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How The Great Indian Wedding Feels Like The Last Link To My Culture
By Vinayana Khurana: My first experience of a Punjabi wedding at age five, was a mixture of fear and awe. I could see ladies in fancy sarees brushing past. And numerous food stalls, to which my little...
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In Photos: Gurgaon’s Pride March Shows Just How Beautiful Solidarity Can Be
By Roshan Kokane: On June 12, 2016, a nightclub in Orlando, Florida witnessed one of the deadliest attacks on LGBTQ people in U.S. history. A single gunman killed 49 people at Pulse club and injured 53...
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क्यूँ इरफ़ान खान का रील और रियल लाइफ का अंदाज़ उन्हें मेरा पसंदीदा एक्टर बनाता है
मुकुंद वर्मा: कुछ सही से याद तो नही आ रहा, लेकिन कॉलेज के ज़माने की ही बात है, ऐसा धुंधला सा याद आ रहा है। मूवी चल रही थी, और जब-जब वो शख्स स्क्रीन पर आता था, एक जोश पैदा कर देता था। हॉस्टल के 10 लड़के,...
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“Sultan” Twitter Review: Bhai Stuns On The Very First Day (What Else Did You...
By: YKA Staff Yet another Eid, yet another Bhai release. Salman Khan starrer “Sultan” follows the life of wrestler Sultan Ali Khan (Salman), a small town wrestler in Haryana, who achieves global fame...
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In Photos: Thousands Gather At Burhan Wani’s Funeral in Kashmir, 8 Reportedly...
By Abhishek Jha: Burhan Wani of Shareefabad, Tral in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, often described as the ‘poster boy’ of the new phase of militancy in Kashmir, was shot dead along with two other...
View ArticleInspired By My Muslim Colleagues, What Happened When I Kept A Fast During...
By Prachi Wakpaijan: Fasting is a spiritual endeavour in almost all religions all over the world. Yet it was never a welcome thing for me. I love my food! I belong to that kind of people who explore...
View ArticleThis Video Isn’t Just An Ad, It’s What Unstoppable Girl Power Looks Like
By Lipi Mehta: I can feel the adrenaline pumping again, and boy, I’ve missed this. The feeling of waking up early and going for a run, of landing on the high jump mat (thud!), of swimming till that (oh...
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Why I Will Always Treasure The Time I Used To Go For Hindustani Music Classes
By Richa Gupta: My Hindustani vocal music book is over ten years old — it is dog-eared, has sheets falling out, and the ink of the first few pages is beginning to fade. Yet, I have never treasured a...
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Denied Promised Jobs, Students Are Protesting In Chennai Against A Big Corporate
By Abhimanyu: A protest was held reportedly on July 11 by a group of students outside the L&T Infotech offices in Chennai along with the volunteers of Knowledge Professionals Forum (KPF), a welfare...
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“I Don’t Hate India. I Hate India’s Policies”: Delhi Citizens Protest Kashmir...
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz: A silent protest was held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 13 against the ongoing killings of civilians in Kashmir. The protest started at around 2 in the...
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Review: Critics May Not Like Him, But ‘Sultan’ Shows Why Fans Love Salman Khan
By Subhrangshu Pratim Sarmah: In 2014, on the sets of “Koffee with Karan”, Salim Khan of the legendary scriptwriter duo Salim-Javed, made an interesting observation in the presence of his son and actor...
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From ‘Sultan’ To ‘Housefull 3’, The Horrid Ways Bollywood Targets People With...
By Abha Khetarpal: Being a person with disability, and working as counselor for persons with disabilities and disability rights advocate I have always raised my voice against discrimination and...
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15 Absolutely Unbelievable Things About Pokémon Go, Which Is So Popular Right...
By Shambhavi Saxena and Rohini Banerjee: This morning, a baffled voice on the radio asked, “Yeh ‘Paakimon’ kya hai?” Those of us who grew up in the ’90s and early 2000s took a minute to snicker rudely...
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In Photos: People In Kolkata March For Kashmir, Get Threats From Right Wing...
By Sourav Sahoo for Youth Ki Awaaz: Thousands of people came out in a rally in Kolkata on July 14 to condemn the ongoing violence in the Kashmir valley. Human rights activists, various students’...
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“We’re Being Silenced”: In Delhi, Chhattisgarh’s Journalists Speak On...
By Abhimanyu: A press conference and a panel discussion was organised by the Delhi Union of Journalists on the condition of journalists working in Chhattisgarh. It was attended by a good number of...
View ArticleThis Friday Will Be A ‘Self-Declared’ National Holiday For Many Indians
By Ramya Abhinand: July 22, 2016 – for many, this date would be a ‘self-declared’ national holiday. ‘Cause it’s the day when their very own superstar, from the south of the Vindhyas, has a movie...
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In 5 Tweets, Actor Siddharth Slams Cinema For Glorifying The Dangerous...
By YKA Staff: Snapdeal employee Dipti Sarna was abducted in February this year by someone who had reportedly stalked her 150 times since January 2015. Ghaziabad SSP invoked Shah Rukh Khan’s 1993 film...
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For Me, Poetry Isn’t About Being A Recluse But A Means To Challenge Intolerance
By Richa Gupta: There is a certain stigma associated with the poetic form of expression. When people think of poetry (according to my personal experience), certain images tend to pop into their minds:...
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With 35 Workers Still In Jail, Hundreds March In Gurgaon To Mark...
By Abhishek Jha for Youth Ki Awaaz: The District Magistrate, Gurgaon, had imposed prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CrPC banning assembly of five or more persons around Maruti Suzuki’s...
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“A Stick-Figure With A Feminist Agenda”: A Fun Chat With The Maker Of...
By Shambhavi Saxena for Cake: There are two kinds of art, we’re told. The kind that hangs behind glass cases in museums to drop French words like ‘l’art pour l’art!’ in front of. And the kind that...
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