12 Pictures Show Why We
Traditional dating sites devoted to Indian populations feed into common stereotypes about caste and other factors that shouldn’t play a role in someone’s decision to date someone. This new site, TrulyMadly.com, aims to do just that by using factors other than caste and creed to pair potential lovers together! In an …
WWYD? It's Crazy How Long It Takes For Someone to Intervene!
It is SOO important that you keep your eyes open and take action when you see something like this! No, sexual harassment doesn’t only take place during the nighttime, our complacency and refusal to act allows it to take place in busy streets during busy hours. This is not acceptable!
Bindis: The Westernization of a Spiritual Tradition
Based on recent pictures from the 2014 Coachella Music Festival in California, there seems to be an up-and-coming trend in the world of fashion. From the Kardashians, to Katy Perry, to Selena Gomez during her infamous performance at the MTV Movie Awards last year, many non-Indian, non-Hindu women have began …
LS Elections Phase 7: Fate Of Big Leaders Sealed
Nearly 140 million people in seven states and two UTs, exercised their right to vote in Phase 7 of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections with 1,295 candidates in the fray from 89 seats on 30th April. Voting took place in all the 26 seats from Gujarat, 13 in Punjab and …
Women in India Have Remained Silent For Too Long
What? Shhh… Can you hear that? Me neither. Women still aren’t speaking up in India to get their place in society. For centuries, women have been seen as inferior and therefore are given less importance in society. Whether it is trying to get justice after being sexually harassed or trying to …
The Woman Power in Indian Politics
In today’s era of modernization, women have made their presence felt in almost every field and politics is no exception. Although India is known for its male chauvinist society, the ice is now gradually breaking. Indian politics is now defined and governed by majority of women politicians. The current parliament …
Is There Hope for Prostitutes in India
Many forms of work are praised and glorified, because work is necessary in order for society to function. Some jobs however, are cruel, demeaning and dangerous. A prime example, one that sadly is all too common, is prostitution. Prostitution is not necessarily a job for the sex workers or victims …
5-Minute Video Tells the Story of Rape in India
This video does an outstanding job of putting into five minutes the problems of rape in India as well as great examples of solutions to get women the rights they deserve. Organizations, such as Avazz, make the biggest difference. All it takes is one leader to increase awareness on a topic …
Womyn’s Rights or Your Mother’s Smile? Feminism in Patriarchal Society
“Womyn are wearing clothes to provoke men anyways.” “She didn’t fight back.” “She clearly was asking for it.” “Why give her legal help when she wanted it?” With atrocious influences such as the media, the oversexualization of young girls, and the belief that womyn create false reports to gain attention, …
Yoga in Society: A Full Circle of Healing
Yoga originated in India many millennia ago. India then shared this secret of health and well being with the west, and we now see instances of how the west is thanking India for this tremendous knowledge in tangible ways. The term yoga can be derived from either of two roots, …