Indians 4 Social Change

What is Bandhua Mazdoori? In a society that feeds off exploitation, bonded labor or ‘bandhua mazdoori’ is more mainstream than we presume. Thanks to poor implementation of laws and under-researched strategies that are failing to meet their goal of reducing bandhua mazdoori rates, approximately 18 million citizens are victims of slavery …

Passed in the Lok Sabha in late December 2018, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights Bill), generated widespread backlash from the LGBTQI community. Viewing it as an assault on their very existence, the trans community has denounced the bill for its controversial positions on matters as diverse as the definition …

Why Is It Making Headlines? Imagine having to volunteer to gestate for a close relative. What about having to do so with full knowledge that you will be in close proximity to the child born out of this arrangement? Do you expect to be in full control of your emotions? While altruism …

“Periods”, “Aunt Flo”, and “cry of the womb”: these are some terms that are normally used for the biological process of menstruation that happens to females. Every once in a while, we come across advertisements of sanitary pads. We hear about tampons. We hear about both these sanitary protection tools …

India’s Crisis India is one of the most populated countries in the world, with around 1.3 billion people living in it. This population is male-dominated, with 112 boys born for every 100 girls. This is because of illicit sex-selection abortions, and a culture that prefers having sons over daughters. Instead …

Note: Blue Indicates Congress, Orange Indicates BJP INTRODUCTION- With the innumerous problems related to farmers, unemployment, institutional chaos (CBI, RBI, education, and Supreme Court), law and order disruptions (lynchings and mob violence), the present regime is destined to suffer a loss of major vote bank in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha …

If Sabarimala is one of the most inclusive temples in India where even a Dalit person can be a priest and the Brahmin devotee has to touch his feet, then why does its ‘God’ not want women near him? Is it really an issue about religious practices or just a reflection of patriarchy? It’s …

Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Aayog Yojana (PMJAY) is a new nationwide healthcare scheme that is introduced by the central government for the underprivileged families. Specifically, PMJAY is a scheme that will benefit the people belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category. PMJAY aims to help 1,00,000 families …

Hailed by many, the violent aftermath of the Sabarimala judgment could have been anticipated by few. Thus, violence was witnessed all across the state with women continued to be denied entry to the temple, courtesy of the vigilantes. The question worth asking, therefore, becomes what made people engage in acts of …

History records August 15, 1947, as the day of the birth of a nation widely regarded as the world’s largest democracy. It is fascinating to see that a land consisting of more than nine religions, 22 languages, 720 dialects, and 2000 ethnic groups lives as one democratic state. Indians have …