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I Want More Women In India’s Parliament In 2019 – Because I Love These 10 Images
Call it a case of FOMO but I am really hoping that India doesn’t get left out of an emerging global mega-trend – a trend that can potentially have significant consequences on the country’s long-run...
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The Cannabis Industry: India’s Untouched Gold Mine
The global legal marijuana market is expected to reach USD 146.4 billion by the end of 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Usually a topic of debate, due to its medical...
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Youth Ki Awaaz Turns 11: All You Can Expect In The Coming Year
Youth Ki Awaaz has turned 11 today. And it sure has been a long journey from the time the first ever YKA community developed on Orkut (heh!), till today when YKA continues standing as India’s largest...
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Where Do The Adivasis Go To Die?
Far far beyond the sight of our honourable bureaucrats and politicians; lies a place where humans with limbs and hearts like me and you are left to survive and rot. In 2016, an Odisha TV (also known as...
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A Pain In The Ass: Surviving Years Of Misdiagnoses For A Life-Changing Surgery
It was the winter of 1991. I remember jumping from my school bus window (don’t ask me why) and a day later experiencing some pain in my right hip and lower back. I thought that the pain might be due to...
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Transitioning Positively: For Me HIV Is Not An Ailment, It Is An Opportunity
This is a story of a person living with HIV right from birth, and how he shaped his life. It is an example of what happens when you take charge of life and write your own destiny. Meeting at Bangkok –...
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With The Highest Cases Of Child Marriage, How West Bengal Overtook Rajasthan...
Kolkata, West Bengal: On March 13 this year, a 16-year-old girl Moumita (name changed) of Nadia district in West Bengal would have got married off to a man twice her age. She is a class nine student of...
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It’s Populism Vs Nationalism In 2019 Elections
The battle lines for 2019 elections have become pretty much clear now. It’s the populist manifesto of the Congress versus the nationalist manifesto of the BJP. Congress has chosen to use its tried and...
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मधुबनी स्टेशन को मधुबनी आर्ट से सजाने वाले कलाकारों पर FIR
कल दरभंगा के पेंटर रबिंदर दास जी के फेसबुक वॉल के माध्यम से मालूम हुआ कि मधुबनी स्टेशन को मिथिला पेंटिंग से सजाने वाले कलाकारों के खिलाफ अरेस्ट वारेंट जारी किया गया है। चूंकि, इन दिनों मेरे शहर पटना की...
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UN Youth Envoy On How She Smashed Glass Ceilings Of Age And Gender With Her...
The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, has urged the youth to “reclaim their space” by asserting their voices nationally and globally to strengthen efforts aimed at...
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Can The Indian Democracy Handle Another Modi Term?
India is the world’s largest democracy with a population of over 1.2 billion, spread over an area of 3.287 million sq. km. With almost 1600 spoken languages, 2000 ethnic groups, and with people from...
View ArticleThe Significance Of The Sarhul Festival In Promoting Ecofeminism In Jharkhand
Sarhul is one of the most significant tribal festivals celebrated across Jharkhand, mainly by the Uraon, Mundas, Santhals, and the Ho tribe, along with thirty other tribal groups. The festival lasts...
View Article5 Reliable Sources You Can Check Facts And Information At Before Casting Your...
The Federation of State Humanities Councils in the United States of America started a programme called ‘Democracy and the Informed Citizen’ in 2018. Under the program, 49 humanities council were given...
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Surviving Post-Truth India
India has attained the unique distinction of possibly generating more fake news than any other country in the world. These are the dark times of the media landscape in India. We entered the age of fake...
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Manifesto Check: How Do The BJP And Congress Plan On Improving India’s...
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) have both released their manifestos. While the Congress promises “to deliver,” the BJP is promising a “sashakt and sankalpit Bharat.” The...
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Seeking Ramrajya: What It Really Means
“By ‘Ramrajya’ I do not mean Hindu Raj. I mean by ‘Ramarajya’ divine Raj, the kingdom of God. For me Rama and Rahim are one and the same deity. I acknowledge no other God but the one God of truth and...
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A Tale Of 2 Manifestos: Are The Promises Made By BJP And Congress Practical?
Elections bring promises. Promises beget aspirations. Aspirations blossom into expectations after a party comes into Government. Expectations largely contort into dejection for voters. With the two...
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Will Our Political Parties Rise To The Occasion And Make Mental Health A...
Two thirds of India currently is less than 35 yeas of age and suicide is the second leading cause of death among those aged 15-29. These statistics are alarming. Additionally, several young people are...
View ArticleWhy Are Young Punjabis Illegally Immigrating To America And Canada?
Can you believe that the IELTS exam eliminated caste marriages? Did you know many Punjabi’s have immigrated illegally through Mexico in the past and maybe are still doing it? What would Donald Trump...
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I Still Wonder If What I Wore To College Impacted Its NIRF Ranking?
There’s a persisting notion that development means fancy things you can touch and feel. The identity of an average Indian today rests on a post-colonial social fabric, while balancing itself on a...
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