Why Do Our Offices Glamourise Hectic Hours And Overworked Employees?
“I am going to travel to places I’ve always wanted to go. I am going to read books that have been waiting on my ‘must read’ list for years. I will learn new skills, visit museums, enjoy being around...
View ArticleI Write To Create My Own ‘Republic Of Imagination’
It is not easy to be a writer in this day and age. Though the written word holds considerable value, people find it difficult to express themselves with ease and put pen to paper. People fear being...
View ArticleThe 10% Reservation Bill Has Been Dubbed Unconstitutional, But Here Are Its...
Whether a tactical masterstroke or a political gimmick, the recently passed bill for 10% reservation to economically weaker upper castes doesn’t really stand for the objective it should serve. The...
View ArticlePulwama Attack: A Letter From Kashmir To The Rest Of India
To, All Indians with a conscience, I am writing this letter to you, in the backdrop of yesterday’s devastating Pulwama attack, which claimed more than 50 precious lives of our brave-hearts, hailing...
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Is The Pulwama Massacre Just Another Collateral Damage For A Larger Agenda?
Human conflict zones across the world have become the modern age volcanoes. They invariably erupt once in a while. The simmering Jammu & Kashmir cauldron has been heated up again by the ambush of...
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अपने शहीद दोस्तों के परिवारवालों के लिए फंड इकट्ठा कर रहे हैं CRPF के ये जवान
जम्मू कश्मीर के पुलवामा में 14 फरवरी को हुए आतंकी हमले के बाद पूरा देश सदमे में है। 42 सीआरपीएफ के जवानों की शहादत के बाद देशभर से पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ विरोध के स्वर उठ रहे हैं। सोशल मीडिया पर कोई...
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There’s Something Wrong With The Official Data On Killings In Kashmir
The year 2018 saw an upsurge not only in terror-related incidents, innocent killings and the Ceasefire Violations (CFVs) across the Line of Control (LoC) had skyrocketed as well. The Army recorded 1599...
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कश्मीरियों के खिलाफ देश में बन रहे माहौल के बीच कश्मीरियों से बातचीत
आप दिल्ली, मुबंई या देश के किसी भी कोने में हो कल से “कश्मीरियों हाय हाय, खून का बदला खून से लेगे” जैसे नारे लगाते लोगों के झुंड से आपका सामना ज़रूर हुआ होगा। कश्मीरियों को हमने बड़ी आसानी से देशद्रोही...
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Pulwama Attack: Nobody Gives A Damn
A lot of hue and cry has been made on social media over the ghastly and unfortunate terror attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama, on February 14, 2019. People are asking for revenge by waging a war on...
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Why Are The Various ‘Abhiyaans’ Not Improving India’s Maternal Mortality Rate?
Over the last few decades, India has endured significant socio-economic changes. The country has witnessed profound shifts in politics and policy, in diplomacy and digitization, however, what has...
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An Army Veteran’s Open Letter To The ‘Cowardly’ JeM Terrorists
How dare you bunch of cowards think of calling yourselves as believers of Islam? My name is Major Mohommed Ali Shah (Veteran). My family has had a tradition of soldiering for 200 years. My father...
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“Please Fasten Your Seat Belts, And Stop Harassing Me, Sir!”
Our flight to Delhi was about to depart in a few minutes. The air-hostesses were positioning themselves at an equal distance in the aisle to give the pre-flight safety instructions. An air hostess was...
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The Pulwama Attack Raises An Important Question: Is Social Media Our True Enemy?
The darkness and the void that engulfed the families of the martyred soldiers after the terror attack in Pulwama won’t come to us naturally – there’s no way we could possibly understand the totality of...
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Violence Begets Violence, Our Lives Spent In A Moment Of Silence
Hate filled echo chambers, Pain and agony in the following embers, Violence begets violence, Our lives spent in a moment of silence. 40 to 50 450 in ’18 Count all that were hating, Our numbers are...
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What Can India Do To Bring Tribal Communities Into The Mainstream?
India has the largest population of tribal people in the world, approximately 104.54 million. However, they are amongst the most marginalised groups in society even after more than 70 years of...
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Dear Vying Political Parties, Why Is Criminalisation Of Marital Rape Not On...
In 2018, India was rocked by a revelation made in a survey conducted by the Thomas Reuters Foundation, that the nation happens to be the most dangerous country in the world for women. The results of...
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What Heavy Traffic And Road Accidents Are Doing To Your Mental Health
I came to Delhi in 2010 and was duly welcomed by the heavy traffic of the capital city which rendered me awestruck. The fast-track lives of the people in the city was completely new for a guy who grew...
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Pulwama: The Cost Of War You’re Not Realising
“Ye toh apne hi mulk ki bacchi hai” (Oh, this girl is from my homeland!) This is what a Pakistani server said to me in Washington DC, a few years ago when I wandered into a small desi restaurant,...
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Slavery Was Abolished Long Ago, Right? Wrong.
Slavery is one of the most extreme forms of exploitation and domination, and it has existed throughout history in different parts of the world. The concept of slavery is ridden with the idea of power...
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Do We Actually Know How To Deal With Rejection?
Are we, products of the 21st century, incapable of handling rejection? I hold the opinion that we are encouraged to deal with rejection negatively and it is hindering our progress. My opinion is based...
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