These Children Claim To Have Seen ‘A Superhero’: A Group Of Journalists...
Save the Children and BAFTA award-winning creative agency, Don’t Panic, have unveiled a powerful short film to help raise global awareness about millions of children struggling to survive in some of...
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What Would The World Look Like If The Rich Actually Paid Taxes?
By Krishangi Singh: Ali, a daily paid worker, struggles each day to send his son to school. His country provides one of the best public school services, and yet, he is unable to send his son there...
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Spent Diwali Away From Family This Year? You May Relate To This!
By Makepeace Sitlhou: ‘Tis the time of the year when our homes light up like a Christmas tree, we cheat on our diet plans, bring out those fun board games and meet family and friends from far and near....
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18 Situations In Life When You Are Asked To Just “Shut Up” And Not Speak Out!
By Kanika Katyal: There are numerous instances in life, almost every day, when you know that you are right, and you are asked to just remain silent. Those very instances make us realise how easy it is...
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‘Chaurasi Ki Na Insaafi’: Social Media Abuzz With The Demand To...
“They say it has been more than 30 years so forget the 1984 massacres, but how can I? Not one day goes by without me thinking about it”. – Bhaggi Kaur, survivor of 1984 Sikh massacres. This year marks...
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One Small Action By Tax Payers Could Help Lift Millions of People Out Of Poverty
By Krishangi Singh: An equal society. How many times have we heard this phrase? We were taught about it in social science lectures. We discussed it in some economics class assignments too. Yet, do any...
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Make Your Blog A Part Of The Global Discussion To End Inequality. Here’s How!
By Karina Brisby: As the head of Blog Action Day, I am very passionate about how we can use the many digital tools at our disposal to share our stories, learn from others and take action to influence...
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The Myths That Sustain Cruel Practices Like Early Marriage Are Not Just Scary...
By Abhishek Jha: My first encounter with the idea and practice of early marriage was in the form of a short story I read as a child. It was a translation in Hindi of a story by Rabindranath Tagore....
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How Your Blog Post About Inequality Will Cast An Impact On The Global...
By Oxfam India: Every year since 2007, Blog Action Day has inspired conversations around relevant global themes. On 16th October each year, tens of thousands of bloggers from around the world use the...
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How Denial Of Vital Public Services To Women Holds Us Back, And Adds To...
By Krishangi Singh: “We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back” — Malala Yousafzai The youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women education activist, Malala said this at the UN...
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10 Shocking Reasons Why Women Don’t Report Sexual Violence In India
By Kathakali Banerjee: Devi. Mata. Nirbhaya. — The sense of “empowerment” that women in India live with is contrived at many levels. We worship our women as goddesses but only within the narrative of...
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On International Child Rights Day, Here’s The Most Important Lesson For All...
By Makepeace Sitlhou: Let me recount some of the more interesting moments of ‘learning’ from my school days, that in other words I like to call, “When I did time” • Rote learning all the rights...
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“She Was Seven Months Pregnant, And Her Husband Had Assaulted Her In The Market”
By Oxfam India: The day Bhina was brought to the Rapar police station, she was bleeding profusely. She was seven months pregnant, and her husband had assaulted her in the market. Naseem, a social...
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“All Roads Led To Darkness”: Damuben’s Fight For A Home Free Of Violence
By Jyoti Patil: Damuben walked into the women’s support cell at Rapar police station, exuding positivity. Stating animatedly the philosophy of her life, “lodge main khane ka, hauz main nahane ka aur...
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3 Shocking Statements That Show How The Police Trivialises Sexual Violence!
Curated by Dhruv Arora for Amnesty International India: Can women expect the criminal justice system to support them through the process of registering reports of sexual violence? Join the conversation...
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“We Were More Like Two Strangers In The Same Hotel”: From Child Marriage To...
By Oxfam India: I was never educated. I was married at a young age when I neither understood the value of education nor the repercussions of child marriage. While I had never even seen the insides of a...
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Why Fighting Patriarchy Needs 365 Days Of Activism, And 16 Days Is Just A Start
By Nisha Agrawal: Today, November 25th, is the International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women and it is time to get serious about ending violence against women and girls. Well, to tell you...
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“He Wanted A Boy To Carry His Legacy, But All He Got Was Girls, Four Of Them.”
By Veda Nadendla: “When we had the first girl, he was agitated, but hopeful. After the fourth, he began to hate me and after that I lost my place in his life and home. I was nothing but a slave for...
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“My Parents Threaten To Kill Us”: My Story Of Marrying By Choice
By Oxfam India: I was undaunted in the face of my family’s ire when I decided to marry by my own choice. My partner, Ravi, belonged to a different caste and hailed from a weaker economic background. He...
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“It Was On Our Wedding Night That My Husband Broke The News To Me”
By Oxfam India: Was it even a real marriage? I have asked myself this question a hundred times a day in the past two years. The one year period of engagement before my marriage was blissfully spent; my...
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