6 Reasons The Death Penalty Has No Place In India
“Hang the rapist.” These words rightfully captured the strong, visceral reaction from the public to the news of the gang-rape of a 23-year old medical student on the night of December 16, 2012. The...
View ArticleThe Disturbing Reason Women Continue To Tolerate Workplace Harassment
Editor’s note: This story is in response to Youth Ki Awaaz’s topic for this week – #WomensDay to start conversations on how we can achieve a gender equal society. If you have faced gender-based...
View Articleआज भी अस्तित्व पर सवाल क्यूँ है विधवा होना?
Editor’s note: ये लेख हमें Youth Ki Awaaz के इस हफ्ते के विषय #WomensDay के तहत मिला है। मकसद है एक बहस शुरु करना कि हम समाज में कैसे लिंग आधारित समानता/जेंडर इक्वॉलिटी ला सकते हैं। अगर आप भी लिंग...
View ArticleWatch: Fiery Poem Shuts Down Everyone Who Has Blamed A Woman’s Clothes For Rape
During my first few months in college, almost every morning on my way to class I would be approached by at least one person who would ask ‘is it your birthday?’ ‘is today a special occasion?’ ‘are you...
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रईसों को सुंदर बनाने के लिए जबरन बेची जा रही है नेपाली महिलाओं की चमड़ी
तीन साल पहले सुशीला थापा मुंबई के वैश्यालय से किसी तरह भागी और नेपाल में अपने गांव पहुंची। सुशीला की पीठ पर एक ज़ख्म का निशान था, किसी बड़े ज़ख्म का। लेकिन सुशीला के लिए इन निशानों से ज़्यादा ये मायने...
View Article7 Events That Made May 1 International Workers’ Day: An Interactive Timeline
The post 7 Events That Made May 1 International Workers’ Day: An Interactive Timeline appeared first and originally on Youth Ki Awaaz, an award-winning online platform that serves as the hub of...
View ArticleHis Grandfather Executed Indira Gandhi’s Assassin. Today, He’s A ‘Hangman’
Pawan Jallad has been a hangman for over 50 years now. Traditionally, in India, a son follows his father’s footsteps, taking up the same line of work. Pawan’s father was a hangman (called a ‘jallad‘...
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In The Age Of Fake News & Trolling, This Is The Most Important Thing To...
You, who are reading this article – you belong to a generation that possesses tabs and smartphones; you are the ones who scroll, tag, share and upload instantaneously; you are the ones who do not walk...
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How Our Constitution Actually Allows The State To Aid Religious Educational...
Religion is an issue which occupies an important place in the life of every ordinary Indian. It seems that the makers of our Constitution were also very serious about religion and that is why they...
View Articleआंटी को अपनी बेटी की शादी में मंडप पर नहीं आने दिया गया। वजह-पीरियड्स
पिछले दिनों अपनी एक सहेली की शादी के मौके पर बड़ी अजीब सी बात देखी। शादी की रस्मों में सहेली की बुआ को हर जगह उसकी माँ की भूमिका में देखकर हैरानी हुई! कन्यादान और ज़रूरी रस्मों में अंकल अकेले ही नज़र आ...
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हे मेरे परिवार के पुरुषों, आपकी इज्ज़त मेरी योनी में नहीं है
मेरी उम्र 24 साल है, मैं पोस्ट ग्रेजुएशन की छात्रा हूं और दिल्ली जैसे महानगर में पली-बढ़ी हूं। परिवार में तालीम लेने वाले लोगों की कमी नहीं है भले ही मानसिक स्तर पर तालीम से उनका दूर-दूर तक कोई लेना...
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Why 2.68 Crore Indians Are Still Denied Basic Rights Despite An Act Meant To...
“A human being is a magnificent creation of the creator and that magnificence should be exposed in a humane, magnanimous and all-inclusive manner so that all tend to feel that they have their deserved...
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Why Some Indians In UK Are Opposing This Proposed Anti-Caste Law
When I was 12, I went to a temple near our house on the day of Shivratri. But as soon as I got there, I saw a crowd outside; the priest was arguing with someone and was attempting to push the gentleman...
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This Step To Help Visually Impaired Students Actually Has A Damaging Impact
In the ‘Digital India’ of today, there is a need to take another look at the modes of assessment for blind and visually impaired students. Do you remember playing Chinese whispers as kids? Whispering...
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Bastar Beyond Maoists Is A Sad, Untold Tale Of A Rich Region And Its...
By Srestha Banerjee: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. For most of us in the 21st century, Bastar is a land of forests, tribals and a bloody battleground for security forces...
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ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: सुरक्षाबलों के जुल्म से सहमे बस्तर के आदिवासी
अपडेट- इस रिपोर्ट का मूल टाइटल ”बस्तर में आदिवासी महिलाओं के स्तन को निचोड़ा गया, अंडरगार्मेंट जला दिए गए” बदलकर ”ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: सुरक्षाबलों के जुल्म से सहमे बस्तर के आदिवासी” कर दिया गया है। आदिवासी...
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Young Girls Are Quitting School Because Of Periods And You Can Do Something...
I learnt to look away or pretend to be overly interested in doing something when there was any hush-hush discussion about periods and sanitary napkins. You were not supposed to ask what the black...
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Why Late Justice Leila Seth Stood Out As The Stereotype-Smashing Face Of The...
Leila Seth, the first female judge of the Delhi High Court and the first female chief justice of a high court in India, passed away of a cardiac arrest on Friday night at her residence in Noida,...
View Articleराजस्थान का संघर्ष सिर्फ राणा प्रताप,हिंदुओं या राजपूतों का नहीं था
मंगलवार मई 9 को प्रताप जयंती है । इस दिन बेकार के जुलूस और बाज़ारू शो-बाज़ी के बजाये राणा प्रताप , राणा पूंजा , हाकिम खान , राजा हसन मेव, इतिहास के अनदेखे तथ्य , सामंती पागलपन , राजपूत , मनसबदारी , मुग़ल...
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The Reason Why The Gorkhas Of Darjeeling Want A Separate State
Darjeeling, the ‘Queen of Hills’, is a paradise on earth cuddled in the lap of the majestically gorgeous Mt Kanchenjunga. Green tea gardens stretch from the hills to the valleys, pine trees grow along...
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