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2019: Still Trying To Survive As A Woman
Is Trying Enough? “Women are not born but are made”, echoed Simone de Beauvoir in “Second Sex”. The same line of thought is evident even now in every aspect of society, whether it …

PRIYANKA GANDHI: HEADING NEW FRONTIERS
THE ANNOUNCEMENT As the Congress party made the announcement appointing Priyanka Gandhi as the AICC general secretary for the politically charged Eastern UP, murmurs could be heard across the political …

Air Pollution in Delhi- Not Just a Seasonal Crisis
Introduction The industrial and technical advancement in India leading to its development at a high pace after India’s historical struggle for independence has come at a great environmental cost. According …

SABARIMALA AND MOBILIZATION- A PROBLEMATIC COALITION
It is almost ironic that India- acknowledged as a leading economy, one of the largest democracies, an emerging superpower and even a progressive country by some- after nearly 72 years of …

Ditching Item Numbers—An Overriding Urgency in Bollywood
Misogyny in Songs- 101 Item Songs are defined as musical numbers added to a film that have no relevance to the plot. Although dismissed as being one of the greatest …

Bonded Labor: The Horrifying Reality of Modern India
What is Bandhua Mazdoori? In a society that feeds off exploitation, bonded labor or ‘bandhua mazdoori’ is more mainstream than we presume. Thanks to poor implementation of laws and under-researched …

The Transgender Bill: Of Dashed Hopes And Failed Expectations
Passed in the Lok Sabha in late December 2018, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights Bill), generated widespread backlash from the LGBTQI community. Viewing it as an assault on their …

The Future Of Altruistic Surrogacy In India
Why Is It Making Headlines? Imagine having to volunteer to gestate for a close relative. What about having to do so with full knowledge that you will be in close proximity to …

Cup is the Way
“Periods”, “Aunt Flo”, and “cry of the womb”: these are some terms that are normally used for the biological process of menstruation that happens to females. Every once in a …

India’s Rape Culture
India’s Crisis India is one of the most populated countries in the world, with around 1.3 billion people living in it. This population is male-dominated, with 112 boys born for …
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National Anthem is the pride and I get goose bumps whenever or rather whereever it is played. Maybe the Supreme…