50 LGBTQIA+ Collectives Write An Open Letter To The Chief Justice of India
To The Hon’ble Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Supreme Court of India Tilak Marg, New Delhi-110001 (India). Date: 27/04/2023 We, the students and members of different LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,...
View ArticleI Am Asexual, And I Can Have Romantic Relationships
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View ArticleLabour Day And 4-Hour Workday: Continuing The Radical Legacy Of 1st May
The history of May Day is associated with the Haymarket affair of 1886 in Chicago, which took place during the movement for an eight-hour work day, the average working day at that time being 10+...
View Articleद केरल स्टोरी: महिलाओं के धर्म परिवर्तन को दिखाती फिल्म सच्चाई है या प्रोपेगंडा?
एक फिल्म का ट्रेलर आया है जिसका नाम है- 'द केरल स्टोरी' (The Kerala Story)। इस फिल्म में उन लड़कियों की कहानी दिखाने का दावा किया गया है जिन्होंने इस्लाम कबूल किया और फिर वो तथाकथित आतंकी संगठन ISIS...
View Articleबाहुबली आनंद मोहन की रिहाई क्या बिहार में अराजकता और माफियाराज की शुरुआत है?
बीते दिनों बिहार की राजनीति में कुछ ऐसा हुआ जो सामाजिक न्याय के नेता नीतीश कुमार एवं तेजस्वी यादव पर अहम सवाल खड़े कर दिए। हम बात कर रहे हैं बिहार के गोपालगंज के पूर्व जिलाधिकारी जी कृष्णैया की हत्या...
View Article“मेरे पति ने बेटी को बेच दिया और मैं कुछ बोल भी नहीं पाई”
प्रत्येक बच्चे का अधिकार है कि उसे उसकी क्षमता के विकास का पूरा मौका मिले। लेकिन समाज में लैंगिक असमानता की फैली कुरीतियों की वजह से ऐसा संभव नहीं हो पाता है। भारत में लड़कियों और लड़कों के बीच न केवल...
View ArticleHow Mobile Phones Are Helping Women Find Leisure
Leisure activities for women are few and far between. The 24/7 hustle and their role as primary caregivers at home doesn’t allow them the luxury to rest. The United Nations “World Social Report 2023”...
View ArticleThe Wide Gender Gap In Phone Usage Is Hurting Indian Girls
“Our students are not allowed to use phones at home, so this program might be challenging to take up”, the Principal of an all-girls school told me, when I approached the school for a tech-based...
View ArticleHas Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Scheme Reduced Gender Imbalance?
I vividly remember travelling on the highway once, when my eyes set upon a line written on the back of a truck. It said, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’. I was bewildered by it, so I turned to my mother...
View ArticleDating World As Seen By A Lonely Trans Woman
Trigger Warning: Mentions of rape Confusion, that's what I was feeling back then. When I had no idea, my dysphoria could be tragic, and mainly my major mental illnesses were because of it. For...
View ArticleWitch Hunting, Beating And Killing Seem To Be A Norm In This State
Nestled within the green foliage of Jharkhand's rolling terrain is a terrible reality that has haunted the region for decades - Witch Hunts. A cruel practice accusing women of controlling supernatural...
View ArticleEk First Generation Gujju In Academia And His Friend
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View ArticleMy Parents Are In A Long-Distance Relationship And Here’s How It Works
I have never really believed in the authenticity of long-distance relationships. But if you asked me why. I couldn’t really define my problem with the arrangement. Because – perhaps like you, I have...
View ArticleA Train Ride Taught Me That India Has The Best And Worst Of Humanity
It is a strange dichotomy to be caught in, thinking that the society we live in needs an absolute revolution and believing that the people of the subcontinent are amongst the most generous and warm...
View ArticleOpinion: How Religion Still Controls Girls’ Lives In Kerala
Kerala has a huge respect for diversity. It values and welcomes the traditional essence of every religion.As per Census 2011, 56 percent of the state’s residents are Hindus, 24 percent are Muslims, 19...
View Article‘Don’t Discuss Menstruation’: My Experience Of Working In Rajasthan
The child brides whom I encountered in different schools and communities during my fellowship are living examples of how patriarchal society subjugates women in the name of culture, reducing their...
View Article“शिक्षा को डिग्लोरिफाई करने की है ज़रूरत:संदीप मेहतो के साथ बातचीत”
कहते हैं शिक्षा व्यक्ति को परिष्कृत करती है और उसे सशक्त बनाती है। पर क्या वर्तमान में हम शिक्षा को उसके सही रूप में समझ पाए हैं? कौशल और दक्षता क्या होती है? सिर्फ वही जो मुख्यधारा के समाज में मान्य...
View Articleविद्यार्थी जोड़े के प्रेम और नादानियों को दिखाती है ‘ले शुरू होगे मया के कहानी’
गजब की फ़िल्म है 'ले शुरू होगे मया के कहानी'। देखने के बाद दर्शक अपने स्कूल के दिनों को जरूर याद करेंगे। फ़िल्म में अमलेश नागेश कोई सितारा नहीं है, बल्कि वह तो आपकी कक्षा में पढ़ने वाला वह शैतान...
View ArticleCollection Of Letters To Unknown About Nothing- Part 2
Letter 1 Dear The One, How can you finish off a poetry book in one day? Odds are you like it instantly. Odds are it might sound better or something in those words that caused the titillation in your...
View ArticleContest On Digital Access: Winners Announced
YKA and Digital Empowerment Foundation recently hosted a writing contest in collaboration with Via News Didi– aimed at spreading awareness around digital rights, safety and inclusion among the youth...
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