With The Use Of Tech, Political Parties Have Transformed India’s Elections
Like any other sector, politics too was rescued by technology. Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, everyone learnt to do business through online platforms with the help of technology. However,...
View Article“थेरेपी ने मुझे मेरी असल लैंगिक पहचान से मुलाकात करवाई”
जब मैंने अकेले रहना शुरू किया, तो जो कुछ चीज़ें मैंने पहली बार कीं, उनमें से एक थी- थेरेपी। इतने टाइम फेमिली के साथ रही थी यानि सौ ज़िम्मेदारियां थीं। एक पैरेंट के विकलांग होने का बोझ अलग! इन सबके बीच,...
View ArticleWith Pressing Climate Concerns, Is India Ready To Adopt Eco-Friendly Fashion?
I remember watching Suvreen Guggal- Topper of the Year, which aired on Channel V during 2012-’13. Though I don’t recall much of it now, it’s surprising as it had constituted a significant part of my...
View Article6 Initiatives That Make Us Hopeful For The Future Of Girls Education In India
We have been grappling with the pandemic for nearly two years, with 2021 proving to be a long year. While the government is trying to take all necessary steps to prevent further damage, the Covid-19...
View ArticleChhorii: A Film That Explores The Worth Of A Girl Child In India
Trigger warning: mentions of violence against girls and women The recently released “Chhorii”, starring Nushrratt Bharuccha in the lead, is a remake of the Marathi film Lapachhapi (2017). A horror...
View ArticleA Round-Up: What Has 2021 Done For Girls’ Education?
It is just the beginning of the 21st century. I was 11 when it began. There used to be this ad on television: a girl working on a laptop, going out shopping alone, playing video games, wearing modern...
View ArticleRaising Age Of Marriage For Women From 18 To 21? Not A Good Idea At All
Natasha has over two decades of experience in working with underserved communities, adolescents, youth from marginalised backgrounds, especially in Education and Livelihoods. She has led programmes...
View Article“लैंगिक भेदभाव, आर्थिकी एवं हमारे बिगड़ते स्वास्थ्य के लिए पर्यावरण प्रदूषण...
पर्यावरण परिर्वतन की रफ्तार इस कदर बढ़ रही है कि आज वो हमारे सामने एक के बाद एक चुनौती ला रहा है। हम आए दिन देखते हैं कि कही बाढ़ तो कही पहाड़ गिर रहे हैं, कही सूखा पड़ रहा है, नदियां लुप्त हो रही हैं,...
View ArticleThis Kerala School Gives Us A Lesson On Gender Neutral Education
Anytime we meet a new person, we can forget what they were wearing, what they said, or even what they looked like. But the chances are that we will not forget their gender. This is the kind of...
View ArticleEp.1 Normalising Periods: Five Most Common Questions On Menarche
Menstruation is an integral part of a female’s uterine and reproductive health. Even so, it is an entirely normal phenomenon, yet drowned in the circumambient taboos and myths. The pressure to sail...
View ArticleAs I Grieve Over My Papa’s Passing, The World’s Beloved Leader Roams Around...
It was already 4.30 on the afternoon of April 30, 2021, and time (for the last rites of my father who had expired at 7.30 the same morning due to a failure of organs at his post-Covid recovery stage)...
View ArticleAAP Brings Its First Win In Punjab With The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation...
The debutant competitor AAP winning 14 of the 35 wards in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections signals a new electoral equation that is here to stay with the Assembly elections in Punjab that...
View Article“For The Health Of The People, It Would Be Wise To Postpone Elections”.
The Coronavirus, which appeared in 2019, has undergone several mutations, each one being a deadlier variant. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and now Omicron, which is already considered to be an aspect of...
View ArticleWhy The Child Marriage Restraint Act Of 1929 Was Replaced In 2006 With A...
Child marriage is a serious matter of concern. In India, child marriage is defined as the marriage of males below the age of 21 years with females below 18 years ( The Prohibition of Child Marriage...
View ArticleIndia Is A Young Country But What About Its Political Leaders?
A nation takes birth when its citizens agree on its existence and unite as a single entity to work mutually and build prosperity. Since time immemorial, the essence of Indian philosophy has been that...
View ArticleSchools Keep Closing, But Here’s How These Kids Keep Learning
March 2020 saw the nationwide lockdown due to the pandemic. Consequently, this led to the closure of schools all over the country. Children all over the country sat at home, reeling from boredom, lack...
View ArticleEvery Time It Rains, It Gets Flooded. Here’s Why Chennai Floods Frequently.
Although cyclones and heavy rainfalls are normal, their increasing frequency and intensity as well as urban flooding is not. In the past, Chennai has been witness to many floods and their frequency...
View ArticleEp.2 Normalising Periods: Five Most Common Question On Menstrual Cycle
Dealing with menstruation is hard enough, and to add a lack of information is like adding salt to a wound. A poor understanding of menstruation leads to unhygienic practices and can cause poor...
View Article“माहवारी के नाम पर आज भी पहाड़ी किशोरियों को सामाजिक रूढ़ियों ने जकड़ रखा है”
मंजू ढपोला, कपकोट, बागेश्वर उत्तराखंड। डिजिटल दुनिया, हज़ारों तकनीक विकसित देश इस 21वीं सदी की खासियत हैं। यह सब इतनी उपलब्धियां पाने के बाद भी आज लोगों के जहन से हम माहवारी के विषय में व्याप्त पुरानी...
View Article“माहवारी छूत की बीमारी नहीं, एक सामान्य महज शारीरिक प्रक्रिया है”
चांदनी परिहार, गरुड़ (बागेश्वर) उत्तराखंड। हमारा देश भारत जहां 21वीं सदी में कदम रख चुका है। वहीं हमारे देश में विकास का स्तर काफी अच्छा है, चाहे वह शिक्षा का स्तर हो या महिलाओं में सामाजिक जागरुकता का...
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