“Say That We Are Dying Of Hunger”: Voices From Labour Chowk, Noida
For Youth Ki Awaaz: “Wo to sabhi keh rahein hain achcha kiye magar marega gareeb (Everybody agrees that he (Modi) did the right thing but it is the poor who will die),” Rajan, a migrant daily-wager...
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This Army Officer Has The Perfect Response To All Who Say ‘Think Of The...
Editor’s note: Since the night of November 8, when PM Modi sprang the surprise of demonetisation on the nation, many have spoken about how the move has caused them utter inconvenience. Over the last...
View ArticleWhat’s Pushing These Married Women Towards Sex Work In Bangalore?
By Maitreyee Boruah for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s note: For decades, sex workers in India have been pushed to the margins, forced to deal with shame and stigma from society. ‘Unheard Stories’ is a...
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When Dance Bars In Mumbai Shut, How They Pushed Many Like Pooja Into Sex Work
By D. Shyam Kumar for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s note: For decades, sex workers in India have been pushed to the margins, forced to deal with shame and stigma from society. ‘Unheard Stories’ is a series...
View Articleझाड़ू-पोछा करते हुए किताब लिखने वाली बेबी हालदार
समाज की दर्जाबंदी ने महिलाओं और पिछड़ी जाति के लोगों के साथ भेदभाव को बरक़रार रखा है और उनकी आवाज को दबाया है। महिला आन्दोलन में बाबा साहेब अम्बेडकर की भूमिका और जाति आधारित सामाजिक ढांचे पर उनके द्वारा...
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‘Money Was What Made Me Say Yes’: The Story Of A Gigolo In Mumbai
By Amit Sarswat for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s note: For decades, sex workers in India have been pushed to the margins, forced to deal with shame and stigma from society. ‘Unheard Stories’ is a series of...
View ArticleWhen It Comes To Abortion, Does My Wife Have More Say Than Me?
By Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan for Youth Ki Awaaz: Hello, everyone! Hope you’re ready to wind down from 2016 and look forward to the coming year already. Such a thinking time of year. Let’s get started....
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Why Homeless Women In Delhi Are Choosing Pavements Over Govt’s Night Shelters
She has the option to stay at a night shelter next door, but Kamala Bajrangi prefers to brave out the Delhi Winter on the pavement instead. A toy seller by day, the middle aged woman hates the...
View ArticleIt’s Been 60 Days Since Najeeb Went Missing From JNU, But His Mother Still Hopes
Calling the last 60 days a nightmare for Fatima Nafees and her family would be an understatement. Ever since JNU student Najeeb Ahmad went missing on October 15, his mother doesn’t remember a single...
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The Stereotypes I Live With As An Indian Christian Woman
‘Tis the season to be jolly. Christmas is upon us and I’m in the middle of my annual bake-athon. As batch after batch of coffee and vanilla cakes emerge from my oven, I can’t help going back to...
View ArticleIn Epic Speech, Madonna Calls Out The Misogyny And Sexism In The Music Industry
Madonna, the reigning queen of pop, was recently named Billboard’s Woman of the Year 2016, the tenth female artist recognized by the music publication for having left an indelible mark on the industry....
View ArticleWhy Facebook’s First Female Engineer Left Her Job To Face Her Fears
On an average, we check our Facebook newsfeeds 14 times a day, and per day, the website gets 1 billion returning visitors from across the world, which means the newsfeed is something that’s seen 14...
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Delhi Is About To Have Its Water Poisoned, Unless We Act Now
In a world where opposition arguments are becoming increasingly redundant (read: Solar cells would suck out all the energy from the Sun), it has become increasingly important for environmental...
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Before Attacking Trump, Iran’s President Should Fix Human Rights Violations...
With the election of Donald Trump, one would think that Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his ever-smiling foreign minister Javad Zarif, have their hands full trying to ensure the nuclear deal stays...
View ArticleA 35-Year-Old Sex Worker Opens Up About Being ‘Too Old’ For Most Customers
By Antara Sengupta for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s note: For decades, sex workers in India have been pushed to the margins, forced to deal with shame and stigma from society. ‘Unheard Stories’ is a series...
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The Reality Of What Happens To Women Who Are Migrants And Refugees
By Lakshmi Puri: Ensuring gender equality, the empowerment of all women and girls and the realisation of their human rights, must be a central driving force of the historic opportunity in addressing...
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Banished By Most, How These Syrian Women Are Finding Acceptance In A Lebanese...
“When we were forced to leave our country, I never thought that a community in Lebanon would accept and treat me as an active member, the way I have been at the Kfeir Women’s Working Group,” says Hiba...
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In The Syrian Civil War, Who Is Fighting The “Good Fight”?
There’s been a lot of Syria on my newsfeed of late. Without a doubt, the Syrian Civil War is one of the greatest human calamities in recent history. At the end of the day, there is no way to reduce the...
View ArticleDid The Social Justice Minister Lie In Parliament?
In May 2014, Narendra Modi described the Parliament as a ‘temple of democracy’. He vowed to work for the poor and perhaps that’s why he appointed Thawar Chand Gehlot, the face of the Dalit community...
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Now Publish Directly On Youth Ki Awaaz
In 2008, I realised that the lack of a bottom-up media platform is leaving millions out. YKA started as a personal blog, soon to become a media company with a big focus on letting anyone tell stories...
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