Taliban blows at Christianity: Lahore Church Attacks
Religion drives some to dedicate their lives to help the poor and needy while it drives others to exterminate as many "heretics" as they can.
Religion...
Board Exams In India- The Long Pursuit Of The Sciences
With the Board exams underway, another batch of fifteen and seventeen-year olds find themselves at the crossroads of an academic milestone. For millions of...
In Memoriam: Suzette Jordan; The Iron Lady of Kolkata
I must come back home from where ever I am, before it gets dark. I ought to dress ‘appropriately’ so that I don’t appear...
Media Censorship: Cuffing Voices Out Loud
Documentaries and rapes; Shades of Grey and eroticas; Girls and their dragon tattoos; Human Rights and Women Empowerment, have all seemingly been banned from...
NO PLACE FOR WOMEN: WHY MOVIES NEED TO CHANGE
We all see movies. Nowadays, there’s no dearth genres in the visual medium industry. You have romance, horror, sci-fi, comedy, dark comedy, romantic comedy,...
1/365: Let’s celebrate Womanhood on Pseudo Women’s day!
What's special about today, March 8- just like any other day?
My phone’s been buzzing since 00:00 and that has never happened with me before....
Happy Women’s Day: I’m a woman phenomenally. Phenomenal woman, that’s me!
The willingness to listen
the patience to understand,
the strength to support,
the heart to care & just to be there
that is the beauty of a lady!
A...
Banned Films: Who Are They Censoring For?
Steven Spielberg once said that "there is a fine line between censorship and good taste, and moral responsibility". The ban of the documentary India’s Daughter (2015)...
A Prisoner Of Civilisation: Prison Reforms In India
Security and stability are marks of a civilized society. Which is why, all acts against the society are justly and suitably punished by the...
Zimbabwe: Where Toilet Paper is more valuable than the Currency!
Zimbabwean economy, plagued with Hyperinflation that is so bad that price level rises from sunrise to sunset each day. So, how bad could be...
High Hopes from AAP: Action Heroes Needed
After AAP almost literally swept the elections in the capital, it’s now time to examine what their victory truly means to all Delhiites. The...
Gender, Generally: Same Barriers to Overcome
From a certain Gandhi making ‘Women empowerment’ a household phrase, to Patricia Arquette’s inspiring, powerful speech at the Oscar’s, ALL of us are well...
Could Water Scarcity Provoke World War?
It is scary but today water has been observed to be leaving oil behind to be the world's scarcest critical resource. Of the total...
The Politics Of Hate: A European Perspective
A posse of policemen stood ready with truncheons in hand as last Saturday, a political group known as the ‘Patriotic Europeans against the Islamization...
Freedom of Speech: Freedom, Really?
“I may not agree with what you’ve said, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
-Voltaire
Sadly, only Voltaire thought so,...
Attracting Sensationalisation: Article 377
We have a lot of problems in this country, and this law is building up a major one too. Most of you must already know...
Gone With The Wind Gandhi!
A note of clarification to all those who understand the reference in the title : in no way am I insinuating that Mr. Rahul...
Anna Hazare’s ‘battle’ for the Land Acquisition Bill
More than six decades ago, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was shot down in cold blood. The nation sobbed. The world was shocked.
Since Gandhi’s time, there...
I Got 99 Problems and A Nun is One: Bhagwat-Teresa Debacle
It’s like people are in the news just because they want to keep on stirring the pot of controversy. Modi’s 10 lakh suit with his...
Chapel Hill Shooting: Do Only White Lives Matter?
We follow different books to lead a life in a perfect way. We hesitate to do wrong things as we believe there is a...
The Mahabharata, Machiavelli and the Modern Management Thought
The Management Thought has seen a major breakthrough in the previous century. Be it Fayol’s principles of administrative management or Taylor’s principles of scientific...
Pink is for Girls, Blue is for Boys
“Learn this now and learn it well. Like a compass facing north, a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember that,...
9 Unique Festivals Across The Globe
Festivals keep alive the spirit of a culture, community and nationhood and are meant to celebrate the unique bonds of sharing, caring and mutual...
Jana-gana-mana: Mera Bharat, Meri Jaan ?
A song that instills national pride and patriotism, a song that echoes in the hearts of every Indian ?
The National Anthem for any country...
Alive Again: Widows play Holi in Varanasi
Hues of celebration and lively faces, words we associate with wedding bells. She became a wife and a daughter-in-law and tied the knot with...
