Child Labour, Trafficking, Drugs: The Hidden Lives Of Over 5,000 Children In...
“But baideo (Assamese: sister), I am earning enough to feed myself and my mother a humble one-time meal per day. Why do I need to go to school anyway?,” said Raju (name changed), a 13-year-old boy who...
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5 Things You Got Absolutely Wrong About E-Cigarettes And E-Shishas
We have all had (or at least known) that one friend who brought an electronic cigarette (or e-cigarette) so that they could quit smoking. The assumption at play? That while cigarettes are harmful and...
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खतरे में है 80 लाख बीड़ी रोल करने वाले मज़दूरों की ज़िंदगी
हितेश शर्मा और अनिकेत सिंह: ‘बीड़ी’ यानि कि गरीब लोगों के लिए सिगरेट का विकल्प। ग्रामीण इलाकों में बीड़ी उद्योग लाखों लोगों को रोज़गार मुहैय्या करवाता है। बीड़ी गरीबों के लिए सिगरेट का विकल्प तो बन गया...
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15,000+ Indian Kids Killed In Road Accidents In 2015. What’s The Solution?
By Shruti Sinha: Commuting from one place to another is a fundamental attribute of our daily lives. The primary – and ideally – singular utility of roads is that of transit. The basic and universal...
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I Was Shocked To See How Children Were Treated In A Govt-Run Home
Even though I think that the institutionalisation of children under difficult circumstances should be a debatable issue for child right activists, it has sometimes been offered as the most immediate...
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For Children Growing Up In Orphanages, Turning 18 Means Abandonment Again
I am Aditya Vasanti and I was brought up in SOS Children’s Village, Pune. I lost my parents at the age of four years – and I still don’t know who I am. Although I know that I am someone’s child, I...
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कौन हैं ये बच्चे जो फ्लाईओवर के नीचे रहते हैं और फुटपाथ पर सोते हैं
“आओ बच्चों तुम्हें दिखाएं झांकी हिन्दुस्तान की, इस मिट्टी से तिलक करो ये धरती है बलिदान की; वंदे मातरम…।” जागृति फिल्म का यह गीत सन 1954 में कवि प्रदीप ने लिखा था। देश आज़ाद हुए 70 साल हो गए और इन 70...
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The Grim Reality Of Depression, PTSD And Anxiety Among Street Children
As told to Abhishek Jha: D* (14) came to the Udaan Rose Shelter, a full-care residential centre in Delhi for children in street situations, with trust issues. She had been abandoned by her foster...
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Drugs And Prostitution Are Ruining Lives Of Kids Outside This Kolkata Railway...
Railway stations in India are one of the most important sites of transport – and Sealdah station is one of the busiest. Thousands of people pass by this station every day, as hundreds of local and...
View ArticleSniffing Dendrite And Sleeping On Tracks: The Harsh Life Of Howrah’s Street...
As someone who has lived in Kolkata and frequently passed through Howrah, I have often seen street children living on the tracks there, before. But watching VICE’s documentary on this made me realise...
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I Tried To Do Something Nice For Street Children But Didn’t Realise Its...
Amidst the hustle of cities and caught in the web of individual commitments, our encounters with those on the streets are reduced to inconsiderate – and sometimes, selective – acts of kindness. These...
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10 Ridiculous Things The Richest 1% Indians Can Buy, That Millions Can’t Even...
India is a country of pretty obvious inequalities. It accounts for the largest number of people living below the poverty line – but at the same time, it also has the fourth highest number of...
View ArticleHow ‘Graceful’ Would It Be To Die Of Smoking? Let This Video Show You
Globally, 7 million people die due to smoking every year. But, the global profit in the tobacco trade is $35 billion. The system claims that it wants to keep citizens healthy and wants them to stay...
View Articleट्रेन में करतब दिखाने वाले बच्चों की हकीकत डरावनी है
एक छोटी सी बच्ची जिसकी उम्र लगभग 7-8 साल होगी और उसके कुछ साथी अचानक से ट्रेन के भीतर आये, कटोरा साइड में रखा और अपना करतब दिखाने लगे। कोई ढोल बजा रहा था, कोई गुलाटी मार रहा था तो कोई नाचना और गाना...
View Articleउस वक्त तुम कहां होते हो, जब कूड़े में एक बच्चा अपना खाना ढूंढता है?
यह सन 2008 की बात है, हमारे शहर लखनऊ की वह सुबह रोज़ की तरह ही थी। पर मुझे उस सुबह एक ऐसा दृश्य दिखाई दिया जो कहीं ना कहीं मन में चुभकर रह गया। मैंने रुककर उसका वीडियो बनाया और वह वीडियो YouTube पर डाल...
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We Asked Over 9000 Millennials, And Nearly 80% Said They Had Encountered...
Children living on India’s streets remain one of the most vulnerable sections of society. We see them on our streets every day, sometimes forced into labour, but do we know really how to help them? To...
View Articleन जाने कितने अजय हर रोज़ हमारी वजह से हारते हैं
उसका नाम अजय है, उसकी उम्र 8 साल है। उससे मेरी मुलाकात 5 फ़रवरी, 2017 की सुबह हुई। वह एक पतले से बिछौने पर ज़मीन से लगभग 25 फुट ऊपर बज्र आसन लगाकर बैठा हुआ था। शनिवार और इतवार की सुबह मंजू और मैं स्वस्थ...
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We Asked You How Voting Can Be Made Engaging, And Here Are Your Winning Entries
In the last general elections, only 50% of India’s 150-million-strong young voting population actually turned up to cast their vote. What was it that kept India’s millennials – widely perceived as one...
View ArticleFor Over 20 Million Indian Children, Sexual Abuse Is A Haunting Reality
“She is a vile little girl always looking for excuses to gain attention. Don’t trust her words madam, she is a liar.” This is what the father of a seven-year-old girl said when his daughter tried to...
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How We Celebrate Festivals, And Ignore The Child Labour And Pollution Behind It
By Richa Gupta: The day was uncharacteristically scorching; perspiration ran down my face. The car’s air conditioner had stopped working, leaving me vulnerable to the oppressive heat of a particularly...
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