[Video] Hindustani Musalmaan By Hussain Haidry
“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 …
UNESCO Creative City Chennai: Need For Inclusiveness
Introduction Last month, UNESCO announced the inclusion of Chennai in its creative city network, for its vibrant music culture. This round of inclusion involved 64 cities from 44 countries, to foster innovation and creativity. UNESCO creative city Network aims to recognize and encourage sustainable urban culture based on seven fields …
International Day of Disabled Persons: Rising Need Of Schools For Children With Special Needs
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 …
Bharat Stage (BS)- VI Implementation By April, 2018: An Audacious Target
The Indian Government has proposed to move the timeline for implementing BS-VI emission norms to April,2018, which is two years earlier than planned. Initially, the BS-VI norms were to come into effect by 2020. In the wake of Delhi smog and the overall worsening air quality in the country, the …
Breakthrough India: Empowering Women Since 2000
Speaking out about gender issues is one thing, but actually being heard is another battle in its own. A myriad of organizations fight to raise awareness and reform societal norms surrounding gender issues. One of these award-winning organizations, Breakthrough India, is effectively getting through to society and transforming the trends …
Nine People Arrested In Hyderabad For Forcefully Converting Children To Islam
Nine people were arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly forcing children to convert to Islam. Islam Conversion On Rise Nowadays, the Hindu to Islam conversion rate has been increasing. An estimated of 5,793 non-muslims have been forcibly converted to Islam between 2011 to 2015. Especially Hindu women are being forcefully converted …
Help Celebrate Indians 4 Social Change’s Third Anniversary
Help us celebrate the third year of Indians 4 Social Change during the month of December by sharing one of your favorite articles posted by us, with the hashtag #iamanindian4socialchange or messaging us a favorite quote from one!!
Smog In Delhi Reaches Peaks, Threatens Lives
The smog in Delhi and the threats that it poses to the citizens of Delhi. Smog Smog is a type of air pollutant. It was coined from the two words smoke and fog. A thick cloud of toxic smog 10 times the recommended limit surrounds the capital New Delhi. According …
[Video] Why Rape is a Problem in Delhi
Check out this powerful speech by a young woman about why rape is a problem in Delhi.
Digitisation: An Act of Underrated Development
Introduction The Modi Government settled in its high seats since the 2014 elections with an aim of sweeping away the nation with a wave digitisation. The implementation of demonetization was the flag bearer commencing the march towards the much-sought idea of the present NDA’s Digital India. On October 22, the …
