“I Felt That I Was Treated Like A Machine”: Why Indian Women Fear Gynaecologists
Undergoing a gynaecological examination is an essential health practice which is very much recommended to be adopted by women. A wide-ranging number of women all over the globe will have to undertake a...
View ArticleBihar Assembly Election: What Do The People Of Bihar Want?
The biggest festival of democracy, the ‘election’, is going to take place in Bihar soon. Right now, the entire world is grappling with the Coronavirus pandemic, and Bihar being an underdeveloped state,...
View ArticleGuidebook 101: These 7 To-Dos Will Help You Retain Good Talent In A Crisis
With the onset of 2020, the emergence of Covid-19 as a pandemic also came into our lives. Covid-19 has not only impacted us as a race, but it has also changed the way organization works, the people who...
View ArticleThis Pune Engineer Is Making ‘Eco-Bricks’ And It’s All Kinds Of Cool!
In this pandemic this young Pune Plogger – Vivek Gurav is promoting the use of Eco-bricks to stop 2000 tonnes of plastic waste going to landfills. Household waste, especially plastic packing of kitchen...
View ArticleBook Review: “I’m Just Like You But Different: A Story About Living With...
Inclusion is more of a mindset than it is anything else. The best place to begin teaching attitudes of acceptance and inclusion is in the homes and early childhood institutions,” says Christine Staple...
View ArticleA Long List Of Kalitas And Khans Still Awaits Justice From Our Jails
If we were to point to a day that can act as an antidote to the draconian arrests by the police during the anti-CAA protests across India earlier in 2020, it’d have to be 1st September, 2020. The Delhi...
View ArticleIndian Media, Buck Up, And Start Doing Real Reporting: Climate Change Is Real
In the latest of climate change news, heavy rains and winds have shocked the western regions of India especially the financial capital, Mumbai. With winds blowing at a speed of 104 km/hr, rooftops and...
View ArticleWhy Facial Recognition Can Have ‘Serious Consequences’ As A Policy Tool
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has received significant interest from the private and public sector in the past few years. NITI Aayog published a national strategy for AI in 2018, recommending...
View ArticleAn Open Letter To Kamla Bhasin For Transforming Me Into A Contemplative Feminist
She posed a question to the crowd, “Are gender and sex one and the same thing?” I ruminated on this unusual question for a while and framed an answer in my mind: “Supposedly yes, since we encounter...
View ArticleWith No ‘Social Security’, Can Indians Transform India?
The current Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the deep structural socioeconomic disparities in Indian society. The false neoliberal logic that economic growth is desirable in society as an end in...
View ArticleWhy Are Young Menstruators Reaching Menopause Early?
While open conversations surrounding menstruation have been growing, there several aspects of menstruation that have still been left behind. Young girls find out about menstruation usually around the...
View ArticleA Letter To My Favourite Teacher, For Her Silent Support
To, Mrs Shiny Rajesh St. Mary’s Senior Secondary School Delhi- 110 096 Subject: Thanking you for being a Silent Supporter. Dear Shiny Ma’am I am not sure if you know that I owe you my confidence. I do...
View ArticleDear Teacher, You Showed Me Compassion Over Pity And That Changed My Life
September 5, 2020 Respected Soma Ma’am, I’m writing this letter on behalf of the shy and introverted 13-year-old Sohini Basu that you met long ago. I’ve always known that teaching is a noble profession...
View ArticleWith Covid-19 And A Big Hospital Bill, Dalit Scholar Dies Due To Medical...
Disclaimer: This article is based on the first-person account of the author. Hold Citizens Speciality hospital and all the responsible authorities culpable for criminal medical negligence resulting in...
View ArticleOpinion: Here’s Who We Should Actually Celebrate On Teacher’s Day
After managing to read the biography of Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846), who endeavoured and fought against slavery or slave trade, Savitribai Phule, the wife of Mahatma Jyotirao Phule, was deeply...
View ArticleScientists, Scholars From Various Educational And Research Institutes Oppose...
Scientists, Scholars from various Educational and Research Institutes Oppose EIA 2020 Date: 2nd September 2020 500 academics, scientists and researchers from India, across various educational...
View ArticleThis IIT Alumnus’ App Is Helping Exam Aspirants Over Video Call For Free!
Hi, I’m Imbesat, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur alumnus. Since 2015, I have been teaching higher secondary kids in conflict-ridden Kashmir and have helped more than 1000 students enter some of the most...
View Article“My Relatives Turned Out To Be A Curse In My Happy Married Life”
We live in a hypocrite society where love marriage is still not considered acceptable. In this article, I would like to share my personal experience about how I am protecting my secret ‘love affair’...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Is Not Modi’s Biggest Test, It Is NEET/JEE Exams
The surgical strike, implementation of GST, Pulwama attack and Covid-19 were not Modi Government’s real test. The real test of their governance is in September, when more than 22 Lakh students will sit...
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अगस्त महीने की 27 तारीख को माननीय सर्वोच्च न्यायालय की पांच सदस्यों की बेंच ने भारत की अनुसूचित जातियों के संवैधानिक आरक्षण के विषय में एक निर्णय दिया। इस निर्णय में भारत की विभिन्न राज्य सरकारों को यह...
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