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Disease, Death, Unbearable Water Crisis Grips Bundelkhand, Here’s Who’s...
By Mansi Thapliyal for WaterAid: India is home to 63.4 million rural people without access to clean water, the highest in the world. Rural populations in poor and geographically isolated areas face...
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Cape Town Is Running Out Of Water, And Bangalore Could Be Next
Cape Town, a city known for its stunning natural sites, strong economic standing, and history of racial unrest is now facing what seems to be an insurmountable challenge. As a result of drought,...
View ArticleTrying To Save The World, Half-A-Glass At A Time
If not me, who? If not now, when? These are questions I ask myself every single day when someone comes and tells me, “Saving water? But you’re so young!” Well, let me tell you something before I begin....
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Denied Water, Access To Toilets: How Tribal Women Are Exploited In Assam’s...
In a lesser known part of Assam, far away from the mundane city streets, is a quaint and picturesque tea-garden called Namsang. Not many will be aware of a human world that exists beyond the dense...
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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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Smothered, Drowned, Beaten: Women In India Are Dying Nearly Every Hour But No...
Smothered, drowned, beaten, strangled and burned. Dowry and related crimes persist in India, even amidst the raging fight for equality. With one woman being killed nearly every hour as a result of...
View ArticleIf You Score 8/11 In This Quiz, You Know We’re In Deep Shit
You must have heard of the Swachh Bharat Mission. The government programme for providing toilets, sanitation, and hygiene to Indians often makes news. Access to water, sanitation and hygiene is...
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11 Hard-Hitting Photos That’ll Bust Your Myth About Living In The City Of Joy
I have worked across many parts of the country as a photographer, sometimes with NGOs and sometimes for my own projects. And I’ve photographed many children across the country. But I have always...
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Armed With The Quran, How One Man Is Helping Thousands Of Youth In India
By Artika Raj: It is one of the biggest ironies of this world that religion, a system of belief that is meant to unite this world, has today become one of the biggest causes of its division. And if...
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Troubled By Communal Riots In Gujarat, How One Man Decided To Fight Hate With...
By Artika Raj: As it stands today, half of India’s population is below the age of 25 and close to 65% below 35. That puts India firmly ahead of other Asian countries when it comes to the question of...
View Articleसिद्धार्थ शंकर की कविता: ‘हाथ से निकली लड़कियां’
ज़माना तुम्हें देखता है कुछ विस्मय, कुछ घृणा तो कुछ भय से इसलिए कि तुम वो नहीं जो तुमसे आशा की गयी थी जो तुम्हें ज़माना बनाना चाहता था तुमने उस से बग़ावत की और बन गयी वो जो तुम बनना चाहती थी। तुम्हें...
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India’s Striving To Strengthen Its Tax Policy But It’s Still Costing Us...
The progressive realisation of human rights and availability of public services such as education, health, nutrition, drinking water and sanitation, etc. depend on how effectively national governments...
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What My Baba Taught Me About Periods One Durga Puja
When you get firm support, it always becomes easier to fight against societal taboos. This is one such incident where my baba’s (father’s) support helped me fight such taboos with positivity during my...
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How Young Girls Can Empower Each Other About Periods And Puberty
Discussing sensitive topics in the classroom can be nerve-racking, especially when teachers talk about the awkwardness of adolescence that all teenagers in the room have to face. One day, I had to sit...
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How The Taboo Around Menstruation Is Rooted In Religion And Culture
I believe at least some of us will agree to the fact that the menstrual cycle is a natural process intrinsically linked with a woman’s body. Still many of us follow restrictions during our menstrual...
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How A Young Manipuri Changemaker Is Smashing Menstrual Taboos In Gujarat
“There is a deep sense of shame and oppression associated with menstruation”, rues Angel Konthoujam, an SBI Youth For India fellow from Manipur who wants women to celebrate the occurrence of...
View ArticleMy Mother Made Sure She Taught Me About Menstruation As A Young Boy
I was 13 when I saw sanitary pad advertisements on TV. Out of curiosity, I asked my mother what they were. Before she could say anything, two ladies from the neighbourhood started laughing and said,...
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‘It Looked Like A Crime Scene From Saw 3’: Period Story Of A ’90s Girl
OK homies, so Menstrual Hygiene Day is coming soon (May 28) and there are a lot of write-ups and awareness campaigns going on. Basically, this day is celebrated to break taboos surrounding...
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I Wasn’t Embarassed Of My Period, But What Kept Me From Talking To Men About It?
I’ve thought about this timeline more often than I could count. Especially in the recent times, after the much-needed conversations around menstrual hygiene, the lack of it, the taboos that we as a...
View Article‘People Have More Dirt In Their Minds Than A Woman’s Body Can Ever Produce –...
Menstruation , periods, menses – whatever you call it – has always been considered as a taboo in our society for ages. In a country where women are worshipped as goddesses, they are also treated as...
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