A Young Woman Shares Why The Daily Hassle With Delhi Autowallahs Is Just...
By RD Swati: The other day, someone posted on my FB wall about his conversation with an auto-driver, wherein the latter expressed his dissatisfaction with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi;...
View ArticleFrom Abuse To Forced Labour, Our Focus Must Be On Protecting Our Children
By Mandvi Singh: Child rights have been a major concern in our country. The idea of rights for children, apart from the constitutional rights accessible to all citizens of the country, also covers...
View Articleअनचाहे गर्भ और जन्म देने का निर्णय हो पूरी तरह से महिलाओं का
रिचा बाजपाई: मातृत्व नारी का एक अभिन्न अंश है, लेकिन यही मातृत्व अगर उसके लिए अभिशाप बन जाए तो? वर्ष 2015 में गुजरात में एक 14 साल की बलात्कार पीड़िता ने बलात्कार से उपजे अनचाहे गर्भ को समाप्त करने के...
View Article‘Good Degree, Job And Match’– The “Goals” We Have Reduced Education To
By Poonam Yadav: “Get up otherwise you’ll be late,” “Have you completed your homework? Don’t forget your notebook.” Every child has grown up listening to these lines during their school days. Parents,...
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From 1992 To 2016: 15 Iconic Amul Cartoons That You Must Revisit Today
Sidharth Bhatt: For years, various art forms have spoken about issues in India in their own way – where sarcasm and humour have played a significant role. But for me, Amul’s cartoons have always stood...
View ArticleI Thought Volunteering Was Tiring, But Working With Rural Women Proved Me Wrong
By Sanjana Aggarwal: Being a regular teenager in India, I was blissfully unaware of the benefits of being involved in community service. I considered it to be a tiring and unrewarding field. It was...
View ArticleFrom One Woman To Another: We All Lose Every Time You Turn A Blind Eye To Sexism
By Saujanya Behera: Dear girls, The whole country is going gaga over the movie Pink and its brutal and honest representation of Indian Society. Yes, the boys need to be told that single girls (or any...
View ArticleHow Getting Through The College Of My Dreams Changed My Life
By Dante Munnis: When you are 17, one of the biggest life changing thrills you can experience is getting accepted into your dream college. After all, it’s not just like you apply one fine day, and...
View ArticleWhy I Think India’s Healthcare System Is In Absolute Shambles
By Ankur Chhabra: Healthcare is not only a service but the most fundamental human right of every citizen of the country. The Constitution of India guarantees the Right to Life, but the citizens and...
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What Is It Like To Be A Female Cop In India? (Hint: Not That Great)
By Elizabeth Mani and Himadri Ghosh for Youth Ki Awaaz: If you thought kicking down doors and nabbing robbers was the difficult part of the job for female cops in India, you’d be way off the mark. That...
View ArticleWhat’s The Secret Behind Amul’s Colossal Success Story?
By Ishan Arora: ‘Where there is unity, there is always victory’, proving the validity of this quote is a company that disrupted the entire milk procurement process and spurred the White Revolution in...
View ArticleThe Caste And Gender Bias I Observed As A Student At Kendriya Vidyalaya
By Daipayan Dhar: Recently I was invited by my juniors to attend the alumni meet of my school, Kendriya Vidyalaya Cossipore, Kolkata, which was on June 25. I was happy to receive this invitation and I...
View Articleइस देश के किसी भी गाँव और शहर की सड़कों ने मुझे अपने साथ सहज नही होने दिया
अन्नु सिंह: इस शहर ने कभी मुझे अपने साथ सहज नही होने दिया…यहां के पुरुषों ने मुझे अपने साथ सहज नही होने दिया … सहजता का होना तभी होता है जब आप अक्सर किसी परिस्थति, आदत, दृश्य, वस्तु, लोगों, स्थान आदि...
View ArticleIn India, You Steal A Woman’s Freedom For A Man’s Liberty And Call It ‘Safety’
Submitted anonymously: “Hamare yahan ghadi ki sui character decide karti hai” This is about the college that boasts about organising ‘Central India’s Largest Technical Festival.’ But, I am sure the...
View ArticleHonda Workers Continue Hunger Strike Despite Deteriorating Health
By YKA Staff: Of the five Honda workers on an indefinite hunger-strike at Jantar Mantar, Vipin Kumar lost consciousness in the morning of September 26 and had to be taken to a hospital. Kumar later...
View ArticleOur Selfie Addiction Is Killing Animals Around The World
By Smriti Raghunandan: Selfies are killing animals around the world. Let me bombard you with a few recent heart-wrenching, stomach-queasy examples: The Case Of The Franciscana Dolphin Calf: the calf...
View ArticleA Young Muslim Clears The Air Around What ‘Jihad’ Actually Means
By Zed: Let us start by discussing a simple, yet complicated term: ‘jihad’. Jihad is a word which is often linked with terrorism. But, what is jihad? Jihaad means “to fight for Allah.” It is done to...
View ArticleWorking With Youth In Rural India Smashed My Belief That They Want An Urban...
By Zubin Sharma: For the past four years, I’ve been working closely with the rural youth in Kishanganj District, Bihar, first with SEEKHO and then with Project Potential. Having grown up in a...
View Article10 Ways You Can Deal With Period Pain Without Popping Painkillers
By Writu Bose: It is impossible to explain what it feels like when ‘that time of the month’ strikes. It’s been more than a decade since I first started menstruating. And I still freak out just as much...
View Article6 Things A Millennial Would Like The Older Generation To Know
By Syed Akrama: 1. God has not appointed you as watchmen of religion. India is a land of many religions and we take it pretty seriously. Whatever religion you follow, your God want you to follow the...
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