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...]
Beggary Isn’t A Choice. It’s A Compulsion For Some.
Every day while going to and coming back from my graphic designing classes, I see beggars lining the walls of Jamia Millia University. Some disabled, some painfully old and sick and some assisted by their younger, a bit more able counterparts. No unique sight in Delhi that is, but it is really something very disturbing, or at least, it perturbs me a lot. The sight of those … [Read more...]
The Demand For Equality In Local Trains Of Kolkata – A Mess That Has To Be Tackled Soon
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...]
How The Indian Society Has Failed The Fairer Sex By Contradicting Our Beliefs And Traditions
India, a land where religion gets far more importance over humanity. A place where one’s caste and creed decides their identity and social circle. A country where women in the form of an idol are worshipped all the time but the same woman in a mortal form struggles to get minimal amount of respect and recognition from the people around her. We Indians spend 9 days of the … [Read more...]
A Kid Was Raped, A Man Was Stripped & The Delhi Eve Teasing Case: Different Yet Similar
The city of Bangalore has claimed yet another innocent victim in terms of child rape and paedophilia. Though, it is not uncommon news now-a-days, but it is shocking to see the decreasing age of the victims, who fall prey to these conscienceless perverts. This time, it is a two and a half year old child, who was lured with chocolates and raped for three days, by somehow whom … [Read more...]
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