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FOOD for Thought for Indian Politics

I am proud to be in Indian especially when the country has such a wonderful Government and compassionate political leadership. Did you just have a frown on your face upon reading this? I’m sure you think I am sadly mistaken....
by Nishant
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WATCH: Rape – It’s Time To Stop Blaming The Victim

As rape cases continue to rise in India, and the number of comments blaming the victims for these rapes rises even faster, one has to wonder what it’s going to take for even the country’s top politicians and governm...
by Priyanka Mogul
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Human Rights

Paradise lost: The displacement of Kashmiri pandits

“It is forbidden to kill; therefore all the murderers are punished unless they kill in large number and to the sound of trumpets.” – Voltaire On January 19, 1990, the biggest ever exodus of people  since the...
by Sneha Nanavati
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India: The New America

As the Indian elections come to a close and we elect a man who outdid Tupac by using holograms for election speeches, Narendra Modi, a man who was once a street side tea seller, is now our Prime Minister. It seems like he achie...
by Apratim Vidyarthi
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Stop Complaining About The Government! Instead, India Wants Citizens To Help

There’s a new website in India called “MyGov” that invites citizens to participate actively in the country’s governance and development. MyGov is the work of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s we...
by Alka
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From Littering to Spitting: Sanitary Problems in India’s Public Spaces

Lack of hygiene in India’s public space is not a new occurrence. It has stayed in the country for many generations and continues to grow to this day, without people realizing that keeping their environment clean is a societ...
by Urban Times
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Gender-Based Violence

Why ‘India’s Daughter’ fails to impress India’s women activists

A little before the anniversary of 16th December 2012, I was summoned to the principal’s office in college. My nerves melted into relief when I saw a fax addressed to me from the British filmmaker Leslee Udwin. She had tracke...
by Shambhavi Saxena
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UNICEF India Sounds the ‘Red Siren’ to #ENDviolence Against Children

A new social media campaign from UNICEF India is seeking to raise awareness and mobilize a collective effort to #ENDviolence against children, with special focus on sexual violence against girls. On 19 August 2013, UNICEF Ind...
by Aparna Ray
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Africa

World Malaria Day: Famous People Who Died Because Of Malaria And How I Found Them Out

It was April last year and I was preparing for my trip to India. My mum was frantically asking me to change my mind and stay safe in England, rather then go to that land of exotic diseases. Around the same time I started taking...
by Paula Munteanu
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