The ‘Burkini Issue’ Reveals What Happens When Women Take Control
By Elayne Clift: Vermont (Women’s Feature Service) – In France, a woman is publicly humiliated when the police force her to remove her burkini while she is at the beach. In another incident, an...
View Article‘I Always Knew That I Am Not A Guy’
By Maahi Arora: I always knew that I am not a guy. Some people may find this funny and laugh, but the reproductive organs I have are not what define me. Whenever I used to look at girls, I used to...
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Tribute To A Father Who Prepared Me For ‘Dangal’ Of My Life
Aamir Khan’s latest release Dangal, though a biographical sport drama based on the life of former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and the struggle of his two wrestler daughters, confronting the...
View ArticleStop Concealing Your Lechery Under A Woman’s Dress
I turned around, it was black. I closed my eyes, it was black. I read the news, tried to absorb and ignore it. But, it hovered above my head and grasped me around its swampy arms. Social media was...
View ArticleBSF जवान के वीडियो पर हमारी प्रतिक्रिया गलत-DSP,UP पुलिस
सोशल मीडिया के युग में सच्चाई और अफ़वाह में फर्क करना मुश्किल होता जा रहा है। या तो हम तथ्यों का पता नहीं लगाना चाहते या सूचना को अपने उद्देश्यों के हिसाब से मोड़ लेते हैं। अभी एक बीएसएफ के जवान ने ख़राब...
View Article‘Cultivate Depth In Your Relationships, Individuality In Your Being’: Valson...
Dear students, Recalling the heady times of the French Revolution (1789 -1799), William Wordsworth, the English lake poet, wrote: “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive/But to be young was very...
View Article“Caste Is A Very Good Thing”: 7 Times Vivekananda Defended The Caste System
In 1984, when the then Indian Government declared January 12- the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as National Youth Day, it had a very noble idea in mind. “It was felt that the philosophy of...
View ArticlePornhub’s Data Ditches Taboos, Shows Indians Love Watching Other Indians Sexing
It’s no secret that when it comes to porn, Pornhub knows exactly what you’re watching and for how long. And in the case of our country, the verdict is – Indians love watching other Indians in action,...
View Articleआपके सरदार जोक्स मुझे हंसाते नहीं, आहत करते हैं
आज ऑफ़िस में बॉस ने बुलाया, शायद मेरी मानसिकता का परीक्षण लेने के लिये इधर-उधर की बातें शुरू कर दी। बातों-बातों में बॉस ने बड़ी ईमानदारी से कह दिया कि “सरदार जी, सौफ्टवेअर डैवलपमेंट में कम होते हैं,...
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5 Things That Helped Me Come Out As Trans-Genderfluid
By Samantha Saxena: Hi, my name is Samantha. I am from Lucknow and I’m currently practicing as a lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. Music, long drives, trips to the mountains or riverside, and...
View ArticleThe Banality Of Nationalism
When Hannah Arendt was witnessing the trials of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem, the Jews wanted her to think of Eichmann as some sort of a monster, a completely evil, sinister man. But with his...
View ArticleNo End To Harassment: ‘How Can A Girl Provide Proof That She Was Molested?’
I lived in Bangalore for nine years and hearing about the molestation case was not at all shocking news for me, the experience I have had was why. Again the reaction of ministers and police didn’t...
View Articleडियर रवीश कुमार, हिंदी अखबारों में सिर्फ कूड़ा नहीं छपता
प्रिय रवीश जी, आपका ब्लॉग पढ़ा, जिसमें आपने हिन्दी अखबारों की रिपोर्टिंग को लेकर चिंता ज़ाहिर की है। हालांकि आपकी बातों से काफी हद तक सहमति रखता हूं, लेकिन दिक्कत ये है कि उस लेख में आपने दिल्ली के या...
View ArticleThe Story Of Dulla Bhatti, The ‘Robinhood Of Punjab’ Who Led A Rebellion...
Bhatti, who was also known as a “saviour of Punjabi girls” led a class war against the Mughals during Akbar’s rule. While Bhatti was killed in 1599, he created a legacy through his opposition of the...
View ArticleHow Patriarchy Is On Full Display In Our Films, Ads, And Popular Culture
It is often said that India is passionate about two things – cricket and movies. But movies are not just a source of entertainment; we imbibe different nuances as we watch a film. It affects our...
View ArticleBeing A Woman In Bundelkhandi Politics Ain’t Easy
She’s known for her “manly” style and hot temper in Haidergarh block of District Barabanki. And of course, her supremely addictive self-confidence. Her name is Rani Kanojia and she’s a well-known...
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My 25 Years Of Struggle With English
There are still many people like me who are struggling with English. I am still figuring out why English is so important out of all the subjects that I have studied till now. Is it the only thing that...
View ArticleTrump’s ‘Locker Room Talk’ Shows That Consent Is Never Just A Matter Of...
#NotAllMen is predictably solipsistic, dangerously abdicative and prevaricates the very crisis that drew out such a response in the first place, a crisis which is as much a social one as it is a law...
View Article“कल्चरल शर्मीदगी” नामक रोग से पीड़ित हैं हज़ारों पुरबिया
“परदे में रहने दो परदा न उठाओ, परदा जो उठ गया तो भेद खुल जाएगा” यह गाना मेरी सीमा चाची हमेशा गाया करती थी और गाए भी क्यों न अपनी नज़रो मे वो एक धमाकेदार गायिका थी। दिल्ली की कड़क सर्दी मे काम करते हुए भी...
View ArticleHow My Wife Helped Me Overcome The Trauma Of Being Sexually Assaulted
We got married six years ago, but I haven’t slept with her ever. I come from an orthodox Rajasthani family, where marrying at the right time is important. Under immense family pressure, I married Avni....
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