Narendra Dabholkar was a notable rationalist from Maharashtra who quit a flourishing medical practice to devote time to social reform and had founded the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmulan Samiti to combat […]
Narendra Dabholkar’s speech on tradition and superstition – English translation Part 1 Read More »
It was inevitable. The building farmer frustration is ready to explode. If not Gajendra Singh, it would be someone else. The writing has been on the wall. There is torment
A scream into the void of apathy #GajendraSingh #FarmerSuicide Read More »
Attacks on Chinkies in Delhi are the tip of the iceberg. The prejudice is deep rooted and widespread and the answer isn’t to call them something else, but to respect them.
Chinkies are people. As real as you and me Read More »
As in the case of the Mumbai Gang Rape, the arrest of the gang rapists led to another of their victims coming to the front, so is it that Jodhpur
A tragic suicide and the world that encourages it Read More »
Sunny Singh makes a very intriguing and perceptive observation about the Arab Spring and the rash of self-immolations that it brought. She points out that while self-immolation is known culturally
Self immolations and the unconscious mind Read More »
This article by Gity Yousafi from Herat, Afghanistan is from an ongoing series called Afghan Life, where friends from Afghanistan send in their stories and articles as an effort to
How to reach to your Dreams and Wishes | Afghan Life Read More »
Gity Yousafi on religious violence. She asks a fundamental question that is increasing in importance in today’s world – can religion and violence co-exist? This is a question; can violence
Violence and Religion Read More »
The latest contribution from our brave and insightful Gity Yousafi. This post is a part of the Afghan Life series, which is a series of emails and articles written by
Marriages cases lots of problems in Herat : Afghan Life Read More »
In this post from the Afghan life series, Gity Yousafi speaks with awe inspiring and heartbreaking honesty of one of the most serious issues facing the well being of women
The Self-Immolation in Herat Read More »
