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What do you think when you hear the word “poverty” ? We use the term when we see people residing on the footpaths, when kids with tattered clothes pester us for a few coins or when people with or...
View Article“बेंगलुरु सामूहिक उत्पीड़न, हमारी सामूहिक मानसिकता दिखाता है”
मंटो ने एक बार कहा था कि मुझे तहज़ीब, तमद्दुन(सभ्यता) और समाज के कपड़े उतारने की ज़रूरत नहीं है, यह समाज पहले से ही नंगा है। बेंगलुरु में नए साल की रात को हुई यौन उत्पीड़न की शर्मनाक घटना और उसके बाद...
View ArticleMany Paralells Between Right Wing Movements In India And The USA
A few years ago, I decided that it was time for me to move from India in search of new opportunities abroad. Towards the vivid colors of the progressive western society painted into my mind through...
View ArticleHow PM Modi Became The Face Of 2016
Judith Martin once quoted, “When virtues are pointed out first, flaws seem less insurmountable.” Well, this quote is quite relatable to the former chief minister of Gujarat who faced a lot of criticism...
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ज़बरदस्त काम कर रहे हैं ये दो युवा, तैयार कर रहे हैं कल के लीडर
संसद शब्द जब हमारे कानों तक पहुंचता है तो लोकतंत्र एवं एक लोकतांत्रिक प्रकिया तथा सरकार की छवि हमारे सामने उभर कर आती है। ठीक उसी तरह बालसंसद शब्द जैसे ही हमारे जेहन में आता है तो हमारे सामने...
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Dear Manipur, I Wish You Find Your Peace
Dear Manipur, I’ve just come back from spending some quality time with you and may I tell you, they were among the best days of my life. You might call it favouritism, but of the rest of my life’s best...
View ArticleWhy Us Foreigners Should Be ‘Less Naive, More Cautious’ Like Indian Women
It was during the second week of January, last year, when I arrived for the first time in India. After landing in Delhi, I was able to explore the ancient city for some days before leaving for my...
View ArticleBundelkhand’s Robin Hood & Criminal Extraordinaire: Dadua, A Legend, A Legacy
“Dadua? He used to hang around here a lot. We’ve met him so many times. He never ever troubled anybody.” “I’ll tell you about Dadua. He was a monster. He threatened the entire village; he was into...
View Articleनायक नहीं खलनायक हूँ मैं!
कभी-कभी पौराणिक या फैंटेसी कार्यक्रम देखते हुए बड़ी हंसी भी आती है और दुःख भी होता है। हंसी निर्माता-निर्देशकों की सोच पर आती है और दुःख उसके सांस्कृतिक प्रभाव पर। कभी गौर से कोई फिल्म, धारावाहिक या...
View ArticleTechnology To The Rescue: App Helps Health Workers In Uttarakhand Improve...
As the election dates have just been declared for Uttarakhand along with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Manipur, this is as good a time as any to shine a spotlight on an exciting initiative Uttarakhand...
View Articleप्रकाश पर्व में आए मेहमानों को भा गया पटना
प्रकाश पर्व का समापन हो चुका है लेकिन मुझे पूरा विश्वास है कि जितने भी श्रद्धालु यहां पधारे थे। वे सब यहां से अविश्वश्नीय और अविस्मरणीय यादें लेकर अपने प्रदेश को लौटेंगे। मैं कुछ दिन पहले ही तख्त श्री...
View ArticleHow A 22-Year-Old Is Helping Migrant Workers From Nepal
Naresh Sijapati, 22-year-old, has done what most of us only dream of our entire lives. Born in the year 1994 in Ahmedabad, he migrated to Nepal to live with his grandparents as his parents eked out a...
View Article“नागरिकों को मिले राईट टू डिजिटल एक्सेस का संवैधानिक अधिकार”
नोटबंदी के फैसले और इसके कार्यान्वयन के तौर तरीकों को लेकर राजनीतिक घमासान तेज होता चला जा रहा है। जहाँ एक ओर केंद्र सरकार काले धन, आतंकवाद के मुद्दे से ‘गोइंग डिजिटल’ के मंत्र पर पहुँच चुकी है और...
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My Friends Are Not Angry!
Few days back one of my teachers from the English department asked me to screen a short film I had made recently in her class. The video was about the land acquisition rights of the people of the...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To The President Of India
Dear Mr. President, I was 14 years old when I met you. You gave me the children’s bravery award for saving my sister and her friend from being swept away in the river near where we lived. You said to...
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These ‘Solar Sisters’ Are Bringing Electricity To Rural Rajasthan, And How!
By Renu Rakesh: Rukmani Devi Katara, Maya Roat, Babli Devi have many things in common; they live in remote villages in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district, share a tribal heritage, have lived with abject...
View ArticleLessons From Feminism: A Man’s Perspective
Till very recently I believed that I was a liberal; a liberal who is tolerant and accepting of people of all faiths, genders, orientations, backgrounds and abilities. I scoffed at the archaic Section...
View Article5 Reasons Why You Should Put Yourself First
If you’re like me, you will spend most of your time wondering what others want and need and how they want you to behave and try to do the things people like, not always to please them, but just to get...
View Article#NotMyIndia: As a Proud Indian, I’m Scared of The Legacy We’ll Leave Behind
The inspiration for this article came to me from the Twitter hashtag #NotmyPresident that people in USA used to express their dismay and anguish on the election of Donald Trump as the next President of...
View ArticleRewind 2016: What Did Kashmir Achieve?
The calm demeanour of the summer in Kashmir was already experiencing low-intensity tides due to the government’s efforts to hamper peace by bringing up controversial issues like Sainik or Pandit...
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