Smokie discography
Media
Fake Valentines Day reporting at Free Press Journal
Free Press Journal has published a story claiming that mental care helplines got increased calls in the week leading to Valentines Day. The article claims that mental health helplines are getting 20-25 calls per day from the heart broken and lonely and goes on to describe such calls and quote authoritative sources. The glitch? At […]
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Democracy
Bonded labour: A slave for food in fast developing India
I read the shocking plight of Jawahar Manjhi, a farm labourer in Bihar, working for 27 years to reply a loan of about 40 kg of rice for a family wedding. Those 40kgs turned out to be slave food. They agreed that he would work for a day for each kilo. Even for a slave, […]
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Democracy
Women's rights
The Role of Women in Indian Society
A look at modern urban women and the gender dynamics of a society caught between modernity and outdated stereotypes. Is there a better way?
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Child Rights
Democracy
Foundling wheel in India?
In a country with a pathetic sex ratio and tall claims to protect girl children, precious little beyond propaganda actually happens to save them from harm.
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