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Uncovering The Truth About Domestic Violence: The Psychology Of The Perpetrators
Are domestic violence perpetrators ‘mentally ill’? How many women and children have lost their homes, their lives, or their sense of security because they were hurt, beaten, or broken by the very...
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मैला ढोने के काम से ज़्यादातर महिलाएं ही क्यों जुड़ी हैं?
मैला ढोना दुनिया में कहीं भी अमानवीय और छुआछूत की सबसे ज़्यादा अपमानजनक जीवित कुप्रथा है, किंतु हास्यापद है कि भारत में इसे मानवीय गरिमा की बजाय सफाई के मुद्दे से जोड़कर देखा जाता है। ऐसा माना जाता है...
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Does The Compulsory Helmet Rule Hurt ‘Puneri Abhimaan’?
I live in Pune – the city where the Peshwas have left an immense legacy of bravery, patriotism and pride for the country. Pune is the “Oxford Of The East”, where students from all over the world come...
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With Problems Aplenty, It’s Time To Work On Solutions For Safer Roads
We all use roads pretty much every day. The same roads that are constructed by the Government of India using tax money paid by the citizens of this country. In a metropolitan city, sometimes, to travel...
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13 Mistakes You’re Making While Driving On Indian Roads Without Even Realising
Distracted driving is the hidden reason behind self-inflicted road crashes. Here is a list of such distractions one needs to avoid to travel safely on Indian roads: Visual Distractions 1. Watching...
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Understanding The Business Behind Lobbying
On March 28 2018, the representatives of All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee called for a meeting with all opposition leaders to demand that the government announce a nationwide debt...
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Human Traffickers Should Know They’ll Be Punished
By Adv. David Sunder Singh In 2013, Surya Prakash and his cousin, Vijay, left their home in Tamil Nadu, to work at a confectionary in another state, for an advance of Rs. 1,000. There was practically...
View ArticleViolence On The Streets, Children On The Run
“I was scared of my parents sometimes. They forced me to work with them, but I wanted to play and go to school. That’s why I ran away from home. On the streets, I made friends who knew how to earn...
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In 2019, India’s Adivasis Still Caught In The Clash Between Naxalism And...
What is right and what is the way of right doing? The current scenario or as it has been since last 60 years in India because of Naxal Movements, propels us to ask such questions and ponder into the...
View ArticleThe Vulnerability Of Street Children Highlights Our Apathy
According to the UNICEF, violence against children includes anything that amounts to neglect, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and exploitation of children. One of the most common and, at the same time,...
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The Rising Number Of Street Children In India Is An Alarming Concern
In 1993, a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) reported India as the country with the largest population of ‘street children’. The 1991 India Census pegged their...
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We Need Better Police Reforms To Counter Recurring Police Brutality
According to Max Weber, the ‘state’ as an organisation can legitimately use physical force. The state has a monopoly in doing so and the police acts as the instrument of this physical force. In case of...
View ArticleHatred For Inter-Caste Marriages Took My Best Friend Away From Me
We know very well that we have been deceived for decades by self-styled religious leaders. They are interfering in all matters. We’re in the 21st century. We know that the earth is not flat. We aren’t...
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To All The Teenagers Posting On Instagram While Driving, STOP ALREADY
Most of my Snapchat and Instagram stories boast of teenagers posting their steering wheel, or car keys, or blaring loud music, while driving. Can you identify all the mistakes in the line above? If...
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Potholes, Cows And Tripling: 7 NRIs Recount The Horrors They’ve Faced On...
“It’s just a pothole, don’t be so dramatic!” I still remember my friend’s words, nearly 6 years ago, as clearly as if it happened yesterday. It was during my undergraduate studies in Bengaluru, when...
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India Needs To Upgrade Its Technology To Ensure Better Road Safety
I have tried to compile data through a simple Google search on the number of vehicles in different Asian countries and the number of deaths and injuries caused by road accidents per year. Since it is...
View ArticleHow Realistic Is The Paternity Bill For The Unorganized Sector?
The significance of a father’s role in child development (which is usually neglected), was realised when the Paternity Bill was first talked of in the Indian Parliament. Though a noble idea, if...
View ArticleThe Women’s Bill Seeks To Restore What Has Always Been Rightfully Theirs
In light of the revelations under the #MeToo movement in India, there has arisen a need to re-think the way we treat women in our country. For years, power and privilege has been misused, while...
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What I Got For Taking A Blood-Soaked Road Accident Victim To A Hospital In UP
In the summer of 2017, I was travelling to the district hospital (DH) in Badaun, Uttar Pradesh, on official work for an organisation I was working with. It was a fine, sunny day. Traffic was moving as...
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It’s Not The Same Anymore: My Experience Of Using Roads In 4 Indian Cities
I spend 3 hours a day on the road. That’s 12.5% of my day gone into clutch and brake. Apart from taking a toll on my general mental health and building my anxiety, spending that kind of time on the...
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