Indians 4 Social Change

Issue “Boom, bang, smack,” what’s that noise? It’s the sound of a man beating his wife in India. The walls are stained with bright red blood, the floors are covered in salty, amorphous tears, and the air is intoxicated with the stink of sweat. Disgusted? You should be. One of …

 Hinduism dates back further than 5000 BCE. It has spread to many parts of Asia, and for the past seven thousand years, Hindus have settled all over Asia. One such region where Hinduism has flourished is Afghanistan. In this once beautiful region, Hindus were able to peacefully observe their many …

Bihar, in an ambitious move, seeks to improve conditions on a tiger reserve—not only by helping the animals themselves, but by creating the largest grassland in India’s recent history. If new measures are successful, over 800 acres of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve will be converted from forest to grassland in order …

In the southern state of Andhra Pradesh a 26 year-old IT worker was found strangled at home. Police say that it was a rare “honor killing.” The people who are responsible for this deceitful act are her mother and father. How could these parents kill their own daughter? The simple answer …

With the 16th Lok Sabha (Lower House) Elections coming up India is witnessing a boom in political activities. The political parties have started campaigning in full swing. The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule on 5th March 2014. The Elections for the 543 parliamentary seats will be held …

When we think of India, we think curry. We think naan. We think Taj Mahal. Gandhi. Poverty. Aziz Ansari. It isn’t our fault that we aren’t aware of the components of India’s true colors. As a society, we are rarely exposed to the vibrant culture that sweeps the cities of …

Ambitious planners in New Delhi look to build 160 dams in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India’s northeastern states located east of Bangladesh. Arunachal Pradesh has the potential to be a major center for the nation’s dam building program because of the massive Brahmaputra River. The Brahmaputra, one of the world’s …

India is the 2nd most populated country in the world (China beat us out), at nearly 1.3 billion people. As of this very second, India is the home to 1,250,700,730 people. And this number is increasing by the millisecond (This link will give you an idea). Of that gargantuan number, over …

Gold is more than just something to accessorize with your silk sari for your next get-together. In India, gold is used quite literally on a daily basis, for culture, religion, and aesthetics. Every single day, women are found wearing gold head pieces, gold bangles, gold necklaces, gold earrings, and probably …

According to the National Crime Records Bureau, a child in India goes missing every eight minutes. As shocking as it is, almost 40% of these children haven’t been found. In 2011, West Bengal had the highest number of missing children at 12,000. Madhya Pradesh was next with 7,797 cases, while Delhi …