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Business At This Egg Stall In Udaipur Shows The Double Standards Of The...
“Everyone comes to my stall to eat eggs, but they don’t want others to know about it, which is the reason I have to sit until it’s dark in the cold to earn my living”, said Naseer Mohammad, a...
View ArticleHow Majoritarianism Silently Promotes The Oppression Of Minorities
The election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States serves as a stark reminder, that slowly but surely throughout the world, conservatism is winning over liberalism, by turning the...
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The Stereotypes I Live With As An Indian Christian Woman
‘Tis the season to be jolly. Christmas is upon us and I’m in the middle of my annual bake-athon. As batch after batch of coffee and vanilla cakes emerge from my oven, I can’t help going back to...
View ArticleHow I Understand The Bhagavad Gita And Its Relevance Today
While growing up in a western country, I was mainly surrounded by proud Hindus who always spoke in their mother tongue and talked about India with great pride and worship. In my early teenage years, I...
View Articleइलाहबाद हाई कोर्ट के ट्रिपल-तलाक़ पर ऑब्जरवेशन को क्या आपने सही से समझा?
5 नवम्बर को इलाहबाद हाईकोर्ट के तीन-तलाक़ पर सुनाये गये एक फ़ैसले से तीन तलाक़ का मुद्दा फिर से गर्मा गया है। विभिन्न मीडिया समूहों ने जहां एक ओर ये प्रकाशित करना शुरू कर दिया कि इलाहबाद उच्च न्यायालय ने...
View ArticleWhy Do We Want A ‘Fairytale’ Wedding?
The existence of life on earth is irrefutable; the existence of intelligent life on earth is still hotly debated. Are we not but fools to give the “wedding” which is nothing but a temporary affair, so...
View ArticleThis Song Is A Harsh Reminder Of The Girls India Killed Just Because They...
In India, while we scream hoarse about protecting Bharat Mata and its daughters, every day, the fate of hundreds of hundreds of girls is decided even before they’re born. Son preference is still at...
View Article‘Is It Written Somewhere That Architects Cannot Work In Rural India?’
I am an architect by profession and I am proud to be one. I am proud because as an architect I am able to observe problems from different angles and create innovative and pragmatic solutions to the...
View ArticleWhy Parents Need To Know That Their Kids’ Depression Isn’t A ‘Silly Issue’
Depression. Most of us are familiar with this term, especially since Deepika Padukone spoke on it. The dictionary defines it as “a state of feeling sad or a serious medical condition in which a person...
View ArticleThe Horrifying Story Of How Medical Negligence Almost Killed My Husband
Fifteen days ago, my husband started showing symptoms of a viral fever. Since I myself was suffering from a common cold, I assumed that he had simply caught the infection from me. But two days later,...
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4 Incredible Indians Who Went Out Of Their Way To Save Road Accident Victims
India has the dubious ‘honour’ of being number one in the world in terms of road accidents; a number which translates to something like 400 deaths a day, 17 deaths an hour! In many of these cases,...
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Married Off At 10 For Wanting To Sing, This Woman Is A Renowned Baul Singer...
The morning sky of Gorbhanga village in Nadia district of Bengal is often serenaded by a voice that immediately transports one beyond the corporeal consciousness. The voice belongs to Subhadra Sharma,...
View Article4 Odd Places Where You Can Still Use Your Old Currency
We are definitely living at a time wherein we have the experience of a lifetime to share with generations to come. Most of us would not have witnessed the freedom struggle or the wars post...
View ArticleHow My Campaign Led To A Partial Victory For Women’s Reproductive Rights In...
After ten years of an unofficial ban in Tamil Nadu, the authorities at the Drugs Control Board take the first step. In the month of September, I revived the conversation regarding the ban on Emergency...
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Jaago Grahak Jaago: Don’t Give Brands The Power To Play With Your Mind
Yesterday, at my brother’s place, while watching a hot discussion on Aaj Tak about demonetisation, I happened to watch Sonakshi Sinha’s Signature Blanket ad. She was saying, “Signature blanket ke bina...
View ArticleWatch: The Amazing Things Kids Are Doing To Clean Up India’s Garbage!
What do leaders do when they see pressing public health and sanitation problems in their community? Solve them! Alifiya and Sallauddin are back to show us what inspiring students have done to tackle...
View ArticleWe’re Sick Of Being ‘Saree Wearing, Diamond Loving’: The Real Marwari Bahus...
If three words could define the world of the Marwari community — Taboo, Society and Marriage would be them. So many battles have been won but the Marwari bahu is still fighting for her rights to wear...
View ArticleCountry, People And Trouble With Enforcing Choices In A Relationship
Just last night, I was watching the iconic Yash Chopra classic, “Deewar”. In one scene, ‘the bachha who becomes Bachchan’ declines entering the temple. His mother (mother of all mothers, Nirupa Roy),...
View ArticleThe City Which Feels Like Home
Someone who has incessantly spent their life in Jaipur is bound to be in love with the Pink City. And I am clearly no exception. Jaipur is special for me. It’s the city where I was born and brought up....
View ArticleWhy The Supreme Court Should Understand That Patriotism Isn’t...
Methinks you are my glass, not my brother – Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors A recent order of the Supreme Court of India mandated playing of the national anthem with the national flag onscreen in...
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