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Not Just Diwali: 8 Festivals From Around The World That Go Vam, Boom, Kaboom!
By Anugraha Hadke: Human beings have always had a fascinating relationship with fire ever since some unknowing homo erectus stumbled upon it over a million years ago. We have feared it, worshipped it,...
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Shocking: Indian Television Censorship Rules That Won’t Let You Say ‘Sex’ And...
By Tabu Agarwal: It was just another lazy afternoon when I was watching a rerun of one of the episodes of my favourite sitcom, Friends, when I heard the beeping of the word 'boobies' throughout the...
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[Y]Watch: ‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’– Who Cares About Plot And Acting Skills?...
By Ishan Marvel for Youth Ki Awaaz: In 1947, the year that India was supposed to have woken to light and freedom, the Barjatya clan established Rajshri Productions Pvt. Ltd. They have produced 56...
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‘He Named Me Malala': The Ordinary Life Behind An Extraordinary Girl
By Alison Macdonald: Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban in 2012 for speaking out in support of girls’ education in Pakistan. Since then, based in the UK, she has continued her advocacy. She is...
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Too ‘Obscene’ For Islamic Orthodoxy: An Urdu Writer’s Experience Of Writing...
By Anugraha Hadke: Nakhlistan Ki Talash (Search Of An Oasis) - Urdu writer Rahman Abbas’s first novel, follows Jamal, a youth who is struggling with ideas of identity and emotions in the wake of the...
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Modi Faced His Toughest Press Conference Yet…But It Wasn’t In India
By Chitranshu Tewari: Two days after BJP's debacle in Bihar, Modi did what he does best- board an Air India for a foreign visit to enthral thousands of people from the Indian diaspora abroad and...
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J.K. Rowling Changed My Life With Harry Potter, Now She’s Kicking Ass On...
By Lipi Mehta: 15 years ago, my sister handed me a book with a red cover which had a train and a bespectacled boy on it. The title read, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone'. She put it in my...
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‘Mela Gadri Babean Da': The Festival In Punjab That Celebrates Its...
By Nikita Azad: October 30 to November 1 are days of the Communist festival in Punjab. Punjab, which is homeland to some of the greatest revolutionary martyrs such as Bhagat Singh, Kartar Singh...
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What Do You Do With The Pictures You Click When You Travel?
By Artika Raj: As I sat developing my recent set of films, in a small red-light cabin, dipping them in and out of various chemical baths - my curiosity to see how the photographs might have come out...
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He Was Killed Because He Ate Beef? Well, I Don’t Think So
By Mahesh Rathi: A considerable amount of time has passed since the news of the horrid crime in Dadri broke out. By now, most people connected to the news would already know about the incident. This...
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Zee News, I’ve Had Enough Of Your Sensationalism. Please Stop Already.
By Ankita Mukhopadhyay: Randomly tuning into the news a few days ago I came across a special segment of Zee News, called 'Tal Thok Ke' (Extra Strong). Their special segment was a not-so-surprisingly...
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It Takes Laughter To Get A Point Across In India And ‘On Air With AIB’ Proves It
By Navneet Arora: All India Bakchod (AIB), is a name that has come into limelight in the mainstream media, and has gained prominent attention recently because of the controversial AIB Roast which...
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[Y]Watch: Mockingjay Part 2 – A Sorry Farewell To The Hunger Games
By Ankita Mukhopadhyay: Mockingjay Part 2, the final instalment of the Hunger Games series, marks the end of an era. So I was obviously excited when I went to watch the film. I went in expecting a...
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The Case Of The Immortal Detective: Sherlock Holmes And His Enduring Appeal
By Liam Burke: [envoke_twitter_link]Sherlock Holmes has been the subject of more screen adaptations than any other literary character[/envoke_twitter_link], with 75 different actors donning the...
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What Does India’s First Trans College Principal Think About LGBT+ Rights? A...
By Ankita Mukhopadhyay for Youth Ki Awaaz: Manabi Bandhopadhyay created history in India by becoming the first transgender principal of a college in West Bengal in 2015. Her list of achievements...
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15 Of The World’s Weirdest Festivals: Fling Mud, Scare Babies, Roll Cheese...
By YKA Staff: India is a land of festivals. We always have something or the other going on in the country, be it Holi, Diwali, Durga Puja, Christmas or Eid. All festivals in India have a historical...
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Watch Anushka Sharma Expose The Double Standards Of Bollywood In This...
By Ankita Mukhopadhyay: Let's face it. How many women are treated at par in an industry as big as Bollywood? If there are two hotel rooms, one which is better, whom will it be given to, the male actor...
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As Chennai Faces Worst Rainfall In 100 Years, Here’s How Social Media Is...
By YKA Staff: Heavy rainfall in Chennai over the past few weeks have nearly drowned the city. A 14 hour downpour of 20 cm rainfall on Tuesday (1st December 2015) broke a 100 year record with a single...
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15 Of My Favourite Marathi Movies That Are Timeless Classics
By Atharva Pandit: On May 3rd, 1913, more than a century ago, the first ever motion picture to have been made by an Indian was shown publicly at the Coronation cinema in Mumbai. Before making 'Raja...
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Step Up For Chennai! 10 Ways In Which You Can Help In The Flood Relief
By YKA Staff: [caption id="attachment_59459" align="alignleft" width="471"] Image source: REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee[/caption] As Tamil Nadu continues to battle floods caused by unrelenting rains,...
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