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Damning Report Reveals 333 Cases Of Disappearances, Sexual Violence And Worse...
By Abhishek Jha: In a staggeringly huge report, two civil society organisations- International Peoples' Tribunal On Human Rights And Justice In Indian-Administered Kashmir (IPTK) and Association of...
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Real Promises, Fake Results: The Truth About Government’s 4.17 Lakh Toilets...
By Devanik Saha, IndiaSpend.com: “Ma’am, can I go to the toilet?” asked Sunehra (she uses only one name), a bubbly 12-year-old fifth-standard student of Nigam Pratibha Vidyalaya, a school run by the...
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The Simple Yet Innovative Way Suicide Rates Are Being Reduced In These Villages
By Jitendra: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. A World Health Organization (WHO) case study carried out in two Tamil Nadu villages shows the link between limited access to...
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When And Why Do Women Choose To Write? Filmmaker Annie Zaidi Answers This,...
By Shambhavi Saxena for YKA: Editor’s Note: As part of our coverage of PSBT’s Open Frame Film Festival And Forum 2015 that begins today in Delhi (15th-22nd Sept), Youth Ki Awaaz will be featuring...
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#GiveAShit Ep 2: PM’s Swachh Bharat Promises Toilets For All, But What If You...
[envoke_twitter_link]Where would you build a toilet if you owned no land?[/envoke_twitter_link] That is a question that millions of Indians are forced to ask themselves. They are inundated with pleas...
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The Fatwa Club: Who’s Next?
With a fatwa issued against him for composing music for the film 'Muhammad', A.R. Rahman joins the likes of Sania Mirza and Salman Rushdie, both of whom also irked hard-line Islamic sentiments. The...
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From Dharavi’s Slums To International Ballrooms: A Film On Jameel’s ‘Dancing...
By Anugraha Hadke for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s Note: As part of our coverage of PSBT’s Open Frame Film Festival And Forum 2015 in Delhi (15th-22nd Sept), Youth Ki Awaaz will be featuring interviews...
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Beyond ‘Victimhood': Uzma Falak’s Film On The Role Of Kashmiri Women In The...
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s Note: As part of our coverage of PSBT’s Open Frame Film Festival And Forum 2015 in Delhi (15th-22nd Sept), Youth Ki Awaaz will be featuring interviews...
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Govt’s False Promises And Late Reactions Have Made This Region of Maharashtra...
By Varsha Torgalkar: Note: This article has been republished from Down to Earth. As the fear of drought looms large over India, [envoke_twitter_link]Beed district in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region is...
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Merajur Baruah On ‘The Deep Rising’ That Explores Performance Art For The...
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s Note: As part of our coverage of PSBT’s Open Frame Film Festival And Forum 2015 in Delhi (15th-22nd Sept), Youth Ki Awaaz will be featuring interviews...
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USA’s Most Wanted: Ahmed’s Clock
Texas high school student, Ahmed Mohamed was recently arrested for bringing a home-made clock to school that police suspected to be a bomb. The post USA’s Most Wanted: Ahmed’s Clock appeared first and...
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[Y]Watch: Movie Review Of MSG 2 Feat. Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan
By Ishan Marvel: 5:40 pm, 18 September 2015: A packed auditorium in a multiplex at Rohini, playing MSG 2: The Messenger. The titular character appears. Collective chant of dhan-dhansatguru, tera hi...
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What Does It Mean To ‘Be A Man’ In India? ‘Mardistan’ Director Harjant Gill...
By Shambhavi Saxena for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s Note: As part of our coverage of PSBT’s Open Frame Film Festival And Forum 2015 in Delhi (15th-22nd Sept), Youth Ki Awaaz will be featuring interviews...
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Celebrating The King Of Horror: “When Was The Last Time You Created Another...
By Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind: One of my closest friends, a big-time Stephen King reader is both a writer and a painter. When we talk she’d sometimes tell me about the hours she spent trying to get a...
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Running Low On Fuel? It Won’t Be Long Before Plants Power Your Car, Find Out How
By Sugandh Priya Ojha: Note: This article has been republished from Down to Earth. A group of [envoke_twitter_link]scientists in the US have created artificial 'plants' that will use sunlight to make...
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Amidst Bans And Censorship, One Organisation Is Striving For Artistic Freedom...
By Artika Raj for Youth Ki Awaaz: A quick channel surf and a casual flip through the morning newspaper are enough to tell the enlightened that something very sinister is going on these days. Amidst...
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Modi-Zuckerberg Bhai-Bhai, Internet Privacy Bye Bye?
What does Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg mean for surveillance in India? One wonders if the multinational will help the Indian government like it did...
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“Why Didn’t I Get Justice Like The Delhi Gang-Rape Victim? Why Is My Rapist...
By Manjari Singh: [envoke_twitter_link]Ten years have passed, but this rape survivor from Lucknow is still far from giving up[/envoke_twitter_link]. She is still waiting for that final verdict and is...
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In The Battle Of Open Letters, Now Rajdeep Sardesai Replies Back To...
By Rajdeep Sardesai: Editor's note: On Sept 18, criticising the recent series of events in Maharashtra, journalist Rajdeep Sardesai wrote an open letter to Mr. Devendra Fadnavis about his "misplaced...
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Car-Free Tuesday Is Fine, But Will It Really Help Gurgaon Breathe Better?
By Anumita Roychowdhury: Note: This article has been republished from Down to Earth. As the international car-free day catches public imagination in Gurgaon, a reality-check on pollution and...
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