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Celebrating Working Mothers This World Breastfeeding Week
The theme for this year's World Breastfeeding Week (1st-7th August) called for concerted global action to support working mothers and breastfeeding. The post Celebrating Working Mothers This World...
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8 Reasons Why Delhi Is A Commuter’s Nightmare
Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Photos by Vikas Choudhary Until March 31, 2015, Delhi had more than 8.47 million registered private vehicles. Lack of public transport,...
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The Winds Of Change
This International Youth Day, [envoke_twitter_link]raise your voice to change the world[/envoke_twitter_link]. The post The Winds Of Change appeared first and originally on Youth Ki Awaaz.
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Time To Go Offline: Too Much Time On The Internet Can Literally Make You Sick!
By DTE Staff: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. There have been many debates on Internet addiction. Some scientists call it a mental disorder or Internet addiction disorder....
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Quit India Movement Revived?
In recent times, the favourite refrain of the fringe elements of the current government to anyone who expresses dissent, be it about Yakub Memon's hanging, or the ban on cow slaughter, has been "Go to...
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9 Powerful Photos By A Slum Resident That Capture A Delhi Slum’s Daily...
By DTE Staff: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="810"] Water in the slums of Delhi affects every aspect of daily life, from monsoon...
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Shocking: Cobrapost Documentary Exposes Hindu Extremists Confessing To...
By Abhishek Jha: Cobrapost, an investigative media platform, screened a documentary 'Operation Black Rain' on Monday, 17th August in New Delhi. The documentary, which shows members of the banned...
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“What If We Treated All Crimes Like We Treat Sexual Assault?”
By Shreena Thakore: No Country For Women recently launched a digital campaign called 'What If We Treated All Crimes Like We Treat Sexual Assault?' that uses humour to illustrate the problematic...
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As Millions Suffer, Today’s World Humanitarian Day Is More Important Than Ever
By Tarak Bach Baouab: On 19 August 2003, the Canal Hotel housing the United Nations (UN) office in Baghdad (Iraq) was targeted by a large truck-bomb. The attack left 22 dead, including a few UN staff...
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A Salute To False Promises
Indian Armed Forces veterans have been agitating for One Rank One Pension. Will the government acquiesce to their demands? The post A Salute To False Promises appeared first and originally on Youth Ki...
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“Now Everybody Is A Photographer”: Visuals That Changed The World...
By Kshitij Nagar: To begin with, I would like to make my argument using a few photographs. First, the year is 1984, Afghanistan is in conflict. Thousands have crossed over to neighboring Pakistan to...
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Ghalib’s Home To Residents’ Nightmare: How Did Chandni Chowk Lose Its Sheen?
By Usman Nasim: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. You could imagine the beauteous vista of Chandni Chowk during the golden period of the Mughals in Shahjahanabad, present day...
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Post #Hokkolorob: How Jadavpur University Has Kept Its Social Consciousness...
By Ankita Ghosh: General Body meetings are highly valued in Jadavpur University, some afternoons might I say, slightly more than double-periods with a guest lecturer. We scamper right out of lectures,...
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8 Loud and Proud Hollywood Feminists
By Akhila Nagar for Cake: The "F-word" has been used with extreme care in Hollywood. After all, it was easier claiming you stood for "all of humanity" than a 'singular' section of it. The F-word,...
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Money Can’t Buy Love, Or Onions!
The price of onions in Delhi has reached Rs 60-70 per kg, the highest in 2 years, and no indication of respite is in sight. Will onions soon replace diamonds? The post Money Can’t Buy Love, Or Onions!...
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Been Cursing Your Local Transport? Report Says Indian CNG Buses Better Than...
By DTE Staff: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed recent statements by India’s premier research...
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To The Vice-Chancellor: “Jamia’s Hostel Rules Violate My Fundamental Rights”...
By Anonymous: Respected Sir, I need not emphasize the importance of one of the basic preconditions in any educational institution- absence of fear- to an academician of your stature. Yet I, a resident...
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Catching Hostel Students Instead Of Catching Criminals?
Instead of catching actual criminals to help women feel 'safe and secure', hostel guidelines of colleges (and the ever present moral police) today are happier 'catching' and keeping women inside and...
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By Filing A Lawsuit Against Caravan Magazine, Has Essar Actually Defamed Itself?
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz: After reading a long article on Caravan's website during the weekend, I went on to see on Facebook a status update that said that Caravan was being sued for the...
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Why I’ve Stopped Going On Tinder Dates
By Makepeace Sitlhou: I ressurrected my account to be more pointed about who should swipe me left or right. But the problem wasn’t my bio, strategy or the app. It’s one thing to have loved and lost....
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