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[Y]Watch: Movie Review –‘Calendar Girls’, Bhandarkar Does It Again, Again,...
By Ishan Marvel: Arvind Kejriwal and Madhur Bhandarkar would make good friends. The ye-sab-bhrasht-hain (everyone is corrupt) syndrome unites them. So yes, [envoke_twitter_link]yet another movie from...
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Ganpati Bappa, More Way Yaar
With the Ganpati immersion on the 27th of September, the 10-day festival comes to an end. The post Ganpati Bappa, More Way Yaar appeared first and originally on Youth Ki Awaaz.
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6 Pictures That Will Make You Ask – Is God Polluting The Planet Or Are We?
By DTE Staff: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] It is the time of Ganesh Visarjan, the day when idols of Lord Ganesha are...
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Lady Gaga’s Latest Video On Sexual Assault On Campus Has A Powerful Message...
By Rohini Banerjee for Cake: "Till it happens to you, you won’t know, how it feels," goes the poignant refrain of Lady Gaga’s new single, which is an attempt to start a conversation about sexual...
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The Terror Of Gujarat’s Anti-Terror Bill: Why The President Must Not Approve It
By Abhishek Jha: About five months after the Bill was passed by the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Bill, 2015 (GCTOC) has been cleared by the Home...
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Sexual Assault Knows No Gender
Traditionally, rape is seen only as a crime against women and this often silences male rape survivors. The post Sexual Assault Knows No Gender appeared first and originally on Youth Ki Awaaz.
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‘I Wondered Why Victims Of Sexual Abuse Never Speak Up, Till My Own Uncle...
By Anonymous: Trigger warning: This post has graphic content. I was trying to give myself a mourning period. A period where I could eat what I wanted, slept as much as I wanted, neglect my work and...
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Why Three Toddlers Were Forced To Seek A Supreme Court Ban On Firecrackers
By Anupam Chakravartty: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. As the festival season arrives, fear of pollution reaching abysmal levels is on a rise. In a first-of-its-kind...
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#GiveAShit Episode 4: No Toilet For Women
By Youth Ki Awaaz and SHRI: India's sanitation crisis is particularly crippling for women. Girls often go to school without toilets. For girls entering puberty, this means that they have no safe or...
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India – The Land Of Mob Justice?
A Muslim man was recently killed by a lynch mob in Uttar Pradesh, over rumours that he had been storing and consuming beef. The undemocratic nature of meting out 'justice' is reminiscent of George...
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Seeking Just Development And Not Hindutva From A BJP-Led Govt. Is An...
By Nissim Mannathukkaren: "I know, to achieve the vision of Digital India, the government must also start thinking a bit like you (Silicon Valley)." —Narendra Modi "We will cleanse every area of...
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[Y]Watch: Talvar – A Double Murder Mystery That Still Has Us Looking For Answers
By Ishan Marvel: On 16 May 2008, 14-year-old Aarushi Talwar was found dead in her bedroom at the Talwars’ flat in Noida, while their domestic help, Hemraj’s body was found on the terrace the next day....
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Owaisi Aims To Be A ‘Vote Katua’ (Spoiler) In Bihar, But It’s Not Going To Be...
By Jai Prakash Ojha for Youth Ki Awaaz: Come the Bihar elections and Mr. Md Owaisi's direct attacks on the grand RJD-JDU-Congress alliance, for doing nothing for the material upliftment of the...
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No One’s Decision But Mine
Abortion is an important part of sexual and reproductive health and rights. The decision should lie entirely with the woman, without any shame or stigma of being judged for it. The post No One’s...
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Will India’s First Toilet College Solve The Country’s Sanitation Crisis?
By Jitendra: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. Jack Sim founded the World Toilet Organization in 2001 by breaking the taboo associated with sanitation through his unique...
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#GiveAShit Episode 5: A ‘Swachh Bharat’ That Leaves The Poor Behind?
By Youth Ki Awaaz and SHRI: 60% of the world’s open defecations take place in India, that amounts to roughly half a billion people. PM Modi very confidently said, "Pehle shauchalay, phir devalaya,...
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When The Mind Is Like The Raging Sea
"Then there were visions. He was drowned, he used to say, and lying on a cliff with the gulls screaming over him. He would look over the edge of the sofa, down to the sea." - Virgina Woolf, 'Mrs....
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[Y]Watch: ‘Jazbaa’ Movie Review – Of Quirky Dialogues And Aishwarya Running...
By Ishan Marvel for Youth Ki Awaaz: 'Jazbaa' begins with the typical Bollywood courtroom scene that hasn’t evolved much since the 90s. Forced tension, theatric gestures, an all-too-indulgent judge,...
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Dalit Vote To Swing Elections In Bihar As Modi Bats, Nitish Runs And Lalu...
By Jai Prakash Ojha for Youth Ki Awaaz: The upper castes are firmly with NDA. The minorities are looking towards the Grand Alliance. OBCs are too heterogeneous a group to be taken for guaranteed and...
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A Year Ago, The Govt. Promised A Mental Healthcare Bill, What Happened To It?
By Kundan Pandey: Note: This article has been republished from Down To Earth. A year after it promised to do several things to improve mental health in India, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led...
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