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They Teased A 16 Year Girl And Her Reply Sent Them To Hospital. This is What Fighting Back Means!

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"I told myself that if it crossed a line, I would fight back." – When you read something like this in the morning news, you feel happy and you want to read through. I am sure many of you have must have read about this 16-year old girl, but I would like to re-iterate her case once again for those who might have missed or might have over-looked. This braveheart from Barasat, … [Read more...]

I Didn’t Know That This Is What The World Feels About Us, Until I Moved Out Of India

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Oh! You’re Indian? You must talk funny like Raj Koothrapali. Well, yes I’m Indian. But no, I don’t talk Like Raj Koothrapali. For those who are accustomed to The Big Bang Theory, You know what I am talking about. To those who aren’t, Raj Koothrapali is a character from the famous American show, The Big Bang Theory. We always assume stuff on the least of information but is … [Read more...]

She Left Her Job In MNC To Live Her Passion For Dance. But There’s A Big Issue.

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. - Robert frost Shuchismita Dutta did the same ,followed a path less travelled by, she chose dance over engineering and the difference between her and me or anyone else of her age is that the number of her achievements is more than the number of years she has lived … [Read more...]

The Country Without Justice: Remembering Jiah Khan Before Pancholi Appears As “Hero”

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So, we live in a country where criminals have the free will to do whatever they wish to. A country where investigation is secondary and duty is not even counted. We are citizens of that country where Damini’s Rapist is roaming around free, or, where a 16 year old boy’s best friend’s mother who raped him, hasn’t been accused yet, it’s been 6 months, already. Jiah Khan, the … [Read more...]

“SUNDIE” Or “SUNDAY”? Education Offered In Govt. Schools By Teachers Who Rarely Come

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“S-U-N-D-I-E”.  The Madam clad in an orange sari wrote these alphabets and there was a joyous echo of children uttering these alphabets unanimously. And the word was “S-U-N-D-A-Y”. I happened to visit the local government school in my locality for my Aadhar Card issue and it was then that a peek inside one of the classrooms gave me an all new spelling of the first day of the … [Read more...]