We Indians believe in God, religion, supernatural powers, myths, ancient stories and every superstition which you can possibly name in the book. And I don’t have any problem with people having their meaningless faith and ridiculous beliefs, no matter how stupid they may sound. After all it’s their own business, what does it have to do with anyone else? Sometimes it does and … [Read more...]
Shishe Ki Gudiya: A Monologue On Girl Child Abuse
Child abuse in India has been on a rise in India. The demographic distribution of population in India reflects that there is a majority of population that lies under the category of children and adolescents. Crime against young adolescent boys and girls has brought to the surface the ugly face of society. Every year, thousands of young girls are victims of sexual abuse in … [Read more...]
How 4 ‘Hijras’ who met me at cannaught place made me feel disgusting about myself: A story of shame
“Aye chikne chal jeb dheeli kar”, I heard someone saying, along with a pat on my back. Turning around I saw what our society refers to as ‘Hijras’ standing next to me. I was taken aback for a second. I had no clue how to react. This was my first actual encounter with a eunuch. Standing at a signal near Cannaught place, I was cornered by 4 transgender people completely out of … [Read more...]
Here’s How A Simple Radio Station In A Village Can Transform The Lives Of People Living In It!
Have you watched the broadly acclaimed Bollywood film “Peepli Live”? Or “Page 3”? Or maybe, Amitabh Bachchan starring “Rann”? If your answer to any of them is yes, then you’re kind of aware how Mass Media really work! Never-ending search of “stories”, relentless competition among media houses in terms of generating “interesting” stories never seem to end. You know what the … [Read more...]
Are we smart enough to use Smartphones?
A couple of years back, when I was a college student, cell phones were fast on their way to becoming “smart”, while also being largely a thing reserved for adults. At that time the majority among us sported the basic models while there was a choice few that belonged to the uber cool club of ‘fancy phone’ owners. There were times, when like kids, most of us ‘have-nots’ chanced a … [Read more...]
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