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Since 1993, Not One Person Has Been Held Accountable For What Is India’s...
“One manual scavenger dies every five days cleaning sewers and septic tanks” – National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) “[Manual scavenging] is the worst surviving symbol of untouchability.”...
View ArticleDear Journalists, Haven’t You Realised India Doesn’t Want To Know What You...
Censorship: The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, a threat to society, or subversive of the common good. Blank...
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‘I Believe I Can Do Other Things With The Energy I Expend On Driving’
I have a hilarious anecdote about Indian roads and driving on them. Back in 2008, I was in the Netherlands for an onsite assignment. One day, as I was returning to my desk after lunch, I saw everyone...
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Why I Think It’s High Time The Congress Embraced Nehru
For Nehruvians (if such a tribe ever existed), 10, five, or even two years ago, the world was a hostile place. They would get looks of disbelief and disdain of being Satan worshipers. They were...
View ArticleOpinion: From ‘Pappu’ To ‘Baazigar’, Rahul Gandhi Has Had An Incredible...
When American Democratic Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren had an embarrassing query, “Why does Trump’s picture show up in the word ‘idiot’ search results on the Google?”, Google CEO Sundar Pichai responded by...
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‘I Like To Highlight The Feminism That Is An Integral Part Of Indian Mythology’
The river Ganga is considered one of the most sacred rivers in India. A lifeline to millions of Indians who live along its banks, it has been for the longest time worshiped as a Goddess by people....
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How To Lose An Election In 5 Simple Steps
The results are out, the dust has settled and it is now time for the autopsy of the semifinal of 2019 general elections. The MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telengana & Mizoram legislative assembly...
View ArticleSix Years Since A Gang Rape Unblocked Memories Of My Own Abuse
Six years ago, one incident suddenly woke India up with a sudden realization, “Oh shit! There are immense brutality and violence against women in India!”. The Nirbhaya gangrape made the country erupt...
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रेप सर्वाइवर्स से घटना के बारे में बार-बार पूछना हो सकता है खतरनाक
पटना की एक स्कूली लड़की जिसे सेक्स का मतलब तक नहीं मालूम, जो अभी पूरी तरह से किशोरावस्था में भी नहीं पहुंची थी, उसका कई बार रेप हो चुका था और रेप की घटना लगातार जारी थी। यह रेप उसके घर में ही हो रहा था...
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What Other States Can Learn From World’s Largest Slum Land Rights Project In...
By Shalmoli Halder and Sushant Kumar: Informal settlements—or ‘slums’—present significant demographic and economic value to India’s increasingly populated and concentrated urban centres. Accounting for...
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Explained: All That’s Happening With The Rafale Deal
The verdict of honorable Supreme Court on the Rafale deal has become a matter of contention between the BJP and the Congress party in the expedition to 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Rafale seems to be a...
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Here Are All The Questions That The Rafale Deal Raises
The last two days were baffling for me to say the least. I was shocked for a moment when I got to know that the Supreme Court has dismissed all writ petitions against the Rafale deal. There were too...
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Six Years And Counting: A Letter To The Braveheart Of 16 December, 2012
Dear Sister, I will not begin my letter by saying that hope you are in a better place, because a better place for you was supposed to be the place where you actually were six years ago, where you had...
View ArticleAs An Adult, It’s Even Harder To Accept That I Was Sexually Abused As A...
“Hello, If you know of any Delhi-based psychologist/psychiatrist who has had any experience of working with adult survivors of child sexual abuse, please let me know. Thanks” I typed this email but...
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I Respect Your Leader, Please Don’t Insult Mine: Remembering Pattabhi
Many south Indians made huge contributions during the freedom struggle and towards building a modern India. Yet, they are unknown to the people outside of their own states. If at all they get...
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आज मैं एक ज़िम्मेदार आस्तिक मुसलमान होने के नाते शर्मसार हूं, मेरा दिल बैठा जा रहा है और मुझे डर लग रहा है। मैं खुद से नज़रे भी नहीं मिला पा रहा हूं,क्योंकि मैं एक ऐसे समाज का हिस्सा हूं जहा इंसानों ने...
View ArticleFirst Trafficked, Then Overworked: The Lives Of Adivasi Women In Assam’s Tea...
Reena Sawashi from Moran says, “It hurts me when people call us labour or coolie instead of recognizing us as Santhal, Oraon, Munda, etc. as our identity.” Imagine you are taken out of your community,...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi Determined To Not Let PM Modi Sleep Until He Addresses Farm...
Riding high on confidence after forming the government in three states of the Hindi belt, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on December 18 promised the farmers that the opposition parties would not rest...
View ArticleSix Years Since A Gang Rape Unblocked Memories Of My Own Abuse
Six years ago, an incident woke India up to the sudden realization of the never-ending violence and brutality against women. It was the 16th December gangrape which made the country erupt, evoking a...
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India’s Overseas Test Defeats: Is IPL To blame?
Can India Make a Thunder Down Under? As the Indian cricket team’s domestic season has ended on a high after defeating West Indies comprehensively, the team is yet again geared up for a grueling tour to...
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