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Where Is The Muslim Representation In Secular India?
The current Muslim political discussion in India seems to revolve around the question of political under-representation of Muslims. The Indian Constitution says the Indian Muslim community as an...
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‘Shakti Samvad’ For Bhopal’s Women: Are Ms Sitharaman And Sadhvi Pragya On...
Dear Madam Sitharaman, As the second woman Defence Minister of our country, you came to have a ‘Shakti Samvad’ with women students of Bhopal. We are very happy that you took time this election season...
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CJI Sexual Harassment Case: Questions Left Unanswered
The Supreme Court of India was summoned to one of the biggest tests it will ever face as an institution. On 20th April, a former SC employee sent an affidavit to all the judges of the Supreme Court...
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A Tribute To Stan Lee: The Legend Who Made Me A Better Person
“I think you never outgrow your love of these stories of giants, ogre and witches, superheroes’ comics give you that for older people.” – Stan Lee The word ‘hero’ conjures up an image in Stan Lee’s...
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बेगूसराय के बाद अब आरा में है भगवा और लाल झंडे का मुकाबला
गाड़ी पटना से निकलती है और बिहटा होते हुए पहुंचती है एक संकरे से पुल पर। यह पुल है बिहार का फेमस कोइलवर पुल। आरा ज़िले में एक कहावत चलती है, ‘बाह-बाह रे अंग्रेज़ बहादुर, कोइलवर पुल बनवाया है, नीचे गाड़ी...
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India’s Minorities: Underrepresented In Politics, Misrepresented In Media
A few weeks after “Aligarh” was released in 2016, rave reviews of the movie were doing rounds in my social circle. “Must watch”, “masterpiece”, “a Manoj Bajpai special” etc. filled my news feed. It was...
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Open Letter To Mr. Gambhir From An Ex-Admirer: Here’s Why You’re Incapable Of...
Dear Gautam Gambhir, I remember the day you walked up to the pavilion on April 2, 2011. I remember the day you walked into and out of the stadium for the last time. I also remember your spectacular 75...
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The Biggest Obstacle I Face In Being A Feminist? The Fact That Sexism Is Normal
“You speak a lot!” “Why are you so loud?” “You are so dominating!” “Try to act like a girl.” “Don’t swear, it looks vulgar.” Have you ever heard one of these statements being spoken to you, or someone...
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The Ugly Reality Of Child Marriage In Odisha’s Koraput District
30.3% of women aged 20-24 are married before the legal age of 18 in India. Child marriage and adolescent pregnancy is a global concern across regions as it violates human rights. The recent Rapid...
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A general state of apathy towards morality seems to have clouded the Indian political atmosphere and each day of electioneering has been unveiling new found lows touched by the political hulks of...
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Is The Weather Cloudier For Modi Than What It Was For Indira Gandhi In 1971?
Father sent me to the post office to purchase some postal stationery – postcards, inland-letters, and postal envelop – as, in those days, snail mail was the only medium we could communicate through,...
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Living Positively With HIV: My Journey So Far
“Why don’t you use a mosquito repellent or a net?” “Hold”, putting the call on hold, I slapped the already red arm again, only this time squashing a mosquito in between. “It’s okay. They are feeding on...
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Movie Review: Watching Student Of The Year 2 Is Like Eating A Pizza
You know a Pizza has formulaic ingredients, no nutritional value, and yet, it offers instant gratification — an escape from the regular fare. I haven’t watched Student of the Year, and so I cannot...
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For How Long Are We Going To Pretend BJP’s Electoral Politics Is Not Divisive?
There’s never been an election like the present one in India anywhere in the world before. Words are failing to describe how current lowly political narratives and rhetoric have dragged the country...
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Is India Doing Enough To Curb The Menace Of Child Abuse?
In our country, the picture is no less gloomy – two out of every three children face physical or emotional abuse. Image via Getty Child abuse is the one of the biggest problem that plagues our society...
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Meet the ‘Raelians’- The Religious Cult That Believes We All Emerged From The...
Featured Image Credit: Iti Sharan. For representative purpose only. Origin stories of most religions border on the fantastical. Moses ascended to a mountaintop to talk to God. Jesus was born to a...
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Why Rahul Gandhi, Despite His Candidness, Fails To Impress Me In His Interviews
It’s sad how Narendra Modi has set the bar so low when it comes to answerability and doing press conferences that we are now literally worshiping anything that hits slightly above the belt. And Rahul...
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पटना की दोनों सीटों पर कल जनता किसके नाम लिखेगी जीत?
बिहार की राजधानी पटना में लोकसभा चुनाव को लेकर मतदाताओं और नेताओं में खासा उत्साह है। पटना में दो लोकसभा सीटों (पाटलिपुत्र और पटना साहिब) पर 19 मई को वोट डाले जाएंगे। आज बात इन दोनों सीटों की।...
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Opinion: The 2019 General Elections Were As Free And Fair As Any Other India...
With almost 900 million Indians having the opportunity to vote in around 10,35,918 polling stations set up across the length and breadth of the country, the 2019 General Elections is yet another marvel...
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The Incredible Exit Poll That Has To Be Taken With A Pinch Of Salt
To discuss the entire gamut of reasons as to why Modi failed as a Prime Minister or as the quintessential strong leader like his followers tout him, would be to address a Goliath of a charter,...
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