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Satyamev Jayate, Smriti Version
From making false claims about Rohith Vemula’s death, to allegedly misrepresenting facts, Smriti Irani seems to be redefining Gandhi’s three monkeys. The post Satyamev Jayate, Smriti Version appeared...
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5 Reasons Why This Year’s Budget Is The True Test For Modi Government’s...
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View ArticleHey You, I’m Aunty Feminist And I’m Here To Help You Kick Patriarchy’s Ass!
By Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan for Youth Ki Awaaz: Dear You, Maybe it would help you picture me better if you thought of this—our new beginning—as an actual physical meeting. We’re in your favourite...
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How 20,000 Textile Workers In Haryana Are Living A Life Close To Hell: YKA...
By Abhimanyu Singh for Youth Ki Awaaz: Amit Kumar, is a young man from Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, working as a “helper” in a garment factory in Udyog Vihar on the outskirts of the nation’s capital,...
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Hansal Mehta, Director Of ‘Aligarh’: “It’s Not Just About Professor Siras’...
By Rohini Banerjee for Youth Ki Awaaz: It’s a pleasant Saturday afternoon on March 5th as I arrive for this screening of ‘Aligarh’, for the ‘I View World Film Festival’, almost fifteen minutes late....
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‘They’re Trying To Threaten Me’: Allahabad Univ. Student Union Prez. Richa...
By Abhimanyu Singh for Youth Ki Awaaz: Richa Singh is the first female president of the Allahabad University Students Union. She won as an independent candidate. The other four members on the panel...
View ArticleA Gay Filmmaker Risks Death For His ‘Hajj Of Defiance’: ‘A Sinner In Mecca’...
By Shambhavi Saxena for Youth Ki Awaaz: A film that opens with the execution of an Indonesian woman, in the holy city of Medina, is bound to be an uncomfortable one – that said, Parvez Sharma’s highly...
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10 Reasons Sri Sri Ravishankar’s World Culture Festival Shouldn’t Be Held By...
By Shreeshan Venkatesh: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Image source: REUTERS/Murdani Usman (INDONESIA) – RTR1QPSS The event, being hosted by the Art of Living Foundation...
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How The Dream Of ‘Clean India’ Ignores Ragpickers Who Work For Little Money...
By Abhimanyu Singh for Youth Ki Awaaz: Image source: REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri India has a serious garbage disposal problem. The quantum of garbage generated has gone up and even smaller cities are...
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Shot At By A Pellet Gun, Blinded At 17. For The Youth In Kashmir, This Is A...
By Daanish Bin Nabi for Youth Ki Awaaz: TRIGGER WARNING: Graphic images If the 1990’s generation of Kashmir’s youth was maimed by torture, rapes, and killings, today’s generation has the pellet guns...
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Is The Govt. Hiding A Potential Nuclear Accident At Gujarat’s Kakrapar Plant?
By Kundan Pandey: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Representation only. Though Central government agencies have underplayed the seriousness of the accident that happened at...
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All You Need To Know About Bodoland Politics Ahead Of This Year’s Assam...
By Minakshi Bujarbaruah for Youth Ki Awaaz: For much of our population which banks on a certain kind of media for news from the northeastern frontiers of India, ‘Bodoland’ connotes a singular idea: a...
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Ground Report: Kashmiri Youth On Why They Feel The Need To Pick Up Arms...
By Daanish Bin Nabi and Mir Basit Hussain for Youth Ki Awaaz: Note: All names of Kashmiri youth mentioned in the article have been changed to protect identity. What has made young and educated...
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How Many ‘Shaktimans’ Will Be Beaten Mercilessly Before We Rethink Animal...
By Gauri Maulekhi: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress is judged by the way its animals are treated” – M K Gandhi The virtue...
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Not A ‘Porn-Star-Sex-Girl’, And Definitely Not A ‘Feminazi’: Aunty Feminist...
By Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan for Youth Ki Awaaz: Hi, you guys! I’ve got to say I was so blown away by how many questions came pouring through after my first column went up. I was anticipating a sort...
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How Unhealthy Is The Burger You Just Ate? Minister Says Info Should Be Put On...
By Karnika Bahuguna: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Image credit: Reuters/Adnan Abidi. The Union consumer affairs ministry will write to its health counterpart, requesting...
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20 Stunning Photos That Show How Vrindavan Breaks Social Barriers On Holi
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View ArticleWatch: The Grave Crisis That Needs Immediate Attention From The Swachh Bharat...
By YKA Staff: On October 2, 2014, Prime Minister Modi announced the Swachh Bharat Mission after a meticulously managed and well-promoted campaign. As part of the mission, he promised to provide every...
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Can Bangladesh’s ‘Privately Owned Slums’ Be A Good Example For India To Follow?
By Jemima Rohekar: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Sadek Khan slum, Dhaka. It’s 11:30 a.m. and the kitchen is abuzz with the sounds of lunch preparations. A woman watches...
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The Answer To India’s Growing Pollution Lies In ‘Climate Justice’, Not Rapid...
By Sunita Narain: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Image credit: Reuters/Ajay Verma. Some fortnights ago, I had discussed the issue of poverty and environment. I had then...
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