed And Called A “Bitch”: What I Got For Feeding Street Dogs
By Shambhavi Saxena: A group of residents in my neighbourhood threatened to file a police complaint against my mother for being ‘dog feeders’. They’d plastered notices everywhere, naming her, and...
View Articleक्यूँ मुझे लगता है कि पत्नियों पर बने जोक्स पुरुषवादी मानसिकता का नतीजा हैं
हिमांशु सिंह: हँसना किसे बुरा लगता है? इस दौर में हँसने के साधन भी कई हैं। ट्रेन, मेट्रो, एयरपोर्ट और पता नही कहाँ-कहाँ जब समय नहीं कट रहा होता तो अपने फेसबुक या व्हाट्सऐप ग्रुप्स पर जोक्स पढ़ लेता हूँ।...
View ArticleWhy Should My Faith As A Sikh Be Questioned Because I Smoke?
Submitted anonymously: I was born in a Sikh family and raised according to its tradition and culture. All my family members regularly visit the gurudwara and believe themselves to be devout Sikhs. I’m...
View Articleना पहने स्कर्ट और ना घूमें रात को अकेले- पर्यटन मंत्री की विदेशी पर्यटकों को...
सिद्धार्थ भट्ट: केंद्रीय पर्यटन मंत्री महेश शर्मा नें विदेशी महिला पर्यटकों को स्कर्ट ना पहनने और छोटे शहरों में देर रात को अकेले ना घूमने की सलाह दी। इंडियन एक्सप्रेस की एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार महेश...
View Articleक्यूँ बस प्रशंशा काफी नहीं है, महिलाओं के बराबरी के दर्जे को भी स्वीकार करना...
शुभम कमल: ओलम्पिक शुरू हुए लगभग 10 दिन हो चुके थे, अमेरिका सबसे ज्यादा मैडल ले जा चुका था। हम भारतीय एक पदक की आस में रात भर टेलीविजन के सामनें बैठे रहते, लेकिन पदक नही आता। कभी लगा कि आज भारतीय...
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The Surrogacy Bill Exposes How The Govt. Is Trying To Force Its ‘Morality’ On Us
By Akhila Nagar: This government is well known for its inability to respect, whether officially or unofficially, the private lives of its citizens. This interference seems to have become a compulsion,...
View ArticleMeet The Man Who Has Filed Over 800 RTIs To Fight Against Corruption
By Saswati Chatterjee: “Ek aisi chai jo corruption use karte hain, unko diabetes kar dengi.” Translation: A tea which gives diabetes to whoever is corrupt. Sounds amazing and impossible at the same...
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