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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Religion And Rape Are Deeply Interrelated. Find Out How!

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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: One of the most successful campaigns launched in India so far. By sensitizing people about cleaning roads, keeping the rivers and ponds of India clean, and much more than that, it has brought under its umbrella thousands of people. But, it has failed to make people question about protecting the girls of the country, for the roads that we now clean are … [Read more...]

Is It Really The Fault Of The Husband When His Wife Commits Suicide Because He Is Gay?

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In between IPL season 8 and Rahul Gandhi’s return, the news channels were buzzing with the news of a young woman committing suicide and blaming her husband’s gay life as the reason. Social media saw a bag of mixed responses. Many blamed the husband for inflicting emotional trauma, forcing the young doctor to take such a drastic step, while some blamed the woman for not being … [Read more...]

If Netaji Would Have Been India’s First PM, How Different Things Would Have Been?

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As usual after morning walk I stopped by Ramu Chailwaala’s Gumti (a small shop), for tea and newspaper. Many more ‘intellectuals’, like me held an improvised form of Round Table Conference which in local language we call, “Chai pe Bakaiti” (not so important talk). The topics of discussion ranged from ‘When will Salman Khan get married’ to ‘Castigation of Government policies’ … [Read more...]

Rape Shouldn’t Be Treated As A Humiliation Which Is To Be Concealed, But As A Crime That Needs To Be Reported

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Never thought I would be able to form a firm opinion on one of the biggest social atrocities taking place presently in India. But here I am writing my informal views "solely" based on my perspective of this society. Talking about women protection, the first thing that pops up in our minds is RAPE but not the ministry of women's affairs or some other women welfare … [Read more...]