Indians 4 Social Change

On the 3rd of September 2015, the Indian government banned all foreign funds entering the country for Greenpeace. The Indian government has banned foreign funds for Greenpeace which will detrimental to its environment. They are turning away the money that might just save the country, stating that it does not fit under the …

Introduction The advent of the concept of FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) has invited much debate on the advantages and disadvantages offered. Volumes have been quoted by some of the most prominent dignitaries about the negative impact that FDI can bring to the Indian economy and how it can pose as …

Why are the Patidar Protests amidst a storm of hype? Known to be among the ‘largely wealthy community’ or the ‘better-offs’, the Patidars aka the Patel community is the mainspring of India’s economy. Claimed to be the descendants of Luv and Kush, they are rather well placed in the caste hierarchy …

The seemingly innocuous intent of the governing body of India to create a centralised database of Indian residents has repercussions which have continually been highlighted and denounced since the very inception of the project, by individuals and media likewise. But, it is hard to advance claims of privacy, autonomy and …

The Red Market, a brilliant book written by Scott Carney talks about the illegal trading of the human body and its parts carried out for commercial purposes. Carney, a journalist, researched the ‘Global Body Bazaar’ for the purpose of writing this book and he stayed in India for over a …

231,000. 231,000 is the estimated number of lives lost every year in Indian car accidents. If that many people are dying from accidents, just imagine how many families and friends are left to mourn the loss of their loved ones. This number is ridiculously high, which leaves us to wonder: …