An Andolanjeevi Writes About Advocating Social Change Amid Red Tape, Corruption
Trigger Warning: Mention of suicide and sexual abuse Disclaimer: This piece is unrelated to any ongoing crisis in the country. All views expressed in the piece are personal and written to document some...
View ArticlePhotostory: For India’s Women, Climate Change Has Already Gotten Out Of Hand
Photographs and Story – Divy Bhagia Co-author – Manasvi Nag A lady walking on the only road which accesses her village to the nearby town in Northern Gujarat. It is a common sight to see women walk for...
View Article3 Ways To Prevent Child Marriages By Bringing A Change In The Community’s...
Written by: Chaitali Sheth Global studies and research provide clear evidence about the long-lasting effects of a disaster or conflict on socio-economically disadvantaged communities and populations....
View Articleअंतरिक्ष की यात्रा करने वाली पहली महिला वेलेंटीना तेरेश्कोवा के नाम एक खत
तेरेश्कोवा आपने जब करोड़ों करोड़ साल पुराना हजारों हजार हाथियों के बल से भी अधिक बलशाली पृथ्वी के गुरूत्वाकर्षण का अतिक्रमण कर अंतरिक्ष के महान निर्वात में प्रवेश किया था तब भी पृथ्वी पर अपनी ही...
View ArticleFrom Goats To Harvard: How YUWA is Helping Girls Realise Their Dreams
Born in the village of Dahu in Jharkhand, Seema spent most of her childhood taking care of goats, bringing water from a well and mostly doing house chores. Today, Seema has secured admission to Harvard...
View ArticleIf English, Bangla, Assamese And Bhojpuri Be Gender Neutral, Why Is Hindi Far...
Festivities of the Pride Month is going on and all websites are filled with posts related to the history and opposition of the Queer community. Allies are also taking to social media to post against...
View ArticleThe LinkedIn Fatigue: “I Scroll For 1 Hour, Feel Anxious About Myself For 1...
“How am I, a fresher, applying for an entry-level job supposed to have work experience of 5-7 years? Why does LinkedIn constantly throw at me the achievements of others, rather than opportunities for...
View ArticleWhy Does The Burden Of Birth Control Fall On The Shoulders Of Women?
Note: The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not reflect position of any other entity or individual. These views are subject to change India, usually does not fare well on the...
View ArticleSelf Help, Trust And Solidarity: How Women Of Kumaon Get By
“tarr tarr, tarr tarr, tarr tarr, tarr tarr“, didi goes, describing the rain that followed the onset of her husband’s diseased death. Drooping skin covers her eyes so that I have to squint my own to...
View ArticleMy Body, Although Sometimes My Apocalypse, Is In Fact My Gift
Through photos, I try to capture my body the way I usually see it: riddled with flaws and insecurities and turn it into affirmations that I use to remind myself of the life my body holds. My...
View ArticleThis Girl Is Teaching Chess To Hundreds Of Underprivileged Kids Across India...
My brother and I were 5 and 7 years old, respectively, and it was a Friday night. We were in the mood for board games. My mother had read in a parenting book that teaching kids chess helped improve...
View Article“शादी की रात पति ने मुझे बताया कि पहले से ही उसका अफेयर किसी लड़की के साथ है”
क्या सचमुच में ये एक शादी भी थी? पिछले कुछ सालों में मैंने ये सवाल खुद से कई दफा पूछा है। शादी और एंगेजमेंट के बीच का एक साल बहुत ही प्यार से गुज़रा। मेरा मंगेतर लगातार मुझसे बातें करता था, दिल्ली में...
View ArticleInspiring a Greater Change
The story of gender empowerment in India is not a particularly happy one. Gender discrimination pervades all levels of society, women’s rights continue to be denied through social, cultural and...
View Article‘More Plastic Than Fish In Oceans’: Reassessing Our Plastic Usage
‘Plastic’ is essentially the condensed form of ‘thermoplastics,’ which describes polymers that can b e moulded and shaped upon application of heat. These long chains attribute plastics (Plastic...
View Article‘Sulli Deals’: The Double Jeopardy That Haunts Indian Muslim Women
Trigger Warning: Mention of Islamophobia, Rape threats. Imagine a scenario where you wake up to yourself being auctioned on the internet – without your consent, without your knowledge, and most...
View ArticleWith 49% Women Enrolment In Higher Education, Is It Reason to Celebrate Yet?
Recently, the Ministry of Education released the latest edition of AISHE (All India Survey on Higher Education) 2019-20 report. According to the report, women in India now hold 49% share in total...
View ArticleUnsafe, Unsure And Uncertain: 21-Year-Old Annarea’s Story Is A Reflection Of...
Trigger warning: Mentions of emotional, physical and sexual abuse in the family, suicide It’s the weekend, and I’m surfing the net well into the wee hours of the morning. I scroll through job listings,...
View ArticleWe Need To #SaveLakshwadeep, Because Patel’s Actions Are A ‘Recipe For Disaster’
Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands, located off the coast of Kerala. It comprises 10 inhabited islands with a combined population of only 64,429 people (2011 census). It finds itself in the...
View ArticleA Woman Of Integrity: Condemning Female Genital Mutilation
Trigger Warning “I remember sitting in a corner by myself, unable to open the chocolate bar bribe and feeling sick to my stomach. I blocked out the memory, until the day when I discovered that what...
View ArticleInappropriate Texts, Gender-Binary Toilets: LGBT+ Men Share Why They Feel...
Vikram (38) got his first job at 17 back in 2000. He worked as a salesperson and lab assistant, among other odd jobs in Vadodara, but had to quit soon from each of them due to harassment. In case of...
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