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The world might be slow to progress, but it is surely moving ahead in terms of how inclusive it is towards people who were earlier marginalized.
For a long time, anyone even slightly different from the norm was kicked out of society or hidden away like a dirty secret. But with enough efforts and vocal protests continuously going on, not...
Iran has carried a surgical strike inside Pakistan with an aim to free its Revolutionary Guards that were kidnapped by Baloch terrorists on October 16, 2018.
14 Iranian guards, including members of the Revolutionary Guards, were kidnapped by the Pakistan-based Iranian Sunni extremist group, Jaish al-Adl (Army of Justice), at the Mirjaveh border point in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan...
Late 90's and early 2000's were not just a time period but an emotion itself. The blooming 2000's were ancient enough along with a tinge of "modern" inside them.
Right from our cartoons to daily soaps, everything had a distinguished flavor. The change is tough to grasp for millennials. But what seems to be the worst transition of all is...
January 26 witnessed violent protests and the entire nation got shaken up. The Republic Day riots created an uproar among the public which escalated after the half-informed support of various artists, both for and against the cause.
Among the public figures who supported and tried to justify the blasphemous act of the Red Fort siege, much like the US Capitol...
By Aatreyee Dhar
Demystifier: An ED Original where we take a complex topic but the content is written in such a way that it is knowledgeable and easy to comprehend at the same time.
The ancient practice of 'headhunting' embraces preserving of a person’s head after killing him. In the Indian subcontinent, headhunting persisted among the Naga tribes of Konyaks in...
Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, A Game of Thrones and more are beloved pieces of fantasy literature.
There are plenty of works for the millions of fantasy-loving bibliophiles out there as their form of escapism, the mere idea of ‘being able to break free from the physical constraints of the world’, and a sweet solace from...
In a small district in Bihar, a state where 34% of the population is below the poverty line, a farmer has taken the nation by storm by cultivating a crop with the international market value of 1000 euros which is about Rs. 82,000 per kilo.
Being the most expensive vegetable in the world, the crop has rarely been sighted in...
Kangana Ranaut, once the face of up and coming Bollywood artists, has strived hard to break away from the mould of just being another Bollywood artist. She has now become the face of the one thing that one should not be on social media- obnoxious.
With the recent spitfire of the farmer’s protests, Kangana wasn’t far behind to gather...
India is no stranger to racism and racial and caste discrimination. Our caste system, which might have been abolished in legal terms, exists in our society till date.
Besides that, the people of our country, including the new-age, modern and educated millennials and such, also take part in spreading such discrimination based on stereotypes, prejudice and other injustices.
This can be...
On September 3, the Twitter account of our PM Narendra Modi was hacked, and previously in July, the accounts of several renowned public personalities were also jeopardized, including Jeff Bezos, Barack Obama, Michel Bloomberg, Joe Biden, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa, Elon Musk, and Kim Kardashian.
Generally, celebrity accounts are well secured, and by this point, most of the...
FlippED is an ED Original style wherein two bloggers come together to share their opposing or orthogonal perspectives on an interesting subject.
Have you ever met a person who likes to talk about themselves a lot- their family, house, cars, ambitions, avocations, and refuse others an opportunity to speak out their minds? Yes, you are right, that person might as...
Our life is a roller-coaster of emotions. It gives us immense pleasure at one moment and tremendous misery in the next. However, we still enjoy our life through those ups and downs, as we have heard from the great scientist Elbert Einstein, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
The current situation has...
If you are a newbie millennial and seem to be clueless when your colleagues and seniors are discussing the subject of wine, then you’re not alone.
As young adults, we usually seem to have a wide knowledge about alcohol and its types, but when it comes to wine, we all get stuck.
This article is sort of a guide to answer...
Fake Friendly Fridays is a section where we pick a famous personality and throw fake questions at him/her and in return, we receive fake answers. Why should you not take it seriously? Because it is fake.
If you still didn’t get it: This is a fake interview written purely based on the author’s imagination of how the actual interview would...
There are more than 700 tribes identified by the Constitution of India and so many smaller tribes with their own distinct culture and traditions that haven't yet been identified.
A few nomadic tribes are unique to India and we probably haven't heard about these. Nomadic tribes are the ones who travel constantly. They keep shifting from one place to another...
For a long time, animal lovers have been talking about how wrong it is for Indian people to be getting foreign breeds like Huskies, German Shepherd, St. Bernard and more.
The fact that many of these dogs are not suitable for the Indian climate and either have to be kept closely shaved or in a heavily air-conditioned environment are only...
It's no secret that Indians have a special place in their hearts for movies, and making these movies can occasionally be a ridiculously costly affair, sometimes costing more than ₹500 crores.
It's no surprise that Hindi movies make up a large part of the list of the most expensive Indian movies ever made, yet the most expensive movie, as of...
Novel Facebook speculation is circulating all over social media. A rather peculiar FB profile under the name 'Selene Degado Lopez' has surfaced, leaving Facebook, its users, and software experts in puzzlement.
Facebook users all over the world are claiming that Lopez has befriended everyone on the social network. You may think what’s the problem in this, one can just...
The Okavango Delta of Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, is a vast, marshy inland river delta that is known for its grassy plains which incredibly are inhabited by a wide variety of wild animals.
This UNESCO world heritage site has been witnessing an incompatible coexistence of cattle herds and wild predators, consequently posing a threat to global conservation.
The Back...
With the world lauding India’s efforts into building vaccines, Tejas is now in the radar for indigenous prowess across the world platform.
The Vaccines Rolled Out
With the Government following a “vaccine” diplomacy in the world forum, India has exported COVAXIN to Mongolia, Oman, Myanmar, Philippines, Bahrain, Maldives and Mauritius and Covishield to Bhutan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Seychelles as a...
COVID-19 has been a dreadful nightmare for the entire world’s population since the past year. The virus has caused the death of more than 2 million people worldwide.
While all of us have been struggling with the changes this pandemic has brought upon our lives, COVID Care Network, a non-government organization, has taken it upon itself to curate an online...
The COVID-19 vaccines are slowly rolling out all over India. And true to course, certain scams have already started up with people duping Indian citizens into giving over their personal information in order to get the vaccines.
The vaccination drive had started on January 16th, 2021, with the first people to get it being healthcare workers.
Frontline workers are supposed to...
There was a time when responses to messages were as instantaneous as they are now. Before the era of telegraphs or telephone, and long before the internet was conceived, we had picture postcards from British India.
A constant presence in the subcontinent from the 1900s to 1930s, postcards served as an affordable and popular means of mass media for Europeans...
Having grown up watching Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, I can say for a fact that it’s my all-time favourite. As far as its reception goes, people have either loved it or hated it, but could never ignore it.
Well, I certainly possess a total bias towards the movie. Having watched it at least a 100 times, reciting every dialogue with...
India is blessed with a diversity of art and craft styles that has its history rooted in centuries of cultural practice. Madhubani is one of India's most versatile art forms which belong to the common folk, that has thrived in the Madhubani district in Bihar for around 2500 years.
Madhubani is also a reputed region in India that has paved...
