What Rahul Gandhi’s Hug Teaches Us About Our Humanity
A few days ago, while riding my bike back home, I nearly escaped a collision with another other bike, rode by some boys, one of who was the younger brother of my school friend. I recognized him...
View ArticleShariat Courts Are Counselling And Arbitration Centres, Not Parallel Justice...
In July 2018 the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) proposed to establish ‘Shariat courts’ all over the country. The proposal has faced stiff criticism from the people of different...
View ArticleNow Is The Time Women’s Reservation Bill Is Needed More Than Ever
“Kal tak paiso ke liye TV par thumke lagati thi. Aaj chunavi vishleshak ban gayi” (You used to dance on TV for money, and now you’ve become an election expert). Sanjay Nirupam passed this remark for...
View ArticleMalayalam Superstar Mohanlal To Join BJP: Do Good Actors Make Good...
Kerala has been buzzing with the news of Mollywood superstar Mohanlal joining BJP. Not a big deal otherwise considering that another star Suresh Gopi has already made a similar journey and many other...
View ArticlePower Distance Index: An Overview Of Power Distribution In India
Power Distance Index (PDI), an index which is not very known among the people but it is very much relevant in today’s context. Developed by Dutch social psychologist Geert Hofstede, PDI helps in...
View ArticleGovt Is Brazenly Increasing Fuel Prices Because Public Is Silent On Rising...
The frenzied rise in petrol and diesel prices is to exhibit government’s confidence about the consequent public silence over the issue, or in other words a conspicuous lack of it. The confidence is...
View ArticleAAP Rolls Out Doorstep Delivery Of 40 Government Services In Delhi
The doorstep delivery of government services to citizens is one among a few masterstrokes of the Kejriwal government in Delhi. There seems to be a sense of seriousness in the Aam Aadmi Party government...
View ArticleWhy Is The Modi Government Deflecting The Demonetisation Debate?
Demonetisation: Just 0.7% Success? Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) finally conceded that almost all the currency notes invalidated in November 2016 have returned to it in the form of...
View ArticleWith Opposition Growing In Confidence, Modi-Shah Campaign Stares At A Bleak...
Senior shenanigans of the BJP, such as Rajnath Singh and Narendra Modi himself, are mocking themselves in the run-up to 2019 General elections. Joint opposition endeavours have begun to counter the...
View Article“अगर सरकार को सच में अच्छे दिन लाने हैं तो भाषण की जगह काम करना होगा”
2014 लोकसभा चुनाव के प्रचार में बीजेपी का सबसे अहम मुद्दा महंगाई और भ्रष्टाचार था। बीजेपी के प्रधानमंत्री उम्मीदवार नरेंद्र मोदी जहां जाते थे कॉंग्रेस पर भ्रष्टाचार का आरोप लगाते थे। अपने हर भाषण में...
View Articleमोदी शासन को ‘अघोषित आपातकाल’कहना कितना सही है?
इतिहास महज़ किसी एक घटना का साक्षी नहीं होता है बल्कि वह हर्ष-विषाद, विनोद-रंजन का भी संकलन होता है। इतिहास के साथ सबसे बड़ी चुनौती यह है कि कोई उसे बदल नहीं सकता, कोई उसे खारिज नहीं कर सकता, और कोई उसके...
View ArticleIs Clean Ganga Still A Distant Dream?
Cleaning the Ganga river was one of the major poll promises made by the BJP ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. But, till now, the government has failed to show any substantive results in this area....
View ArticleMilitants Have Committed Many Heinous Crimes In Kashmir, In the Name Of...
Amir is a grown up kid now. He is young and energetic. Not only he is good in his studies, he’s also a promising cricketer. He looks like any other teenager of his age, except the seriousness on his...
View ArticleBJP Is Inciting The Politics Of Hate To Divert, Distract And Divide The...
I am a Muslim. Muslims are the followers of Islam. The meaning of Islam is, “The surrendering of one’s will (without compulsion) to the true will of God in an effort to achieve peace”. I have spent...
View ArticleKerala MLA PC George Calling A Rape Survivor ‘Prostitute’ Should Not Be Taken...
Elected representatives who go on record to dehumanise a survivor are scarier than the characters of horror movies. Men in powerful positions get away due their influence and false “god” image. People...
View ArticleIs Blaming Politicians For Making Insensitive Statements On Rape Enough?
“Boys will be boys, they commit mistakes.” “Virgin as per dictionary, means an unmarried and pure girl.” “Rape by 2 men, not gang rape.” “90% of rapes are consensual.” “Rape cases are on the rise...
View ArticleAfter Campaigning To Dethrone Congress, Why I Am Working For NSUI And Rahul...
After the Arab Spring in 2011-12, Indian youth went for a pan India anti-corruption drive. Thousands of youth mobilised towards Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi to support a Gandhian, named Anna Hazare. He...
View Articleक्या JNU छात्र संघ चुनाव भी दलितों को अपने फायदे के लिए इस्तेमाल करता है
YOUTH KI AWAAZ POLL Created by Sudarshan Kumar क्या पिछड़ों को जानबूझ कर जातिवादी बताया जाता है? हां नहीं पता नहीं बड़े ही शातिराना ढंग से जेएनयू चुनाव को भी जातिवादी दिखाने की कोशिश जारी है। जब जयंत...
View Articleफिल्म रिव्यू: “श्रद्धा कपूर भाजपा हैं, स्त्री काँग्रेस और राजकुमार राव एक...
फिल्म ‘स्त्री’ के अंत में श्रद्धा कपूर ”स्त्री” की कटी हुई चोटी को अपने बालों में समाहित कर लेती हैं। फिर रहस्यमयी तरीके से देखती हैं और चलती हुई बस से गायब हो जाती हैं। इससे पहले के दृश्य में वो...
View ArticleLack Of Good Urban Planning May Be Costing Us 3% Of Our GDP Every Year
By Vivek Anandan Nair: Each monsoon, our cities witness the same sights, some more horrifying than others; of flooded and potholed streets, overflowing sewers, power outages, and building collapse, and...
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