Bracketing Casteism and Communalism For Dalits And Muslims Respectively
Most of the textbooks of sociology which I have gone through have a chapter, usually towards the end, titled ‘Social Problems’. There we read about a number of issues like poverty, population,...
View ArticleTransgender Bill Fails To Change The Social Status Of The Community
Veera, a student pursuing her Masters from a reputed university in Bihar, lives in her little one-room flat in a rickety building surrounded by flowing nallahs and hustle-bustle of the busy...
View ArticleWill Free Pads Really Solve The Menstrual Hygiene Problem In India?
I think it’s absolutely commendable and much needed for our Parliamentarians to talk about and and discuss Shashi Tharoor’s Women’s Sexual, Reproductive and Menstrual Rights Bill (2018). Especially...
View Articleतीन तलाक बिल का विरोध मुस्लिम महिलाएं ही क्यों कर रही है?
तीन तलाक एक ऐसा मुद्दा जो आज की मीडिया और सरकार के लिए मसाला बन गई है, पिछले 1 साल में मीडिया में इसे इस तरह से उछाला जा रहा है जैसे इसके सिवा देश में कोई दूसरा मुद्दा ही नहीं है। तीन तलाक पर सरकार उस...
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Use Your Privilege To Alleviate Lives Of The Socially Marginalized
By Nishita Raj Anjali was twelve years old when her family sent her to work. Could it have been the web of events or a series of circumstances that led her to be amid grimy dishes and soapy water? Or...
View Article“ज़रूरी है भारत में पितृत्व लाभ बिल”
बदलाव प्रकृति का नियम है। वक्त के साथ साथ सभ्यताएं विकसित होती गई। इसी दृष्टिकोन से हमें पितृत्व अवकाश बिल की तरफ देखना पड़ेगा। एक वक्त ऐसा था जब महिलाएं अपनी पढ़ाई बीच में छोड़कर बाल विवाह जैसी...
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How Can I, As A Woman, Be Safe Outside My House If My Boundaries Don’t Ensure...
A partially burnt, yet pretty face of a young beautiful lady still reminds me of that horrific incident which took place about two years ago. It fills me up with rage and leaves me petrified. That...
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Stolen Childhoods: Why Human Trafficking Is The Most Heinous Of Crimes
By Michael Yangad: Nagappan and Kasturi were happy when an agent offered them ₹30,000 as an advance amount to work in a sugarcane farm in a neighbouring district. They were looking out for employment...
View Articleभारत में एक बच्चा उसके पिता की ज़िम्मेदारी क्यों नहीं है?
अभी पिछले दिनों मेरे परिवार के सभी लोग मिले थे। जब सभी मिलते हैं तो दुनिया भर की बातें होती हैं। उन्हीं बातों में यह बात यह भी निकल के आई की फलां व्यक्ति के घर गया तो वो किचन में बर्तन साफ कर रहा था और...
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From Citizens To Lawmakers, Road Safety Should Be Everyone’s Responsibility
Hi, Glad that you took out the time to read this piece amidst the festivities! Wishing you a happy Sankranti and hope that your new year is going well! I’m sure your resolution list would be already...
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What We Need More Than Laws To Be Safe On The Road
It’s been around three years since I got my permanent driving license. In January 2015, I had received my learner’s license, and then one week prior to its expiry date; I decided to give a practical...
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Has Car Culture De-democratized Public Spaces?
When you get on an Indian road it becomes all too apparent as to how deeply the economic disparities are entrenched in the Indian society. The ultra-rich travel in their monster-sized SUVs, the rich in...
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Hear From Punjab’s Street Vendors How Safe They Think Their Roads Are
In the year 2015, around 2,200 delegates adopted the ‘Brasilia Declaration on Road Safety,’ with India being one of the supporters of the idea. Following this, a group of ministers met for the first...
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10 Pedestrians Talk About How Their Safety Remains Unresolved On Indian Roads
It’s said time and again that the pedestrians are “kings of the road”, however, in reality, it is just a myth. In a report published by TOI, around 56 pedestrians died daily last year. According to...
View ArticleRelevance Of The Paternity Bill In India
The Paternity Benefit Bill, 2017, had been introduced by Rajeev Satav, Member of Parliament, representing Maharashtra in Lok Sabha. The bill brings our attention to the issue of needing to see the...
View ArticleWorkplaces And Organisations Need To Recognize A Father’s Role In Infant Care
Changes in family systems in India (from a joint family structure to nuclear families) have invited changes in the child-rearing and socialization process. The number of urban nuclear families in India...
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Despite The Ban, Meghalaya Continues The Practicise Of Rat-Hole Mining
By Arun Kadambavanam In Meghalaya, the ‘Coal Truth’ remains that everyday workers, mostly migrants, risk their lives to extract coal to repay the advances they have taken. Imagine for a second,...
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Before Road Users Are Instructed, Traffic Police Must Be Urged To Be More...
India has roads, but the people using them don’t follow traffic rules. There is necessary amount of space on these roads, but there is an urgency to move in people’s minds. The speed on the roads is...
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India’s Conviction Rate For Sexual Violence Is 18.9%: When Will Women Get...
We are all criminals of the moment; we see, we tweet, and then we move onto the next subject. We’re like gold fish infused on top of the evolutionary food chain, slipping up time and time with remarks...
View ArticleHow A Sunday Morning Metro Ride Transformed My View On Women’s Issues
It was a Sunday morning, the weather was confusing… cold enough to wear a sweater, but hot enough to sweat. I was boarding the metro to go to church. The metro announcement speaker sounded, “Next...
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