Running For A Cause: Survivors Call For Tough Laws To Combat Human Trafficking
It was a sea of people with colourful outfits and sporting gears who occupied the roads in Kolkata on Sunday morning. Among the hundreds of athletes, sports enthusiasts, students and professionals...
View ArticleMale Sexual Abuse And India’s Resolute Silence
What happened on 16th December 2012 in South Delhi, sent shock waves across India and the world. Nirbhaya, which means ‘the fearless’, was what the female victim of this violent gang rape came to be...
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Delhi Has A Lot To Learn From Sikkim’s Road Manners
Last week, I got an amazing opportunity to visit Sikkim for my family trip. Though my body was in a relaxed party mood, my mind was still observant to the surroundings. And thanks to this, I happen to...
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This Is How We End One Of India’s Biggest Human Rights Violations
The viral picture of a manual scavenger’s son attending his father’s funeral, during the month of September 2018, reignited the debate and woke us from our slumber about the plight of manual scavengers...
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7 Ways To Get Home ‘Faster’ This New Year’s Eve!
Circa two weeks ago (2018 AD), in a land far far away (central Chennai), I was on my way, minding my own business, riding my bike at a reasonable speed. It was a boring old day, and I was just driving...
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This Year, Tell The Government What You Think Of These 9 Problems In Indian...
Road rage, high medical costs, respect for workers, and crimes against women – these are but some of the things we ought to have left behind in 2018, as we make our way into a brand new year. But how...
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Will The Triple Talaq Issue Finally Be Laid To Rest In 2019?
In the history of humankind, many things that were discriminatory were passed off as legal—such as apartheid, slavery, and colonialism—until they were finally abolished. People who made them legal were...
View Article“अपने कटोरे से ट्रेन का पखाना साफ कर रही महिला ही मेरे लिए भारत माता थी”
आज मैनुअल स्कैवेंजिंग पर लिखते समय मुझे भारत माता की स्नेहमयी तस्वीर नज़र आने लगती है। जिनके हाथ में त्रिशूल है और पीछे शेर के साथ एक अखण्ड भारत की तस्वीर लगी है! इतनी सशक्त भारत माता! भारत सशक्त तो है...
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Why I Think The Triple Talaq Bill Leaves Much To Be Desired For Muslim...
The issue of Triple Talaq traces back to 2016, when the Supreme Court had sought assistance from the then Attorney-General of India, Mukul Rohatgi, on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of...
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रांची के इस मोहल्ले में रात के अंधेरे में आज भी ढोया जाता है सिर पर मैला
लोकसभा चुनाव अब आने को है। पीएम मोदी अपने सबसे महत्वाकांक्षी योजना स्वच्छ भारत मिशन को भुनाने की एक बार फिर कोशिश करेंगे, जो कि करना भी चाहिए। लेकिन ओडीएफ घोषित हो चुके रांची में जब वह इसका बखान...
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जिनको गाड़ी चलानी नहीं आती उनको भी कैसे मिल जाता है ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस?
मैं आज तक कभी कार की ड्राइविंग सीट पर नहीं बैठा पर मेरे पास कार का ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस है। इसके लिए मुझे ज़्यादा मशक्कत भी नहीं करनी पड़ी थी। यह लगभग उतना ही आसान है जितना पिज़्ज़ा मंगवाना, पैसों के अलावा...
View ArticleExplained: The Relevance Of The Anti-Defection Law For The Indian Voter
In the large scheme of things – quite large, considering we live in the biggest ever democracy in the history of the world; the value of a vote in India is diminished significantly. Much like inflation...
View ArticleGovt And Opposition Are Once Again At Loggerheads Over The Aadhaar Amendment...
The Government introduced the Aadhaar Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha on January 2, 2019. The proposed changes in the Aadhaar Act is expected to provide legal backing for Aadhar authentication on a...
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Prakash Javdekar’s Right To Education Amendment Bill Could Lead To More...
An amendment to abolish the no-detention policy in the Right To Education Act 2009 is viewed as a favourable one by the states which have been demanding such a reform for a long time. Before the...
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Knowing The Value Of A Life Is The First Step To Road Safety
On a road that has houses on one side and shops on the other, you turn into a street full of showrooms. You open a glass door to a heaven of watches. The man behind the counter asks you what is the...
View ArticleIndia’s Future Lawyers Aren’t Even Given The Option Of Studying The Manual...
The courtroom was jam-packed. The defense lawyer was cross-examining the wife of the deceased. The wife told him that her deceased husband was a manhole worker, and he used to check the oxygen level...
View Article“मैं शराब पीता हूं ताकि आपकी टट्टी और आपका नाला साफ कर सकूं”
बात कुछ साल पहले के जाड़ों की है। मेरे मकानमालिक ने मुझे कहा कि सीवर लाईन चोक हो गई है, किसी पड़ोसी ने सूचना दी है, देखा तो ऐसा सच में था। चारों और तेज़ दुर्गन्ध थी, उन्होंने कहा कि किसी को बुलाकर ठीक...
View ArticleA Stinking Legacy Of Suffocation And Stigma
India, a country with a population of 1.4 billion has over 1.3 million people working as manual scavengers. We have reached the moon, and back and yet five manual scavengers die every day in our...
View Article4 Problems Shashi Tharoor Needs To Fix In His New Bill For Menstrual Rights
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor rightly drew a lot of criticism from gender rights groups on his remark that the two women who recently entered Sabarimala was an “unnecessary, provocative act”. One week...
View Article“आदिवासी घरेलू कामगार महिलाओं के साथ शारीरिक और मानसिक शोषण होता है”
पिछले एक दशक में छोटे शहरों के सुदूर ग्रामीण एवं आदिवासी क्षेत्रों से आई घरेलू कामगार महिलाओं की संख्या में बढ़ोतरी हुई है। इस दौरान उसी तेज़ी से उनका शोषण और उनके कानूनी अधिकारों के हनन के भी कई मामले...
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