Why Tagore Would’ve Disapproved Of The SC Imposing The National Anthem On Us
The idea of India is changing. So is the idea of its anthem. Ideas are subject to dynamism – no idea can be locked in the dungeons of the past. At the very same time, to tolerate the willful perversion...
View ArticleWhy Jayalalithaa’s Death Has Not Been Followed By Unrest In Tamil Nadu
As the storm around the death of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa settles, there is one question that has been haunting Tamil Nadu’s citizens: Why does the death of Jayalalithaa affect us common...
View ArticleWatch Why Centuries Of Dalit Hate Runs Deep In Brahminical India Even Today
Our country has not done well by Dalits. This is no secret, and as much as Hinduism has tried to keep the “untouchables” hidden and out of the public sphere, it never really was. In fact, it has done...
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The Ridiculous Notions About Marriage And Sex That I Found In My Sociology...
After much consideration, I picked sociology as one of my five subjects in class 12. There was no hesitation on my part. I was certain I’d relish the subject and everything that I’d learn would stay...
View Articleमैं कवि हूं, मैं कर्ता हूं, मैं ‘विद्रोही’हूं
जब बुद्धिजीवी होने का दंभ भरने वाले बड़े-बड़े साहित्यिक सूरमा सत्ता और पुरस्कारों की सीढ़ियां (जैसा कि रमाशंकर यादव ‘विद्रोही’ कहते थे कि हर जगह सीढ़ियां हैं, नोटों की सीढ़ियां हैं, गाड़ियों की सीढ़ियां...
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5 Amazing Women Who’re Busting The Myth That Some Careers Are Only For Men
How often does it happen that we call a mechanic and there comes a woman to help us out? Or maybe you call an electrician at home and a woman reaches your place to do the job? Have you seen women...
View ArticleOn My First Day At IIT, I Was Laughed At For Speaking In Hindi
One day I was reading a newspaper and in one article I read, “We are living in a society in which your skin colour defines your beauty and your fluency in English will describe your intelligence.”...
View ArticleRekha Was Kissed Without Her Consent In A Film, As Crowd Whistled: Biography...
A few days ago, news broke that a particularly controversial rape scene in the movie Last Tango in Paris was actually shot without the consent or prior knowledge of the actress, Marie Schneider. That...
View ArticleWhy Preventing Rape Videos From Going Viral Is A Mammoth Task
Taking note of the many shocking videos of sexual assault on women and children going viral, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to India offices of Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and Facebook asking them...
View Article‘I Spot My Perpetrator Every Day. Dressed In Dark Uniforms, Wielding...
TRIGGER WARNING “I was in my teens when I was raped by the Indian state.” My friend breaks down before he is about to narrate his ordeal to me. He was confiding in me. It was pretty difficult to...
View ArticleIndian Railways Has A Bigger Priority Than High-Speed Trains – Safety
Within a span of 20 days, the railways has witnessed two accidents and both were the result of derailment of the train. The recurring accidents should frighten and concern every Indian who has to...
View ArticleHow My Family Survived The Aftermath Of Babri Demolition When I Was 4
I had turned four in the winter of 1992. My fragmented memories of that winter, 24 winters ago are like a dream. It can’t be put on scrapbooks, cannot be documented and cannot be said much about...
View ArticleThe Govt. Plans To Take A Strong Step Towards Improving Healthcare For Mothers
The NDA government is likely to increase the budget allocated to the Ministry of Woman and Child Development (WCD) by 20% from the next fiscal year, a report in the Hindustan Times said on December 8....
View ArticleRight Wing Goons Vandalise Venue, Injure Artist Over ‘Obscenity’ At Jaipur...
Protesting against a supposedly ‘obscene’ painting showcased in the gallery, an angry mob attacked the venue of the ongoing Jaipur Art Summit on December 8. The mob also injured the painting’s artist...
View Articleबेरोज़गार पंजाबी मुंडो के बीच पॉप्यूलर है हिंसक पंजाबी म्यूजिक
तारीख 03-12-2016, एक आम ही दिन था लेकिन शाम होते एक विडियो वायरल हो गया। पंजाब की मोड़ मंडी में शादी के कार्यक्रम के दौरान एक गोली चली जो स्टेज पर डांस कर रही डांसर कुलविंदर कौर के सर को छेद करती हुई...
View Articleराष्ट्रवाद बनाम पत्रकारिता
राष्ट्रवाद और पत्रकारिता ये दोनो ही शब्द हमारे समाज के बीच एक बड़ी साख रखते हैं, लेकिन क्या ये दोनो एक साथ चल सकते हैं? अगर हाँ तो कैसे और नहीं तो क्यों नहीं, ये समझने के लिये हमे इनके स्वरूप और इनके...
View ArticleWhat’s It Like To Be A Pakistani Hindu? This Quora Answer Presents A Harsh...
Editor’s Note: It is by now an well documented fact that India is not exactly tolerant of its minorities, be it religious minorities, tribals, or Dalits. But its sister country has not fared much...
View Articleमानव अधिकार दिवस पर आज आप क्या कर रहे हैं?
बीसवीं सदी को आप किस तरह से याद रखना चाहेंगे? औद्योगिक क्रांति के अडवांस स्टेप की तरह, टेक्नोलॉजी के विस्तार के रूप में या इन्टरनेट और संचार क्रांति के रूप में। बेशक मानव जाती ने इस सदी में कई नयी...
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Why Homeless Women In Delhi Are Choosing Pavements Over Govt’s Night Shelters
She has the option to stay at a night shelter next door, but Kamala Bajrangi prefers to brave out the Delhi Winter on the pavement instead. A toy seller by day, the middle aged woman hates the...
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What 4 Years In India As An African Muslim Student Has Meant To Me
By Halima Bello Husseini: I was nine years old when I had first come to India in 2003. My visit here was nothing less than a blast – I learned Hindi within three months of being here (which made life...
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