What Will It Take To Get Delhi’s Municipal Corporation To Do Their Job?
By Kunal Basu: In a 2015 landmark judgement, the Bombay High Court had ruled that the right to life under Article 21 of our Constitution includes the right to good roads. In light of that, the...
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सर्जिकल स्ट्राईक पर बात और पाकिस्तान को गाली देना आज-कल ट्रेंड में है
भास्कर झा: “शट अप अरनब” और माइक फ़ेंक कर चली गयी थी वह। देश के सबसे बड़े इंडियन टेलीविज़न ड्रामा में एक मोड़ आया और उसके संचालक ने गुस्से में फुसफुसाते हुए इतना ही कहा, “दिस इज़ व्हाट बॉलीवुड डज़ टू यू।”...
View ArticleIn A Remote Rajasthan Village, A Kindergarten School Is Revolutionising...
By Dibyajyoti Gogoi: We are proud of our country. We have diverse cultures, religions, traditions and belief systems. India comprises of twenty-nine states and seven union territories. India is a blend...
View ArticleFailing Drainage And Sanitation Mark Swachh Bharat For This Dalit Locality In...
By Nimmi Sukumaran: With October 2 just over, and the hype given to this day by the ruling party for the ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan‘ initiative, committed to making India clean; my experience has involved...
View Articleअपने बच्चों को बताइये कि “रेप क्या है” लेट्स टॉक अबाउट इट
प्रियंका सिंह: दिल्ली जैसी सिटी में रहते हुए भी अगर कोई लड़की आपसे ये पूछे कि ‘रेप क्या होता है’ तो यकीन मानिये उसी वक़्त ज़मीन में धंस जाने का मन करता है। निर्भया कांड के बाद (और पहले भी) जैसे हर दिन ही...
View ArticleI Live In Bangalore, But I’ll Always Remain A ‘Small Town Boy’
By Argh Bhaskar: I’ve spent all my childhood in Jamshedpur, an industrial town in Jharkhand. It is a small town. Especially, if it is compared to the likes of Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata. The...
View Articleमुझे बार-बार टच करने वाले अंकल, अपनी बेटी को कैसे देखते होंगे
हरकीरत कौर: कल रात मैं ट्रेन में सफर कर रही थी। बगल में ऊपर की बर्थ पर एक अंकल बैठे थे (अपने बेटे के साथ जो उनके साथ ही बैठा था ) और वो मुझे लगातार घूर रहे थे। उनकी तरफ से ध्यान हटाते हुए मैंने खुद को...
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Protesters Beaten Up In Jaipur In A Boycott Call Against Honda Shine And Activa
By Abhishek Jha: At least three persons were injured when protesters distributing pamphlets for boycotting Honda products were allegedly roughed up by staff at a Honda showroom in Jaipur in the...
View Article‘We Spend Sleepless Nights’: The Daughter Of A CRPF Officer Speaks Out
By Shruti Rawat: I woke up in the morning and as I usually do, I logged into my Facebook account and checked out my newsfeed. On the top, was the news of the 11-year-old Alka bursting in tears during...
View Articleसवाल कई पर जवाब नहीं, सारी बंदिशें हम लड़कियों पर ही क्यों?
भावना पाठक: एक लंबे अरसे से कुछ सवाल मुझे परेशान कर रहे हैं। यकीन मानिये मैं नहीं पूछती आपसे ये सवाल अगर मेरी बेचैनी अपने चरम पर न होती। पहला सवाल – ऐसा क्यूँ होता है कि जब भी लड़के का जन्म होता है तो...
View Articleएक नदी जो अब महज़ नाला बन चुकी है
अन्नु सिंह: आइये आप सबको एक नदी की कहानी सुनाते हैं। भगवान कृष्ण का पैर स्पर्श करने की वजह से यह नदी बहुत पवित्र मानी जाती रही है। ऐसा माना जाता है कि इसमें स्नान करने से सारे पाप अपने आप ही धुल जाते...
View ArticleWhy The Country Won’t Develop If Its Left And Right Wings Keep Dividing It
By Asif Uzzaman: When the word, ‘wing’ falls in our ears, immediately our thoughts roll and come to a halt at a scene of an unbound eagle or a dark crow or an angel or a hopeful sparrow, flying freely...
View ArticleKairana’s Residents Tell You What The ‘Hindu Exodus’ Really Was
By YKA Staff: When BJP MP Hukum Singh claimed in June that there was an exodus of Hindu families happening in Kairana of Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, there was a quick reaction from his party’s...
View ArticleThis Man Is No Doctor, But His Work At A Hospital In Patna Is A Lesson In...
By Ashu Arora: “Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” – Albert Einstein These are words we’ve heard from many, but it rarely happens that we know someone who’s actually put this thought...
View ArticleCheated By Employers, Not Paid On Time: What Life Is Like For The Homeless In...
By Drishti Agarwal: Rampal began his journey from Katwa in Bengal. He migrated to Jammu initially and finally landed up in Delhi. He migrated 8 years ago in search of better work opportunities and...
View ArticleHiring Children As Domestic Help To Give Them A ‘Better Life’ Is Still Child...
By Deepanjali Rao: Have you ever had a child serve you a glass of water at your friend’s or relative’s place? Did you feel bad about it? Perhaps for a while, before you got back to doing your thing...
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An Instagram Account Completely Shattered My Notions About Rural India
By Maithreyi Kamalanathan: I am a young woman from a metropolitan area in India. As the urban elite of the nation, we are often more aware of Trump’s political manifesto and Brexit’s impact on Great...
View Articleखास किराए के लिए बने मकान: डिज़ाइन फॉर डिसकम्फर्ट
शिवांगी भारत: कुछ समय पहले एक मित्र से हुई बातचीत में उसने बताया था कि, एक बुज़ुर्ग रुसी से बात करने का मौका मिला था जो कम्युनिस्ट और लिबरल होते, दोनों ही रूस में रह चुके थे। तो उसने उनसे पूछा, आपको...
View ArticleThe Most Unlikely (And Important) Thing You’ll See At This Year’s C.R. Park Pujo
By YKA Staff: A Durga Puja pandal is probably the least likely venue that comes to mind when discussing mental health issues. But this is exactly what will transpire this year. Amidst the festivity of...
View ArticleWhy Are Virgin Women ‘Pure’ And Virgin Men ‘Losers’?
By Divya Sethu: Virginity is something we don’t talk about often. It’s a controversial topic to discuss. Whenever it does come up, it’s shrouded in misconceptions. So, what is virginity? To put it...
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