Indians 4 Social Change

In a few short sentences, what does your non-profit do? Maher (in the Marathi language) means “Mother’s Home”: a haven of hope, belonging and understanding. Our mission is to help destitute women, children, and men from all over India receive their right to a higher quality of life, irrespective of …

Background Dancing was an art that was meant for expression of religious stories and especially evident in Hindu mythology. Lord Shiva, otherwise known as Nataraja (the god of dance), expressed the cosmic cycles of birth, life and death in his vivid dance called the Tandava for his companion Parvati. The Tandava …

The Indian Supreme Court has established a “Social Justice Bench” to cover cases about social justice in a timely manner. A statement released by the Supreme Court explains, “In Supreme Court several cases relating to the domain of ‘social justice’ are pending for several years. Hon’ble the Chief Justice of …

Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who is happily a single mother of two daughters! #WomenPower! Today, November 19th, is her birthday, and we’d like to wish her by celebrating her life! 1. On Being Courted by Another Woman “I’d say, ‘thank you’. Another human being likes you, what’s wrong with …

Eleven women have died and over a dozen more are still in critical condition after being sterilized in a district hospital in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh this week. Over 80 women were operated on for tubectomy on Sunday, and dozens were admitted later that evening upon becoming ill. Doctors have rushed to Chhattisgarh …

Background Shiv Sena is India’s right wing Hinduvta organization that aims to increase the dominance of Hindus in India. They are known for causing communal problems with minority religions and de-secularizing India as much possible. The Uttar Pradesh branch of the organization (the political party of which is currently in power with the …

The World Economic Forum just recently published a report on the gender gap in various countries around the world, as well as macro-global results. The study analyzed various factors to rank women’s equality in political spheres, social spheres, economic spheres, and others. Overall, India ranked 114 out of 142 countries. …

This Diwali, the widows of Vrindavan spent Diwali 2014 lighting diyas along the banks of the Yamuna. They have decided to use the holiday to spread awareness about the need for environmental conservation of the river. Their celebration is significant not only for the environmental consciousness they preach, but also because …