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‘Vidrohi’ Never Wrote Down His Poems, But These Musicians Find A Way To...
By Trippy Tales: [envoke_twitter_link]Vidrohi, the poet you probably have never heard of, or maybe you have, the one who lived under a tree[/envoke_twitter_link] in the Jawaharlal Nehru University...
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Out With Sexist Hindi Music, Check Out The #FeministBollySongs Twitter Is...
By Lipi Mehta: Earlier today, Twitter user Imaan Sheikh took up a very important job. She started fixing patriarchal and sexist lyrics and sentiments in Bollywood songs with witty, powerful feminist...
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5 Ads That Moved Us And 5 More That Made Us Cringe: Best & Worst Of 2015
By Shambhavi Saxena for Cake: It's surprising how comforting watching a simple ad can be, when you realize someone behind the camera and someone on the production team and the marketing team really,...
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This Christmas, A Short-Film With A Sweet Twist That’ll Bring You Some...
By Lipi Mehta: "Santa ji, why is my name not on your list?" asks a 30-year-old frustrated employee but gets silence as a response. It's Christmas and his day is stuck on Excel sheets, the occasional...
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Watch Artist Vishal Dadlani Take Down Facebook’s ‘Free Basics’ In Under 2...
Please share this video extensively. I try to explain, in Hindi, why #FreeBasics is a sham, and is in fact, against #NetNeutrality.I think it's crucial that this discussion go beyond just the...
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The Poet Whose Words Speak For Every Unheard Palestinian Living Among War And...
By Yukti Agarwal: Living amongst war, destruction, death and calamity can often give rise to hatred, anger and revenge while at the same time, can help one feel compassion, consideration, and love for...
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Why I Hope Teenage Girls Don’t Follow Parineeti Chopra’s Example To ‘Feel...
By Supriya Ganesh: "Leave the average behind." I was pretty taken aback by the caption. So Parineeti Chopra lost weight, presumably due to her own volition. And yes, she had a photoshoot celebrating...
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Watch Priyanka Chopra Call Out Wage Inequality As She Embraces Feminism
By Lipi Mehta: [envoke_twitter_link]Priyanka Chopra just embraced the word feminist[/envoke_twitter_link]. Oh yes, she did. In an interview about her show Quantico in September 2015, she had said it...
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6 Indian Ads That Smashed Stereotypes, And 6 That Reinforced Them In 2015
By Lipi Mehta: [envoke_twitter_link]Was 2015 the year when ads broke stereotypes or did they make us groan even more?[/envoke_twitter_link] Well, equal parts of both, I’d say. TV and print ads...
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What You See In The Media Isn’t Always How Things Really Are
By Sakshi Jain: Mid-way through my course in Journalism this month, I was wondering about the 'one lesson' which intrigued my thought process in this journey so far. Indeed, as I was digging down my...
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6 Ways I Think The Sabarmati Festival Set An Example Of How Culture Should Be...
By Deepika Srivastava: The morning of 6th January was slightly different. Neighbours poured in much earlier than usual, my phone beeped much more than usual. Blissfully unaware, I was forced to come...
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Romantic Movies Can Be So Sexist! Thankfully These 8 Aren’t
By Amrita Singh: Red roses, candlelight dinners and elaborate proposals are a few of the many romantic clichés that are time and again used in pop culture, especially movies. From Bridget Jones’ Diary...
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[Y]Watch: ‘Aligarh’– A Brilliant Film That Tells How You Can (And Cannot)...
By Rohini Banerjee for Youth Ki Awaaz: Image Courtesy: Filmy Monkey ‘Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalizes ‘unnatural’ sex acts. This includes homosexuality,’ the screen reminds you, before...
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‘Aligarh’– A Film On Love, Loneliness And Struggle That Will Haunt Our...
By Atiya Anis: SPOILER ALERT Source: YouTube. ‘Aligarh’, a movie based on events from the life of Mr. Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, reader and chairman of Modern Indian Languages at Aligarh Muslim...
View ArticleOscar Winner ‘Spotlight’ Reminds Us What Journalism Is Really About (But...
By Merril Diniz: If the media reportage of the last few weeks has reinforced anything, it’s that the traditional, so-called “mainstream media” can no longer be relied upon for producing authentic news....
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Movie Review: ‘Aligarh’ Reveals A ‘Ghost’ That Indian Society Has Decided Not...
By Smita Ruth: SPOILER ALERT Still from ‘Aligarh’. Source: YouTube. The film releases when the country seems to have been taken over by ghosts of past injustices. Rohith Vemula, a Dalit research...
View ArticleNot Just Male And Female: A Quick Look At YKA’s Event On Redefining Gender...
By YKA Staff: In a society that thrives on gender stereotypes, where is the space for all the identities that aren’t ‘male’ or ‘female’, and are hardly given due recognition? On February 27, Youth Ki...
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Why I Came Out Disappointed And Hurt After Watching ‘Aligarh’
By Purnangshu Paul: I would not say whether I liked ‘Aligarh‘ or not, but I would rather ask some questions directly to Hansal Mehta, the director. I made a conscious choice to see the film in a...
View ArticleThis 3 Min Video Shows What Happens When You Let Kids Run Wild With Their...
By YKA Staff: If you did your schooling in this country, you probably spent countless hours mugging up lines and numbers that you could then successfully throw-up in the exam paper, score those marks...
View Article10 Must-Watch Films On Sexuality, Revolution And More, Now Playing In Delhi
By Shambhavi Saxena and Rohini Banerjee: Film has a way of conveying itself like no other medium can, and when it comes to human rights issues, there’s nothing like the raw humanity of a well-told...
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