These Animated Movies Provide Education On Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
Movie Launch: 20th November 2020 In India, every second child is sexually abused (2007 Study, Ministry of Women and Child Development). Sexual exploitation of children and their innocence is a horrific...
View ArticleI Love Reading But I Don’t Always Get The Time To. Relatable Much?
I love to read. I read both fiction and non-fiction, and I especially love books about history, particularly twentieth-century history. I read for five hours a day, four hours with a regular book and...
View Articleभारत का चौथा स्तम्भ क्यों खो रहा है अपनी विश्वनीयता?
भारत दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा लोकतांत्रिक देश है और इसी लोकतंत्र का चौथा स्तंभ है मीडिया! मगर मीडिया आज जनहित के मुद्दों को छोड़ सिर्फ शोर और टीआरपी के पीछे भाग रहा है। आज जहां मीडिया को देश के लोगों की आवाज़...
View ArticleTo Hatiram Chaudhary, Thank You For Being An Inspirational Police Officer
To, Hathi Ram Chaudhary, Sub-Inspector, Thana- Outer Yamuna Paar, New Delhi- 110092. I feel so happy that I got this opportunity in my life to pen down a heartfelt note, not to a cop, but to a father,...
View ArticleFrom Using ‘Those Days’ To ‘During Periods’: Has Media Become Bold In Talking...
Do we remember this? “Mujhe aapse kuch kehna hai, kaise kahun?” (I want to say something to you but how do I say?) Well, I am sure that people born in the ’80s and ’90s surely do. This is the tagline...
View ArticleHow News Debates On TV Have Planted A Seed Of Fear And Insecurity In My Head
I was once walking with my parents through a narrow lane amidst a dense forest, which was surrounded by bushes and trees all around. My parents were some feet apart walking ahead of me and I was...
View ArticleOpinion: Indian Cinema Has Cut Through Taboos To Spread Social Awareness For...
“This is a story of desire, a desire to choose your own gender.” The line quoted above is from a movie called ‘Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish.’ The film is an insight into the daily struggles of a...
View ArticleOTTs, Digital News And Online Classes: The New Normals Of The Pandemic
Almost a century ago, during the 1918 pandemic flu, which the CDC estimates infected one third of the world’s population, primary information regarding the flu was shared via postal workers, boy scouts...
View ArticleGunjan Saxena Is A Story Of A Progressive Father And A Determined Daughter
Disclaimer: I have nothing against men. I have been lucky enough to celebrate one of the finest gentlemen in my life in the form of my father, my husband, my brothers, my uncles, my friends. I happened...
View ArticleBoycotting Is The New Normal: Why Does Everything Offend Us?
A scene from Mira Nair’s Netflix show A Suitable Boy caused a conflict on Twitter. As per a section of Twitter users, a particular scene is promoting “love jihad.” The short clip from A Suitable Boy...
View Articleकैसे दक्षिणपंथियों के लिए सरदर्द बन गई हैं लोकगायिका नेहा सिंह राठौर?
जब देश के बेरोज़गारों के सामने भाजपा आईटी सेल तक ने घुटने टेक दिए थे। जब डिसलाइक से पस्त होकर पीएमओ ने लाइक-डिसलाइक बटन ही हटा दिया था, उस आंदोलन को हवा देने में नेहा सिंह राठौर का भी एक बड़ा रोल था। तब...
View Article“The Only Way We Can Stop Hate Is To Remove ‘Jihad’ And Leave ‘Love’ Alone”
On Tuesday, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved a draft ordinance against forced religious conversions or interfaith marriages with the only intention of changing girls’ religion. From the last few...
View Article#BlackLivesMatter: Does Your Lifestyle Verify Your Social Media Hashtags?
I am writing this article because this is the new hashtag trending on every social media platform. We are aware of things we are trying to be a part of, we are trying to create a change by posting on...
View ArticleImportant Types of Ragas of Indian Classical Music And Its Significance
Well, we understand that you are here to know some interesting facts about Indian Classical Music, but before that, we have some important pieces of information for you. It would not fair if we...
View ArticleHow Love Challenged Boundaries: A Study of Inter-Faith Marriages In Prayagraj
Here, I am starting with a poem where a beloved says something to her partner (love). Suno na! is daur kee kahani- Baraso pahale jesa hi hai Kuchh khas nahi badala, aur aaj bhi, Bah raha hai kahin...
View ArticleCinema, Bengal And The Social Psyche: Eulogising Soumitra Chatterjee
Soumitra Chatterjee, an iconic persona in the realm of world cinema, is no more. A lot of ink has already flowed in his kind remembrance in the form of obituary articles deciphering his contributions,...
View ArticleThe ‘Abnormal’ Magic Of Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’
There are reasons to read a book and then there are reasons to never put the book down (even if you want to). That is the kind of spell that Sally Rooney casts in her book, Normal People. The...
View ArticleIn 2020, Why Does Everything Offend The Supreme Court, Even Stick Figures?
Understanding Contempt of Court in India, the case against ‘Sanitary Panels’, and some questions that we must ask ourselves and each other about the functioning of the Supreme Court. When I was...
View Article‘The Book of Lost Things’ Will Indulge Your Love For Fairy Tales, And How!
Nobody ever said that fairy tales were supposed to be these romanticised versions of reality. Nope, in fact, when the Grimm brothers were compiling these stories it was the dark ages and the narratives...
View Articleप्रजापति समाज कैसे कर रहा है अपना अस्तित्व बचाने के लिए संघर्ष
बड़े पैमाने पर प्लास्टिक, फाइबर व अन्य मिश्रित धातुओं से निर्मित वस्तुओं का उत्पादन हुआ। इस वजह से घर-घर तक इनकी पहुंच से जहां एक ओर कुम्हार समुदाय के पुश्तैनी कारोबार को पिछले कुछ वर्षों से भारी क्षति...
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