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Media Needs To Stop Judging, Be It Jasleen Or Indrani. Instead, Doing This Will Make Some Sense

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One of the first things that they teach you in a journalism school is to be objective. News is meant to be reported, and not coloured with opinions. While in today’s world it is very difficult to present a news item without an opinion, a journalist is expected to try his best to present the most objective form of a particular news item. They also teach you to get it right, … [Read more...]

The Demand For Equality In Local Trains Of Kolkata – A Mess That Has To Be Tackled Soon

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Living in the outskirts of Kolkata, the biggest challenge in my life was the ‘journey’ that I had to cover every day. Being the only child of a middle class Bengali family aspirations were high and therefore the endeavour to achieve them slowly built in. For my schooling and after that higher education I had to travel a long way daily and till date do so. Few know that the … [Read more...]

Muslims Should Be Stopped, They Are Growing Fast: Shiv Sena’s Approach To Secularism

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The recent comment made by the Shiv Sena on the rise of the Muslim population according to the latest census figures, a rightist party of Maharashtra, having an alliance with the ruling NDA government at the centre has totally denounced and derogated the country’s soul and spirit. The Shiv Sena has been found saying, There is no need for active Hindutwa forces to go gung ho … [Read more...]

What Everyone Should Learn From Nana Patekar Who’s Doing His Bit For Farmers In Maharashtra

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India - a country whose economy is dependent on the agricultural sector, even today, it is unfortunate to know that there are thousands of farmers committing suicides everyday because their income is not sufficient to run their homes.  It’s very convenient for us to blame the British for robbing us of our wealth, but on the other hand, isn’t it shameful that even after 69 years … [Read more...]

Men Cannot Afford To Be Victims Because If They Are, No One Will Help Them

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My opinion might not go well with some feminists and chivalrous groups but before you form a negative opinion about me, I want to clarify that I give equal respect to women as I do to men, have never passed lewd comments and have even stood for women on a many occasions. Recently, we heard about a few incidents where men were subjected to humiliation in public even if they … [Read more...]