My Cousin Sexually Abused Me, And My Mother Did Nothing About It
By Sumit Shrivastav: I am the youngest child in my family (from the maternal side). So everyone loves me a lot. I have spent most of my childhood days in my maternal uncle’s house without my mother....
View Article‘What Sense Do Restrictions Make When I’m Not Safe In My Own House?’
Submitted Anonymously: In a recent series of conversations at home, it came out clearly how insecure my parents have been with the idea of girls staying out. More than being a measure of safety, to...
View ArticleHow Society Fails To Understand Stalking (And What To Do If It Happens To You)
By Samparna Tripathy: Karuna, a 21-year-old schoolteacher was stabbed 27 times to death in North Delhi’s busy Burari area. Her assailant had been stalking her for over a year. As the crime goes...
View ArticleMaking Fun Of Dark Skin Is Not A ‘Roast’: Actor Boldly Slams Comedy Show For...
By YKA Staff: That Indian society is highly colourist is hardly a secret. From fairness cream ads to TV shows, popular culture in India seems hell bent on reinforcing regressive attitudes regarding...
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11 Powerful Artworks That Prove How Dalit Voices Are Rising In India
By Sourya Majumder: Over the last year, India has witnessed a vast Dalit uprising across the nation. This uprising, a long time in the making, has challenged the traditional idea of ‘India’ itself. The...
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The Life Rohingya Muslims Are Forced To Live, In Hyderabad’s Refugee Camps
By Shahamat Hussain: It has been almost three years since the Myanmarese settlement took refuge in Hyderabad. They are struggling hard to get jobs, learn the language and to even get food to be alive....
View ArticleYou Can Be Hit By A Car Or Stabbed, But Don’t Expect Help On Delhi’s Streets
By Ashish Mishra: “Dilli Hai Dilwaalon Ki” (Delhi belongs to the ones with a heart) Really? Let me take you through a few incidents which will make us feel ashamed of Delhi. A week back, a girl was...
View Articleबिहार भारत का अंग है काट्जू साहब, साबुन-शैम्पू का कॉम्बो ऑफर नहीं कि किसी को...
दीपक भास्कर: हम भारत के उस समय में रह रहे हैं, जो जुमलों और मज़ाक का दौर है। एक तरफ हमारे देश के प्रधानमंत्री के वादे, महज़ जुमले बना दिए जाते हैं तो दूसरी तरफ कोई मार्कंडेय काटजू मज़ाक पर मज़ाक कर जाते...
View ArticleA Simple Reason Why We Should Celebrate The Joy Of Giving Week
By Nidhi Nagpal: I stepped out of McDonald’s with the widest smile on my face because I bought myself a McFlurry. Just when I was about to enjoy the first bite, a melodious tune from a flute swayed me....
View Articleमैं रिज़वान शाहिद और मेरे राम का कोई मज़हब नहीं
रिज़वान शाहिद: ”अम्मी जब डोला आए तो मुझे जगा देना” रामलीला के दौरान भरत मिलाप वाले दिन मैं हमेशा अम्मी से यही कह कर सोता था। राम, सीता और लक्ष्मण के स्वरुप भरत से मिलाप के लिए जाते वक़्त हमारे घर के...
View ArticleThe Amazing Way This Dog Is Helping Children Cope With Addiction, Bullying...
By Our Better World: Telly is a professional therapy dog. Although her time with 9-year-old Jarene looks like fun and games, she’s actually helping her develop social skills in an environment that’s...
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कानून को ठेंगा दिखाकर राजस्थान में अब भी जारी है ‘विच हंटिंग’
विश्व राज सिंह: विच हंटिंग, एक ऐसा शब्द जो अंतर्राष्ट्रीय इतिहास की किताबों में हमने खूब पढ़ा-सुना है। 17वीं-18वीं शताब्दी में जब भी यूरोप में वहां के तथाकथित सामाजिक व धार्मिक नियमों के खिलाफ जाकर कोई...
View ArticleA Young Kashmiri Explains Why The Youth Are Leading The Protests In The State
By Muazzam Nasir: Kashmir has been under curfew for 60 odd days now and every effort is being made to push the Kashmiris to the edge so that the current uprising dies down on its own. The Indian...
View ArticleI Was Judged And Shamed Because I Went For A Walk With A Male Friend
By Swathi R.: Women are constantly judged, characterised in bad light and questioned in this country for hanging out with men, staying out late at night, drinking, partying, being bold and being open...
View ArticleShe Cut Her Hair So That She Could Feel In Control Of Her Life
By Swati Yadav: She looked different – my friend. I was meeting her after a long time; we hadn’t met since college. She looked younger, not that she looked old before but something was very different....
View ArticleNot Wanting To Have A Baby Doesn’t Make Me Any Less Of A ‘Woman’
By Somaya Iqubal Khan: When a relationship matures and people start planning for the future and think about marriage, discussion on having children always comes up as one of the most important things....
View ArticleYour Cow Vs My Cow
By Rajat Kalra: If you were born in a Hindu family, you will still anyway be a human being first and a Hindu later. The same goes for Muslims, Christians or people born into any other religion in the...
View ArticleThe Muslim Gatekeepers Of The Jewish Synagogue
By 101India: At one point as strong as 6000, the Jewish community has dwindled to less than 20 members in the city of Kolkata. For generations, Muslim caretakers have maintained the three main Jewish...
View Articleज्योतिबा फुले को क्यूँ नहीं मिलता राजा राम मोहन रॉय जैसा सम्मान?
संजय जोठे: ज्योतिबा फुले ने भारतीय महिलाओं को शुद्रातिशूद्र (शुद्र से भी नीचे) की श्रेणी में गिना था। न केवल शूद्रों की तरह उनका शोषण होता है बल्कि सवर्णों और शूद्रों दोनों श्रेणियों के मर्दों द्वारा...
View ArticleAt The Army School I Went To, War Was Never Glorified
By Simin Akhter Naqvi: We are told military operations are on at the India-Pakistan border and this news perturbs me for more than one reasons, as multiple dimensions of my identity respond to it, as a...
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