Delhi Gang Rape
Democracy
Human rights
How about a NationalWalkout?
We failed as a society – not the first time We are ashamed of ourselves – damn right, we should be We will never forget – until the next time it happens again And we fail, we feel ashamed and we forget How about we try something different? How about we really show our elected […]
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Child Rights
Democracy
National
Security
Do parents really care about child safety or do they want to outsource caring for children?
Disclosure of bias: I am biased against mainstream schools as currently exist in India and think they do more harm than good. We need better schools and for reasons more than security. This is the second murder in a Ryan International School. Last year, in February, a child was found drowned in the Ryan International […]
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Politics & Political Commentary
Real News of India exposes Swami Om and BJP’s illegal election methods #Chilling
Real News of India interviews Swami Omji among a group of BJP supporters. Swami Om Ji is contesting as a Hindu Mahasabha candidate with symbol flute. What begins as a random interview of party volunteers takes on an ominous turn as the supporter claims to be a candidate of another party contesting to undermine Arvind […]
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Euphemisms of inhumanity
“Why don’t you get a job?” she asked. “Well my child is severely disabled and needs care.” I replied. A simple reply changed the direction of the conversation. “You really shouldn’t call him disabled. He is special needs.” She informed me, as though it was possible for the mother of a five year old disabled […]
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National
Does our new rape law help women?
This is a response to Vrinda Grovers views on the new rape law as told to Priyadarshini Sen in the article “Look Before You Creep” published in Outlook Magazine. I want to state upfront that I have a deep respect for Vrinda Grover and her work for human rights, and the article merely shares my […]
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