Farmers and supporters throughout the nation are protesting against three bills recently (and rather speedily) passed by the Indian government on September 27th. Ironically, these bills have been portrayed as “reform” bills aimed at supporting farmers and improving their quality of life by the government.  An overwhelming amount of articles …

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Introduction  The prejudice that continues to exist towards the Black community within the South Asian community may not be news, but the need to reform these toxic beliefs and support the Black community is of rising importance today. Only a few weeks have passed since we lost George Floyd, and …

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Introduction In the last decade or two, India has become more progressive in accepting women into various empirically male-dominated careers such as journalism. Unfortunately, India’s oppressive society has found a way to try and give women reasons to avoid pursuing this job: rape threats and slut-shaming. The cases involve a …

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People of old age are often looked at in pity in our society, but don’t let their helpless image passed around in society fool you. Powerful figures like Amla Ruia are rapidly changing the perception we have of the dada and dadis of India. Amla Ruia’s Initiative In order to tackle the …

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Check out this video featuring Obama’s response to an Indian transgender activist!

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Among the myriad of headlines in India about various issues, hate crimes against Muslims seem to be increasing and becoming regularized in society and news headlines. Yet Another Hate Crime The most recent and tragic event of hate crime against a man because of his religious views occurred a couple …

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Check out this inspirational video about the daughter of a mother in the bar dancing industry who chose to pursue her dreams and become a drummer!

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What Happened? Exactly 25 years ago today, a group of Indians claiming to be nationalists and fighting for their country, destroyed a 16th-century Babri mosque located in the northern India town of Ayodhya. They believed the mosque needed to be destroyed because it held religious importance for Hindus, and therefore only …

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“With the new President of the United States, Donald Trump’s openly anti-Muslim stand, the rise of ISIS and the widespread Islamophobia around the world, being a Muslim comes with its own set of stereotypes and challenges. In this goosebumps-inducing, powerful poem titled “Hindustani Musalmaan”, Hussain Haidry echoes his sentiments about …

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A shocking ten years after the release of Amir Khan’s Tare Zameen Par, a movie raising awareness about children with special needs and the flaw of overlooking their symptoms as signs of laziness, society still hasn’t progressed enough to create a suitable and accepting environment for the community.  December 3rd was …

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