Another Dalit Murder In Gujarat: Why Una Was Just The Start Of An Uprising In...
In another incident of violence against Dalits in Gujarat, a 30-year-old ragpicker Mukesh Vaniya was tied up and beaten to death by heavy iron rods on Sunday in Rajkot. Five people have been arrested...
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5 Solid Lessons I Learned When I Moved To London For My Postgrad
This time last year was a very bitter-sweet time for me. On one hand, I was sad because I was graduating from college, leaving a place where I’d spent the last three years of my life. On the other...
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When Women Use Sexually Explicit Language: The Case Of Telugu Actor Sri Reddy
Most of us are taught not to discuss sex and the sexual harassment that we face, or to then use elusive language to talk about it. In fact, we do not even have simple everyday words or phrases to...
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What PMS And My Period Does To My Depression
I am writing this while on my period. The last few days, I have spiralled almost out of control – I have cried incessantly, with thoughts of me being absolutely worthless. My PMS is more like a...
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Can India Learn From Ireland’s Mistakes When It Comes To Abortion Rights?
Ireland will go into polls on Friday for a historic and landmark referendum on the future of abortion laws. The procedure is currently restricted by the 8th amendment of their constitution, which...
View Articleरिपोर्टिंग करते हुए जब पैड चेंज करने के लिए पूरे दिन एक भी पब्लिक टॉयलेट नहीं...
एक वक्त था जब पीरियड्स पर बात करने पर आपको बेशर्म होने के तमगे से नवाज़ दिया जाता था। लेकिन, आज लड़कियों/महिलाओं ने इस बेशर्मी को खुलकर स्वीकारा है। वे खुलकर बात कर रहीं, लिख रहीं, अपनी आवाज़ उठा रही...
View Articleसेक्शुअली ट्रांसमिटेड इन्फेक्शन से भी ज़्यादा खतरनाक है पीरियड्स का इन्फेक्शन
मुझे अपने जीवन में कभी पीरियड्स को लेकर किसी टैबूज़ का तो सामना नहीं करना पड़ा, लेकिन हाइजीन और पीरियड्स से जुड़ी सामान्य स्वास्थ्य की समस्याओं से ज़रूर दो-चार होना पड़ा है। और इस जानकारी के अभाव में...
View ArticleExplained: Cobrapost 136, India’s Biggest Media Exposé
Two months since Cobrapost highlighted how certain media organisations were ready to strike deals to promote the Hindutva agenda, the website has released a second batch of videos that show managers of...
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How A Student At Jadavpur Uni. Got Away After Sexually Harassing More Than A...
TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Assault, Online Sexual Harassment, Explicit Language. On July 24, 2016, a student from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, wrote on Facebook about her experience of sexual assault. “I...
View Article‘I’m A Hardcore Netflix Binge-Watcher’: CBSE Class 12 Topper Meghna Srivastava
On May 26, 2018, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) released the class 12 board exams results. The internet has been flooded with pictures, articles, memes of Meghna Srivastava, the...
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With No Water Or Electricity In Manipur’s Noney, How Do Women Think Of...
A village woman in the hills of Noney in Manipur carries a cane basket ‘Kah’ on her head, collects vegetables and fruits from her farm or forest to sell in the main market on National Highway 37 and...
View ArticleThe High Of Watching “Mahanati”, A Telugu Biopic On Legendary Actress Savitri
I am an ardent Rajinikanth fan. But, as I grew up to understand the gender politics of cinema, I realised that our celebration of these heroes is lesser to do with their stardom and more about...
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No Food, Patients Lying On The Ground: My 7-Day Visit To Bihar’s Premier...
This article is an effort to show the reality of the so-called ‘susashan’ in Bihar and its bitter impact on the healthcare system, which demands immediate intervention to make sure public expenditure...
View ArticleIncluding The SC/ST Act In The Ninth Schedule Is Futile Without A Judicial...
Maybe one day, governments will try to do the hard thing rather than play to the galleries. I am quite happy with the present government’s stand on a number of issues. However, it is the abnormal...
View Article“रवीश को धमकी देने वाले लोग, धर्म को देश से ऊपर मानते हैं”
देश तमाम मुद्दों और चुनौतियों के बाद भी लगातार आगे बढ़ रहा है, ऐसा मानने वाले लोग ज़रा रूककर सोचे, क्या देश सचमुच आगे ही बढ़ रहा है ? कोई यह सब क्यों सोचेगा? जब लोगों के मन में यह बैठा दिया गया है कि देश...
View ArticleIs The Modi Govt. Planning To Use Your Social Media Data To Control Its...
The majority of the public discourse around a ‘compromised’ media in India is centred around the recent Cobrapost sting operations which were released last week. However, what seems to be less under...
View ArticleTechnology Is Bridging The Gap Between Doctors And Patients In Indian Villages
In Bihar’s Purnea district, an “invisible doctor” is slowly bringing about a medical revolution in maternal healthcare. For 22-year-old Sonam Devi from Purnea, who belongs to the Below Poverty Line...
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Why Is My Weight Any Of Your Business?
Back in school (during the 90s), I was thin and average looking. During the initial phase I used to feel very awkward because I did not possess strong grammar skills whereas my then best friend was a...
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3 Terrifying Trends In Big Media Houses Unearthed By The Cobrapost Sting...
What is media integrity? Media integrity refers to the ability of a news media outlet to serve the public interest and democratic process, making it resilient to institutional corruption within the...
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The Ground Reality Of Advocating Menstrual Health In Jharkhand’s Tribal Areas
It was a Saturday afternoon, and I was in the middle of a session on menstrual health when everyone burst out laughing. I was conducting a session with eight to ten adolescent Santali girls in the...
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