Think Getting into Harvard is Hard? Try IIT.
Take a guess at the most selective college in the world— a college so selective, not even Kwasi Ennis would get in. We’re not talking about the prestigious Ivy League here. We’re referring to The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), which has an acceptance rate of roughly 2% among 500,000 …
Aam Aadmi Party: Catalyst for Change?
With a rapidly growing membership and a remarkably progressive agenda that seeks to upturn many of India’s current, socio-economic-political practices, it is no surprise that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has evoked more than a little interest among the Indian public. Formed in November of 2012 by Arvind Kejriwal, the …
Indian Television: The New Medium of Feminism
Rape isn’t new to India. Every single day, innocent women are raped and beaten to death by men in regular places that they thought they were safe in. Every single day, women and men protested with passion and determination, willing to come face to face with the police and willing …
Cricket Ad Portrays India as Solely Hindu
The T20 cricket World Cup is considered one of the world’s most famous sporting events. Millions sit down to watch sixteen nations compete in a frighteningly intense game of cricket. Yet, the publicity for this event has decreased significantly, downgrading the event to second place in viewership. The number of tweets, …
Child Labor: A Pervasive Tragedy
Work- n. service done in exchange for money. Work isn’t a pleasant activity; it’s tedious and difficult, however, it’s done in order to survive. When you think of an average worker, you think of an adult, not a child. In India, that is unfortunately not the case. There, many children …
The Silent Killer: Indian Sewage System Insufficient
If one were to think about all the problems in the world, they will often forget about one huge problem. This problem persists all over the world, however, in India it has gone as far as taking the innocent lives of children and adults. The problem involves no guns or …
The Price of Success: Are Parents Stealing their Children's Childhoods?
In our current generation, many students, especially Indian students, experience copious amounts of pressure to succeed and do well. The academic atmosphere has become plagued by competition, which translates into more pressure to succeed and surpass fellow colleagues. This echoes in all aspects of life and affects people of all …
Hope For Failing Pharmaceutical Companies in India?
Overview Recently Americans have discovered that most of the domestic drugs used in the United States are imported from India. Consequently, the Food and Drug administration (FDA) launched a search of Indian pharmaceutical companies to determine whether or not the process met the standards that the FDA implemented on domestic …
Women Need to be Seen As Leaders, Not Merely Victims
Background When you hear that the amount of reported rape cases in India have gone up around 900 percent in the last 40 years, are you surprised? Most likely, you are not. Since the barbaric gang rape that killed a young woman in 2010, news about unsettling violence and rape against …
