‘Dear Straight Ally, Last Week You Laughed At A Homophobic Joke’
Submitted Anonymously: Dear straight ally, Last week, you laughed at a homophobic joke. “It’s not a big deal,” you said when I called you out on it, brushing it off. I am equal parts puzzled and made...
View Article‘I Hope Amma Lives’: Scenes From A Crazed Chennai After Jayalalithaa’s...
I arrived in Chennai on December 2, from foggy Delhi. I was greeted by an outpour of rain. A conversation with the cabbie about demonetisation brought up a little bit of a common man’s perspective. He...
View ArticleWhat Was Responsible For The Deaths Of 96 Children In Odisha?
Many people in Malkangiri say the same thing- “This is just an excuse by the government. How can ‘Bana Chakunda’ seeds be the cause of death of our kids? Even we have eaten the raw seeds.” The interim...
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What Would Tagore Think Of SC’s National Anthem Ruling?
If one were to read the interim order of the Supreme Court that seeks to make it mandatory to stand up for the national anthem before the screening of movies, one could be excused for presuming that we...
View Article‘Not A Day Has Passed When We Don’t Discuss About Which Boy Is Harassing Us’
As told to Amnesty International India: Does sexual violence affect all women and men in the same way? Where are the commonalities and differences? Where is the stigma located? We took these questions...
View Articleट्रेन में करतब दिखाने वाले बच्चे
एक छोटी सी बच्ची जिसकी उम्र लगभग 7-8 साल होगी और उसके कुछ साथी अचानक से ट्रेन के भीतर आये, कटोरा साइड में रखा और अपना करतब दिखाने लगे। कोई ढोल बजा रहा था, कोई गुलाटी मार रहा था तो कोई नाचना और गाना...
View ArticleWhy The Govt. Needs To Listen To Us Before Taking Big Decisions
In a complex society like India, government plays a pivotal role and affects nearly all aspects of people’s lives. That the government enjoys and exercises considerable influence on our lives was...
View ArticleWatch: The Chilling Twist In This High School Love Story Raises A Vital Point
American non-profit organisation Sandy Hook Promise has released a new video that is sure to give you chills, as it talks about a rampant, fatal problem in the U.S. that occurs in clear view: While the...
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The Dalit Panther Project: Chronicling An Inspiring Era Of India’s Dalit...
Some time in February 2016, two of my friends and I decided to interview activists from the Dalit Panther, a radical social organisation established in Mumbai, in 1972. Over the last ten months, we...
View Articleअम्बेडकर पर हर दौर में चर्चा ज़रूरी है
आज बाबा साहेब अम्बेडकर का परिनिर्वाण दिवस है। भारत में किसी व्यक्ति के महत्व का अंदाज़ा लगाना एकदम आसान है, थोड़ा सा अलग हटकर सोचना होगा और आप समझ सकेंगे कि भारत के इतिहास में सबसे महत्वपूर्ण लोग कौन हुए...
View ArticleWhy Dr. Ambedkar Left Hinduism And Chose Buddhism
December 6 marks a special day for millions of Dalits and socially backward citizens of India. It was on December 6, 60 years ago, that one of the greatest crusaders of the country’s marginalised...
View ArticleLook At Context First, Judge Historical Or Mythological Characters Later
Today, we are going through a phase where we are constantly tempted to give history and mythology a second look. Both the political left and right have given their judgments on various characters, real...
View Article“The Legend Laid To Rest”: Twitter Reacts To Amma’s Death And Burial
Messages have started pouring in since the passing of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa Jayaraman on Monday, the 5th of December, at 11.30 PM, after a prolonged,...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Be Forced To Eat, Should You Be Forced Into Singing The National...
What if a sentiment which is a part of human emotion is forced upon you? What if you are forced to eat when you really don’t want to? Or forced to sleep, when you don’t feel like it. Would you be able...
View Article‘Secularism Has Become A Way Of Keeping Muslims Hostage’: Yogendra Yadav
By Yasa Iqbal: The Indian Muslim community in Riyadh held an event this weekend in the capital called the “Current Political Discourse in India – A Challenge for Minorities”. The event that took place...
View ArticleThis IAS Officer Got A Resignation Letter, But Was Shocked To Know Who It...
Editor’s Note: Patriarchy works in many ways, cutting across class, caste, and religious borders, and is often invisible. And it is especially important that we find and call out incidents of...
View ArticleWhy An Inefficient Democracy Is Still Better Than ‘Good Dictatorship’
When notes of ₹500 and ₹1000 were demonetised on November 8 this year, the first question everyone asked was whether or not this was a good step. People argued whether the decision was a practical and...
View ArticleWatch: Tanmay Bhat Has An Amazing Office Best Friend. Do You?
7 Times You And Your Work BFF Can Talk Without Speaking – with @thetanmay and @MakeLuvNotScars pic.twitter.com/LlHt8sPzKA — BuzzFeed India (@BuzzFeedIndia) December 6, 2016 Acid attacks in India...
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Katrina Kaif Speaks Against Marital Rape In A Country That Pretends It...
India surely has a checkered reputation when it comes to treating its women fairly, and even less when it comes to the issue of marital rape. A crime in many parts of the world, in India we aren’t even...
View Articleकाला धन किसके पास है?
8 नवम्बर 2016 को प्रधानमंत्री ने यह ऐलान किया कि उस रात 12:00 बजे से 1000 और 500 के नोट कानूनी तौर पर अमान्य होगें। इस फैसले ने देश 86% करेंसी को रद्दी कर दिया और इसे बैंक में जमा करने को कहकर उतनी ही...
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