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The Obsession With English: Why Are Local Indian Languages A Matter Of ‘Shame’?
By Ankita Mukhopadhyay: I studied in an English medium school since the beginning. For me, learning to communicate in English was an utmost necessity as a child, because it was a sign of me being...
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[Y]Watch: Movie Review Of MSG 2 Feat. Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan
By Ishan Marvel: 5:40 pm, 18 September 2015: A packed auditorium in a multiplex at Rohini, playing MSG 2: The Messenger. The titular character appears. Collective chant of dhan-dhansatguru, tera hi...
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What Does It Mean To ‘Be A Man’ In India? ‘Mardistan’ Director Harjant Gill...
By Shambhavi Saxena for Youth Ki Awaaz: Editor’s Note: As part of our coverage of PSBT’s Open Frame Film Festival And Forum 2015 in Delhi (15th-22nd Sept), Youth Ki Awaaz will be featuring interviews...
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Celebrating The King Of Horror: “When Was The Last Time You Created Another...
By Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind: One of my closest friends, a big-time Stephen King reader is both a writer and a painter. When we talk she’d sometimes tell me about the hours she spent trying to get a...
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5 Of Tagore’s Women Who Are Examples Of Fierce Feminism, Even A 100 Years Later
By Shruti Sonal: Like most Indians, I had grown up hearing about Tagore, reading "Where The Mind is Without Fear" in our textbooks but never really delving into the vast body of his literature. While...
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Amidst Bans And Censorship, One Organisation Is Striving For Artistic Freedom...
By Artika Raj for Youth Ki Awaaz: A quick channel surf and a casual flip through the morning newspaper are enough to tell the enlightened that something very sinister is going on these days. Amidst...
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Hollywood Has A Serious Problem of Racial Ignorance, And Matt Damon Just...
By Rohini Banerjee for Cake: Matt Damon, star of award-winning films like 'Good Will Hunting', 'The Talented Mr Ripley' and 'The Bourne Series', has recently been in the news for all the wrong...
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You Might Not Realise, But Science Says Listening To Music Makes You Smarter
By YKA Staff: You could be surrounded by honking cars on a road cramped with vehicles, standing in a metro or bus full of loud humans, or you could be having a hard day and want an instant pick-me-up....
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15 Questions That Indians Are Asking Mr.Modi As He Gets Ready To Meet...
By YKA Staff: With PM Modi set to meet the baap of all social media transactions, Mark Zuckerberg this Sunday, the 27th of September, the grape wine is alive and abuzz (violently almost, like the...
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Want To Be A Great Food Photographer? Quick Tips To Put You On The Right Track
By YKA Staff: Taking photos of food seems like a cakewalk, after all it's just food, isn't it? But, think again! [envoke_twitter_link]There are many technical aspects of food...
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10 Haunting Lines From William Faulkner’s Works That I’m Reminded Of On His...
By Uzma Shamim: William Cuthbert Faulkner was born on September 25, 1897. A Nobel Laureate from Oxford and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Faulkner has been considered one of the most celebrated...
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Magazine Says Women’s Leggings Are ‘Obcene’, Facebook Users Give A Fitting Reply
By Shambhavi Saxena: In a case of extremely poor journalistic ethics and an outright abuse of power, a south Indian magazine 'Kumudam Reporter' ran a cover story about the obscenity of women’s...
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[Y]Watch: Movie Review –‘Calendar Girls’, Bhandarkar Does It Again, Again,...
By Ishan Marvel: Arvind Kejriwal and Madhur Bhandarkar would make good friends. The ye-sab-bhrasht-hain (everyone is corrupt) syndrome unites them. So yes, [envoke_twitter_link]yet another movie from...
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The Final Goodbye: Diverse Ways Cultures Across The World Perform Funeral Rites
By YKA Staff: Globalisation has led to increased mobility across borders. 2010 data suggests that India plays host to more than 2 lakh expatriates and the number keeps increasing. India is also the...
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Harassed Online, Years On, My Friend’s Scars Still Haven’t Healed
By Bhavna Sultana: [envoke_twitter_link]The rise of cyber assault in India is a very bothering issue[/envoke_twitter_link]. Considering the number of people that now have access to the internet, the...
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What’s Common Between PM Modi And 17th Century Mughal Emperor Jahangir?
By Priyanka D'Souza: Everyone would agree that Narendra Modi is India's most tech-savvy politician. His social media campaigning won him the elections and his selfie craze is steadily winning over the...
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Lady Gaga’s Latest Video On Sexual Assault On Campus Has A Powerful Message...
By Rohini Banerjee for Cake: "Till it happens to you, you won’t know, how it feels," goes the poignant refrain of Lady Gaga’s new single, which is an attempt to start a conversation about sexual...
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A Quick Look At Man’s Unique Relationship With Space: Is It Owned By Anyone?
By YKA Staff: In 1980, Dennis Hope began a business for selling land on the Moon, Venus, Mars, Mercury and one of Jupiter’s moons Io. He has now sold 611 million acres of land on the Moon, 325 million...
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The Art Of Letter Writing: “I Still Have The Letters I Received From My Friend”
By Bhavna Sultana: Long gone are the days when we had a little excitement, a little nervousness while unfolding letters that arrived from friends, parents, relatives, lovers and sometimes even...
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A Pakistani Student Shares Her Experience With Indian Students At LSE
By Laraib Niaz: We were waiting in anticipation for A.R. Rahman to arrive on stage at the O2 arena in London this year, which was filled with enthusiastic faces. What made the occasion more special was...
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