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These Facts About The State Of Mothers And Children In Our Society Will Shock...
By Akhila Nagar: In a world where poverty, climate change, and terrorism are the issues that occupy the centre stage in global politics, policy making and various other debates, the issue of maternal...
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Menstrual Taboos: “The First Time I Skipped My Quran Reading Class, I Was 11″
By Nur Ibrahim: The first time I skipped my Quran reading class, I was 11. I stayed inside the room while my brother carried on his poorly-accented Arabic recitations with our Qari sahib. I wasn't...
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Home Alone: Why Goa Has The Highest Proportion Of Locked Houses In India
By Anupam Srivastava: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Goa is witnessing a realty boom. People are building houses here, but they are hardly ever home. Talking to some of...
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“Dear PM, We Cannot And Will Not Continue To Suffer The Way That We Do”
To Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India Subject: Ensure Labour Rights and Stop Social Exclusion Dear Prime Minister, We are the member organisations of National Confederation of Dalit...
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The Thing About Sexual Harassment In India…
By Simrith Hundal: A few days ago, I met some of my friends for dinner. We were three guys and two girls, and it was arranged that the guys would drop the girls on the way back. As we drove back, the...
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Is The Amended Juvenile Justice Bill A Step Towards Reform Or Victimisation?
By Child Rights and You: You know we read in the papers, And we hear on the air Of killing and stealing, And crime everywhere And we sigh and we say, As we notice the trend This young generation,...
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“What Went Wrong With Her? Is She Adopted?” My Struggle With The...
By Jyoti Kumari: This is something I have never spoken about to anyone, not friends, not family, and definitely not relatives. I read Kainat’s article on Youth Ki Awaaz which was on similar lines, and...
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My Advice To Mr. Modi: 4 Big Steps That Will Help You Become A Complete...
By Prateek Sibal: Politicians often spar over everything, ideology or no ideology; the issue should help them win votes. So it is not surprising to see that when distressed farmers in the country are...
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One Man’s Head On Another Man’s Body: Meet The Surgeon Who Is Planning To...
By Rajat Ghai: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Surgeon Sergio Canavero, director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy, has been making news for two years...
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कैसे देखें डिजिटल भारत का सपना नेट न्यूट्रालिटी के बिना?
राजेन्द्र सिंह: सुबह से एक मेल को डाउनलोड करने के लिए मैं घर के तमाम कमरो में उस नेट की रफ़्तार को तलाश रहा था जिससें मुझे इंटरनेट के स्मार्टयुग का एहसास होता, पर हर बार की तरह रखना पड़ा तो बस धीरज।...
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Where Is The ‘We’ In Bangladesh’s Fight For Women Empowerment?
By Monica Islam: A gang of 30-40 men assaulted 20 women in the premises of Dhaka University during the Pahela Baishakh festivities. This is what it took for the people of Bangladesh to just start...
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“Where Being Human Is A Mere T-Shirt Print”: From The Daughter Of A...
By Sakshi Katiyar: I am the daughter of a hit-and-run victim. My father was on a motorbike on a highway in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh when someone hit his bike from the wrong side of the road. He was...
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How Mad Max Wrote The Script For The Action Blockbuster
By Gemma Blackwood: The term “reaching the max” means to reach the top end or the final limit of something; it means to lie on the precise threshold between the possible and the impossible. Beyond...
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5 Reasons Why Volunteering Is More Than Just Giving Back
By Punyaslok Rath: “I started as a volunteer, and technically, I still am one. But I have been here for more than two years now and count myself as one of the permanent employees. Teaching has always...
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Of Ribbed Abs And Shirtless Men: The ‘Build Beautiful’ Ad That Made Me Squirm
By Aditi Saraswat: Let us face it, beautiful, symmetrical faces and bodies 'sell'. They are more appealing to us, and advertising has us by our 'natural' predilections there. So when cement company...
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At 17, My Cousin Committed Suicide Because Her School Ignored Her Sexual...
By Smita Sharma: Kamalika’s untimely death at the age of 17 was not a matter of chance. She committed suicide by jumping off the seventh story of a building. She did this because her school – the...
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Higher Education In India Is On The Brink Of Collapse
By Sunand Singh: [envoke_twitter_link]Indian higher education is going through a tumultuous period[/envoke_twitter_link]. A series of hastened ‘reforms’ are putting the very foundations of our public...
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[Y]Watch: Why ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Is One Of The Best Movies I’ve Seen In Ages
By Fredrik deBoer: This post contains minor spoilers about the movie Mad Max: Fury Road, which is one of the best movies I’ve seen in ages and my favorite blockbuster in forever. 1. Because hot damn,...
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Why Are Arvind Kejriwal And The L.G. Bickering Like An Old Couple?
By Ruchika Thakur: The tussle between Lieutenant Governor Najib Jung and the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal has escalated so much that it hasn’t even escaped Kamaal R Khan’s attention, and...
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These ‘Sadak Chhaps’ Taught Delhi An Important Lesson
By Amit Sengupta: Delhi’s streets buzzed with ‘Haq Banta Hai’ over the last month. A team of diverse theatre and street play personalities gathered at several places around Delhi’s popular locations...
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