Why I Am Determined To Be Married And Not Lose My Identity
I believe in companionship and I like to share. Therefore, marriage is important to me. I don’t see marriage as a significant change or a stepping stone in my life. It won’t change me in any way,...
View ArticleThe 5 Things All Of Us Wish Our Parents Would Let Us Do!
A child is a beautiful gift to any parent, a gift that they want to cherish and protect for as long as they can. After all, the world is a harsh place. Which parent (who has experienced ways of the...
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Smashing Menstrual Taboos, How I Worked To Keep These Girls In School
If you’re a woman living in India, life can become very difficult. The saddest bit is that the stigma around one of the most natural bodily processes there is – menstruation – makes it very hard for...
View Articleकाबुलीवाला: पराये मुल्क के अपने लोग
किसी पराये मुल्क में खुद को कैसे ढाल लेना चाहिए इसकी मिसाल जाननी हो तो कोलकाता शहर के अफगानी लोगों से एक बार ज़रूर मिलें। जिन्हें आम लोग काबुलीवाला के नाम से जानते हैं। उनका यह नाम रवीन्द्रनाथ टैगोर की...
View ArticleOvercoming Sexual Abuse, This Young Woman Is Now Out Inspiring The World
In a crowd of bright, ambitious, college-going girls, Sheetal is not out of place. When she gets up on stage, you find out why that’s an achievement for her. Growing up, she was sexually abused by her...
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‘The Govt. Has Been Successful In Creating A Mood That It Won’t Accept Dissent’
Somewhere back in the ’80s, Shantha Sinha came across children working as bonded labourers while working in a village in Andhra Pradesh. She rescued some of them, and in 1991, convinced her family,...
View ArticleGDP के लॉलीपॉप और चुनावी वादों पर कब सवाल उठाएगी जनता?
कभी सोचा है आज भी हमारी राजनीतिक पार्टियां क्यूं हमें मुफ्त बिजली, मुफ्त पानी, लैपटॉप, फ़ोन,साइकिल आदि-आदि देकर लुभाने की कोशिश करती हैं? आज भी वैसे ही वादे किए जाते हैं जैसे पहले किये जाते थे। जातिगत...
View ArticleWatch How This War Widow Still Soldiers On
Mrs. Shivani Vats, an army kid who understood the army life, was a silent soldier, always standing by her husband and giving him the strength to go ahead with his duty. She is also a mother and a...
View ArticleValentine’s Day: Beating Around The Bush In Lodhi Gardens
The season of love is round the corner. And by that, what I really mean is that the season of appropriating a medieval saint’s name – who helped couples elope – to make commercial gains, is round the...
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What My Depression Taught Me
Being vulnerable is the hardest choice one could make. Then again, it’s never a choice. You just happen to be vulnerable. ‘Anxiophobia’ – the fear and extreme condemnation of anxiety, hopelessness and...
View Articleस्ट्राइक की वजह से ओला ऊबर की कैब सड़क से नौ दो ग्यारह
किसी भी बड़े शहर में अंजान व्यक्ति के लिए ओला और ऊबर जैसी कैब सेवाएं एक पथ के साथी के रूप में काम करती हैं। लेकिन अब शायद साथियों का साथ हमें महंगा पड़ सकता है। 10 फरवरी से ओला और ऊबर के दिल्ली एनसीआर के...
View Articleसड़क पर सुहाग रात नहीं मना सकते: वैलेंटाइन डे पर बोले हिंदू महासभा अध्यक्ष
“जितने भी मुस्लिम और इसाई भारत में रहते हैं वो किसी ना किसी तरह से हिंदू से कन्वर्ट हुए हैं। ये उनके हिंदू बनने का सुनहरा अवसर है।” कुछ इस तरह से हिन्दू महासभा के अध्यक्ष चंद्र प्रकाश कौशिक ने...
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2 Young Graduates Share How Working In Villages Smashed Their Notions About...
By Maithreyi Kamalanathan and Tushar Garg: About 70% of Indians live in rural areas, coming from different cultures, histories and territories. But when we think about development and change, and...
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Of Coming Out As A Lesbian In Durgapur, West Bengal
By Suchismita Karmakar: Even at a time when I wasn’t familiar with the word “lesbian”, I knew this is who I am. Since my childhood I loved painting, and one fateful day, I saw a very distinctive...
View ArticleA Delhi University Professor Reveals Why Colleges Are Still Not LGBTQ-Friendly
For a young and confused queer student in an educational institution as vast and daunting as Delhi University, actual LGBTQ visibility can go a long way in helping deal with one’s identity. But when...
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‘In Crowded Slums, Buses And Trains – TB Is Everywhere’: Dr. Desai
By Dr. Prabhu Desai: As a physician, I witness several heart-wrenching stories everyday. Saurabh’s story, though, is an eye opener – challenging, but with a light at the end of the tunnel....
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लड़की होकर नौकरी कर रही थी, भाई ने ही मार दी गोली
मलाला युसुफजई के साथ जो हुआ वो तो सब को याद ही होगा। उनको पढ़ने और पढ़ाने के लिए तालिबानियों ने गोली मारी थी। तब से उनकी लड़ाई आज भी जारी है। फेसबुक पर कुछ दिनों से #Justice_for_Hina_Shahnawaz ट्रेंड कर...
View ArticleI Didn’t Let TB Defeat Me – And Neither Should You!
I am Saurabh Rane, a survivor of a highly resistant form of TB. I was like any of you – focused, determined and ambitious – until TB happened to me. I was a 21-year-old doctor and fitness enthusiast,...
View Article‘तितली’सी तड़प या ‘तमाशे’की तलब!
दिल और मन सिर्फ बेरोक उड़ना चाहते हैं। मेरे, तुम्हारे और हम सबके। पूछो ज़रा उस ऑफिस की मेज़ पर हरदम कंप्यूटर से चिपके प्राणी से या कि किसी बेहद व्यस्त सीईओ से। कहीं कोने में चहक उठेंगी वही सतरंगी यादें और...
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How A 14-Day Stay In Rural Rajasthan Made Me More Aware Of Our Reality
By Shunyam Nanda: I tried to look back from the rear window of the bus which was obstructed by our hefty luggage. To look back at the place which had been my home for 14 days. And then the bus...
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