Indians 4 Social Change

Onset of the Make-In India Campaign The Make-in India Campaign was launched by PM Narendra Modi in September, 2014 with the motive to initiate and encourage manufactures within the country. It has significantly helped to boost skill enhancement as well as employment generation. So far, twenty five sectors have been …

Mass Stranding of Pilot Whales As reported by BBC News, “The number of short-finned pilot whales who have died after they were stranded on a beach in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has risen to 73, officials said”. Indeed, this issue of mass stranding has become rampant on the …

Introduction to the Crop Insurance Scheme The Indian government has approved of a $1.3 billion Prime Minister crop insurance scheme for farmers and cultivators, in order to protect them from crop failures, and the depression and misery that ensue in their wake. Indeed, the year-long drought that is steadily annihilating …

Background Of The Incident: On January 18, Rohith Vemula, a 26-year old research scholar at the University of Hyderabad, committed suicide on the college premises by hanging himself. He was one of the five Dalit students, who had been protesting against their expulsion from the university’s housing facility. Vemula was …

Coldplay and Beyoncé just released their new song, Hymn for the Weekend. Society became consumed and fascinated over the song without hesitation, but only my desis can understand the frustration and irritation that this song produced in Indian communities. Problematic People To better understand people’s arguments as to why the …

Introduction Coldplay and Beyonce’s newest music video, Hymn for the Weekend, does a fantastic job of reinforcing western views on India’s exotic culture and people, and making millions while at it. This is not about political correctness or being overly sensitive. This is much, much worse than just cultural appropriation; …

  Child Labour in Delhi It is no secret that there are vast numbers of young children in India’s capital city who are forced to engage in child labour; however, what is all the more depressing is the fact that most of these cases are left unknown and unreported. Indeed, …

Introduction The “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” (Save Girls, Education Girls) was launched in 100 districts, and recently Union minister Maneka Gandhi announced it will be expanded to 90 more districts. The minister credits the success of the program as the reason behind its expansion. Times of India quotes her as …

Introduction Balaknama, meaning “children’s voice”, is one of the world’s most unique newspapers. It is written by street kids, about street kids, for street kids. An initiative started by street children under the wing of the NGO Chetna in Delhi, the newspaper is written and edited completely by these youngsters …

Background of the Incident An attack took place in Pathankot, a city in Punjab, which also happens to a part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force. It began on the second of January, when six terrorists entered the air force base, dressed heavily in army uniforms. …