27 Stories From 2018 That Were Read The Most By You On Youth Ki Awaaz
2018 has truly been the year of speaking up. From the debate over breastfeeding in public at the beginning of the year, to the second, much bigger wave of #MeToo and the landmark judgements passed by...
View ArticleIn 2018, These 33 Writers Boldly Spoke Truth To Power On Youth Ki Awaaz
At the centre of every conversation on Youth Ki Awaaz are its users who have not only participated but also started powerful conversations in digital media. In 2018, we saw thousands of you join the...
View Article26 Of The Best Stories On YKA That Will Remind You Of The Power Of Your Words
2018, in many ways, was the year of ground-breaking events and breakthrough reactions. On Youth Ki Awaaz, we saw your voices take centre stage with diverse issues, helping create and continue...
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रोहित शेट्टी किसी को हीरो दिखाने के लिए किसी का रेप दिखाना ज़रूरी नहीं है
फिल्म की तारीफ में भले ही यह बात कही जा रही हो कि फिल्म ने एक संवेदनशील मुद्दे को उठाया है लेकिन वास्तव में फिल्म को चलाने के लिए उस संवेदनशील मुद्दे का इस्तेमाल किया गया है। हिंदी फिल्मों का यह पुराना...
View Article2018 में YKA पर बेझिझक अपनी आवाज़ उठाने वाले19 हिंदी राइटर्स
ये सवाल कई बार किया जाता है कि Youth Ki Awaaz क्या है? इस सवाल का जवाब हर बार यही होता है कि हर वो आवाज़, हर वो इंसान अपनी आवाज़ या अपनी लेखनी के साथ उठ खड़ा होता है हर उस मुद्दे के लिए जिससे उसे फर्क...
View ArticleCringe Watch: 8 Regressive Things Rani Mukerji Said About #MeToo At One Go
Last night, I happened to watch the ‘The Actresses Roundtable 2018’ – an annual feature by film critic Rajeev Masand – on YouTube. The 1-hour video celebrates some bold voices and memorable films that...
View ArticleYouth Ki Awaaz पर 2018 में हिंदी की 35 सबसे बेहतरीन स्टोरीज़
Youth Ki Awaaz आपका अपना प्लैटफॉर्म है जहां आप जैसे हज़ारों यूज़र द्वारा ज़रूरी मुद्दों पर आवाज़ उठाई जाती है। आप सबको बधाई 2018 में सालभर बदलते मुद्दों और बदलती चर्चाओं के बीच आपने अपनी अलग पहचान...
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7 Ways To Get Home ‘Faster’ This New Year’s Eve!
Circa two weeks ago (2018 AD), in a land far far away (central Chennai), I was on my way, minding my own business, riding my bike at a reasonable speed. It was a boring old day, and I was just driving...
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‘Go To Pakistan’, A Question Diversionary Tactic
Disclaimer: The tone of this article is satirical, which means, it uses humour to attack a person, an idea or behaviour that one thinks is bad or silly. This isn’t meant to be taken literally. Animals,...
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This Year, Tell The Government What You Think Of These 9 Problems In Indian...
Road rage, high medical costs, respect for workers, and crimes against women – these are but some of the things we ought to have left behind in 2018, as we make our way into a brand new year. But how...
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The Gendered Physician’s Prescription For My Mental Health
An article by Rhea, a young woman who is surviving anxiety and depression. Health is a holistic concept for which various aspects of life are taken into consideration including physical, mental,...
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What Does Happiness Look Like in Classrooms?
The Delhi Government, in an innovative and bold move, introduced a policy level change in the way we look at education, with the launching of the ‘Happiness Curriculum’ in all government schools across...
View ArticleJNU Library Fund Cut: Have The Claims Spun Out Of Nothing?
Life at a public university has more benefits than you can count on your fingers. Subsidized biryani, sprawling lawns for afternoon naps and hot chai. More books than you could read in a lifetime and...
View ArticleThe Revised Transgender Bill Has Missed The Opportunity To Right A Wrong
Transgender and gender non-conforming community and activists across the country are protesting against the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016 passed in the Lok Sabha and rightly so....
View ArticleThe BJP Government’s Frightening Chokehold On All Four Pillars Of Indian...
Institutions at various levels are the pillars that hold up the edifice of democracy. Any political party forming the government is naturally expected to uphold the autonomy of these institutions,...
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The Shameful Trans Bill Is The Result Of Decades Of Medical Discrimination
The blatantly regressive Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 that was recently passed in the Lok Sabha violates the very idea of the self-determination of one’s own gender identity....
View ArticleVictory Or Vacuum: What Does Increased Preference Of NOTA In Assembly Polls...
The results of the recently concluded 2018 assembly polls have initiated discourses around the possible outcomes of the upcoming 2019 general elections. With Congress statistically outperforming BJP in...
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Interview With Iqbal Ansari, Main Litigant In The Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir...
I was in Ayodhya last month in connection with a story on Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute, for a publication. When you talk of the temple dispute, you can’t afford to ignore the voice of Iqbal Ansari,...
View ArticleRafale Deal Controversy: Of Claims And Counter-Claims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently accused the Congress of humiliating “every institution important to our democracy”. This bitter remark came soon after Congress criticized the Supreme Court’s...
View ArticleLesson For 2019 Elections: Voters Are Becoming Rational, Wooing Them Wouldn’t...
Society doesn’t have a single mind. It’s the collection of heterogeneous individuals. When politicians take the social factors to be granted and indulge in vote-bank politics, they fail to apprehend...
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