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8 Signs That Tell You If You’re In An Abusive Relationship
By David Jennings: "My pillow was perpetually soaked in tears. For a week, my entire body was frozen. I had blood clots in parts I was ashamed to show. This is what he did on a recent Sunday morning...
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[Y]ral: ‘What Do You Think Of Abortion?’– We Asked A Few People, And This Is...
By Kanika Katyal: “Abortion is murder.” “Only selfish women have an abortion.” “Abortion is used as birth control.” “Women who have an abortion regret it later.” For many people, an image of a...
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7 Things You Thought You Knew But Didn’t About Abortion
By Shambhavi Saxena And Laura Robinson: "I knew from the moment I found out that I didn’t want to carry the pregnancy to term, but I was overwhelmed by images everywhere telling me that it was...
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Wondering How To Deal With A Controlling Boyfriend? Auntyji Has Some Sound...
By YKA Staff: Far too often, we find ourselves in a not-so-sweet spot in our relationships. And sometimes, it’s easier to discuss the deepest, darkest concerns with a stranger than turn to those...
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10 Things That Parents Say To Their Daughters But Not Their Sons
By YKA Staff: If you’re a girl or a woman, what’s the one thing your mother and father definitely say to you when you are stepping out of the house? If dire warnings about how ‘bad’ the world is...
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Lost In Distribution: Where Are The Free Textbooks For Children?
By Ravi Prakash: In August last year, the TOI reported from Varanasi, that none of the students of class I, II and III had school text books. The whole of July had gone by without anything being...
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Dealing With An Abusive Partner: “Each Outburst Would Be Followed By, ‘Sorry...
By Anonymous: It’s funny how years of social conditioning and popular definitions of certain terms limit our understanding of our own lived experiences. While I possessed the notional understanding...
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Why Sexuality & Sexual Freedom Need To Be Discussed Beyond Violence Against...
By Shruti Arora: "I’ve never told this to anyone before, but I liked it when he kissed me. I wanted it, but I was always scared that if I say it to him, what would everyone think of me? And so, I...
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‘I Thought I Was The Most Satisfied And Happy Boyfriend In The World. But, I...
By Rakesh*: Falling in love is the best thing that can happen to anybody. I fell in love with a junior from my college. Purbi (name changed) was everything I was looking for – beautiful, smart,...
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Building 20 Million Toilets Is Not Enough To Keep Women Safe In This Country
By Pallavi Ghosh: A 17-year-old girl- Khoobu Kumari- was found hanging from her house ceiling earlier this month on July 4 in Dumka town in Jharkhand. The teenager decided to end her life because her...
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क्योंकि सेक्स और रिश्तों के सवालों को शर्म के दायरे से बाहर निकालना ज़रूरी है
विथिका यादव: • क्या कंडोम के इस्तेमाल से सेक्स का मज़ा खराब हो जाता है? • क्या हस्तमैथुन एक बीमारी है? • अपनी शादी के बाद की पहली रात को कैसे बना सकते हैं ख़ास? • अगर माहवारी के दौरान सेक्स किया जाए तो...
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7 Reasons Why People Find It Hard To Walk Out Of An Abusive Relationship
By Asmita Sarkar: “I don't even know if my relationship is abusive or anything. Only that I sometimes feel like it is”, said a journalist friend who wishes to stay anonymous. After talking to other...
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Clearing The Air About The Morning After-Pill: It’s Contraception, Not Abortion!
By CREA and YKA: The morning after unprotected sex can be a worrying time for women, what with TV ads going on about 'once is all it takes'. For accidental pregnancies, that is. Despite the fact that...
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Why My Domestic Help Would Rather Send Her Kid To A Pricey Private School...
By Savvy Soumya Misra: My domestic help Rina has a seven-year-old son. She enrolled him in a private school in the neighbourhood instead of the government primary school. At the government school she...
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“I Never Suspected Him To Perpetrate ‘Abuse’ Since He Would Often Spoil Me...
By Anonymous: If I had to graph it out, my relationship with him would probably look like a tightly drawn squiggle.[envoke_twitter_link] I would often dread good days, because it usually meant a bad...
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‘When A Condom Broke': The Story Of How ‘We’ Learnt About Birth Control
By Anonymous: College is a strange, conflicting sort of time. I remember how refreshingly liberating it felt to find a good paying guest accommodation, and then discover that it came with a side...
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In A ‘Man’s World': 6 Women Breaking Stereotypes About The ‘Kind’ Of Work...
By Pallavi Ghosh: The word 'work', in its most basic and general sense, means the effort one puts to achieve a pre-determined result. Not even a single one of the eleven ways in which Merriam...
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We Asked, You Answered: Watch What Delhi Thinks About Abusive Relationships
By Asmita Sarkar: “Violence is a part of relationships” “Men are never victims” “Violence is only physical” “It will never happen to you” “First love is the one forever" The list is endless. While the...
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“I Have Had Two Abortions. And I Do Not Feel Guilty About Either Of Those”
By Anonymous: I am a 50 year old NGO professional based in New Delhi, India. I was born and raised in South Delhi, and grew up in a big happy joint family surrounded by uncles, aunts, grandparents...
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“I Never Knew I Was In An Abusive Relationship Until I Read An Article On...
By Anonymous: Note: This post is a part of Love Matters and Youth Ki Awaaz's #BearNoMore blogathon. [envoke_twitter_link]I never knew I was in an abusive relationship until 2 days...
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