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With 80 Deaths A Day, ‘Delhi’s Air Pollution Is Killing More People Than...
By Shirin Bithal: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. A new study has revealed that that air pollution in Delhi is responsible for approximately 10,000 to 30,000 annual deaths...
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15 Photos That Capture The Aartis, Ghats And ‘No Bikini Signboards’ Of Rishikesh
By Chintan Malhotra: It was a peaceful evening in Rishikesh, people had started gathering for the daily evening Ganga Aarti. While the Sun could be seen gradually turning away, temporarily taking its...
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Godse May Have Killed Gandhi, But Forbidding His Temple Is Against People’s...
By Mayurpankhi Choudhary: My penchant for books like “Why I Assassinated Gandhi” and similar others on Nathuram Godse has often been misinterpreted as an act of aggression against the father of the...
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Visible Work, Invisible Women – A Lifetime Bending
By P. Sainath: She paused, exasperated by the midday sun in Vizianagaram. But remained bent over. She knew she would resume work in moments -- in that very posture. Working in the same cashew fields...
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It Ain’t ‘Chick Comedy': Comedian Neeti Palta Sorts Out Feminism, Padded Bras...
By Moumita Ghosh for Youth Ki Awaaz: “It is true that you can guess the size of a man’s penis by the size of his feet?” asks the comedian, and then, pausing briefly, casually drops the next line, “So,...
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Open Letter To PM: Why I Won’t #GiveItUp So Ministers Can Get ‘Free Phone Calls’
By Sanjana Chowdhury: Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Every time we open a newspaper or switch on the TV, we encounter your smiling face asking us to join the #GiveItUp Movement, apparently to “Be a Proud...
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Launching Our Latest: Cake!
Far too many times many of us find ourselves in the midst of conversations on gender, sex and sexuality, that either have us wondering what the terms being thrown around are, or that would someone...
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Over 15k Deaths In 4 Years: How India’s Population Control Measures Are...
By Debarati Ghosh: The Story of Chaiti Bai Unlike every other ordinary day in the Bilaspur district of Chattisgarh, 22 year old Chaiti Bai could not go about her daily chores. [envoke_twitter_link]She...
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All That’s Wrong With How They Test For Your Sex In Sports
By Kaushik Das Gupta: Till June this year, Dutee Chand was the next big thing in Indian athletics. Touted as the next P T Usha, Chand had broken a 14-year-old national junior record in the 100 metres...
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It’s Not ‘Female Privilege’ But ‘Patriarchal Back-Firing On Men': Exposing...
By Shambhavi Saxena for Cake: If you’re a person whose reasoning has led you to recognize that structures of oppression surrounding us are hidden in plain sight, then you may often have the...
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The Disturbing Reality Of Gender Based Sexual Violence In Armed Conflict
By Priyanka Sinha: ‘‘Four women every five minutes are raped in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’’, says Esperance Kavira Furaha. In 2009, on her way back home after appearing for her school...
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What Happens When The Mother Is Also A Child?
A recent Supreme Court judgement ruled in favour of a 14 year old girl seeking abortion of her 24 week foetus, conceived through rape. This is a landmark verdict because by law, Medical Termination Of...
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An Aspirant Questions: Are Civil Servants Today Glorified Clerks Or Real Life...
By Arati Nair: As an aspiring civil servant, I have attended quite a few ‘orientation sessions’ with eminent speakers gushing with fervour about the IAS being the pinnacle of glory, a panacea for...
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Get Ready To ‘Adjust': World Population To Reach An Unbelievable Mark By 2050
By Sakshi Jain: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. The United Nations (UN) estimates that [envoke_twitter_link]the current global population of 7.3 billion will touch 9.7...
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32 Years Ago 2000 Muslims Were Massacred: This Film Recalls What The Public...
By Karthik Shankar For Youth Ki Awaaz: In the early morning of February 18, 1983, mobs armed with sticks and scythes ascended on Muslim families in villages. The frenzied mob had a vendetta against...
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How A Soap Factory Is Giving Sex Workers From Kolkata Hope, And A Better Life
By Dave Sarabia: Josephine Tan gives trafficked sex slaves in Kolkata hope, by offering them refuge, dignity and alternative work making soap. Her business empowers the women and gives them a fresh...
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Should Our Ancient Temples Be Banned As Well?
The central government recently banned over 800 porn websites in India, going on to revoke it, with the exception of those that exhibit child pornography. But one wonders if a ban is a knee-jerk...
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Snakes & Ladders: How Adani’s Mining Project Might Still Make A Comeback In...
By Anupam Chakravartty: Note: This article has been republished from DownToEarth. The Federal Court of Australia has overturned the approval granted by the Tony Abbott government to the country’s...
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Sofia Ashraf, She Who Started A Revolution With ‘Kodaikanal Won’t': This Is...
By Sofia Ashraf: Note: This article was originally published on Homegrown. I live my life in a state of constant duality. Between fervent ambition and numbing nihilism. Between professionalism and...
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Why Does Looking At Mothers Breastfeeding In Public Make Us Uncomfortable?
By Uzma Shamim: Editorial Note: As the World Breastfeeding Week comes to an end, we examine why breastfeeding in public spaces is frowned upon. The Breastfeeding Week’s theme, this year, had been-...
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