The Only Peacock Videos This Rajasthan HC Judge Needs To See Today
On May 31, Rajasthan HC Judge Mahesh Chandra Sharma was recorded on camera saying, “The peacock is a lifelong brahmachari (celibate). It never has sex with the peahen. The peahen gets pregnant after...
View Articleअरे सुना क्या? ये सच है कि आप पीरियड्स में भी सेक्स कर सकते हैं!
मानव समाज में दो सबसे प्राकृतिक क्रिया- सेक्स और मेंस्ट्रूएशन। मानव समाज में दो क्रियाएं जिसके बारे में सबसे ज़्यादा मिथक हैं और सबसे कम बातें की गईं हैं- सेक्स और मेंस्ट्रुएशन। चलिए अगर मानव समाज शब्द...
View ArticleWhat I Feel After Reading Over A 100 #MeToo Posts
I woke up to #MeToo posts on Facebook and Twitter today. A friend had spoken out, and a man had commented under her post stating how it would be good for her to share some context about what this...
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With Just This 1 Tweet To Varun Dhawan, Mumbai Police Set A Boss Example
Since Mumbai Police joined Twitter, they have proven to be one of the country’s zaniest, coolest and wittiest accounts – that also has zero appetite for bullshit. They’ve unabashedly brought puns back...
View ArticleTwitter India Just Released Its ‘Most Followed’ List Of 2017. And Guess What...
9/10 are men. Check this out. Congrats to @narendramodi who tops the most followed list on Twitter in India with 37.5 million followers. Here's the ten most followed Indians on Twitter this year...
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Being Restless For Change In A World That Labels Youth As ‘Apathetic’
Moving from protest to policy is not easy at a time when the biggest problem we’re all facing is lack of faith in our institutions. Years of patriarchal, archaic structures have marginalised many in...
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How To Select A Title And Photo For A Mass Audience
It’s frustrating when you publish a post about an important topic or issue – and ten people read it. The internet is a level-playing field today, where cat videos, articles on serious issues and memes...
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If You Avoid These 3 Things, You’re At A Greater Risk Of Falling Repeatedly Ill
Note: This article has been brought to you by HUL’s ‘Swachh Aadat, Swachh Bharat’ programme. Find out more about it here. On October 15, 2014, 1.2 million children in Madhya Pradesh set a Guinness...
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आर्टिकल में फोटो चुनने में दिक्कत? टाइटल में परेशानी? YKA के पास है इलाज
आप किसी ज़रूरी मुद्दे पर कुछ पब्लिश करें और उसे केवल 10-12 लोग ही पढ़ें तो यह बहुत निराशाजनक होता है ना! आज के समय में इंटरनेट पर फनी विडियोज़ से लेकर गंभीर आर्टिकल और मेम्स तक, सब एक ही जगह उपलब्ध हैं।...
View ArticleLet This Inspiring Song From ‘Aiyaary’ Be Your Anthem To Start Something New
Just yesterday, I heard ‘Shuru Kar’ from ‘Aiyaary’ and haven’t stopped listening since. Featuring Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh, it is the exact push you need to kick those excuses and start...
View Article“We, The Powerful, Need To Get Out Of The Way”: SRK Challenges Our...
It is a truth universally acknowledged (albeit silently), that power lies at the heart and the base of our society. It dictates who gets access and who gets left behind; it ensures the rich get...
View ArticleMisogyny Is The Only Winner When Actors Like Swara Bhasker Are Maligned For...
Last week, I woke up to an extremely articulate piece in The Wire by actor Swara Bhasker against the glorification of sati and jauhar in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat”. Bhasker explains in a...
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12 Fiery Indian ‘Vagina Warriors’ You Should Know This Women’s Day
The term ‘Vagina Warrior’ was coined by Eve Ensler, the writer of the ‘Vagina Monologues’, to signify a person who’s fighting to end violence against women. This Women’s Day, here are some Indian...
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What Is The Youth Ki Awaaz On Breastfeeding In Public?
Earlier this month, Malayalam magazine ‘Grihalakshmi’ took a bold stand by featuring a model breastfeeding a baby on its cover. The cover sparked a nationwide debate, and led to reactions filled with...
View ArticleIn A Patriarchal Uttarakhand Village, How One Man Is Defying The Norm To...
Meet Shiv Semalty, a youth advocate who has been working towards challenging traditional norms and bringing change in the lives of youth living in Uttarkashi! Thirteen years ago, Shiv, a young man from...
View ArticleThe Bigdi Hui Ladki’s Guide In A World That Doesn’t Want Her Vagina Or Voice...
Growing up in boarding school, I spent many school skirt-wearing months being ashamed of the hair on my legs. Matters became worse when I went to a parlour during a vacation, and the parlour wali aunty...
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Amma’s Breasts
“His mother’s breasts had become a serious problem for him.” This is how Perumal Murugan opens his stirring short story, “The Blouse” , describing the fundamental problem faced by one of his...
View ArticleStop Thinking That If You Aren’t Reading Books, You Aren’t Reading At All
I grew up in a house with books. A house where my mother and sister’s library was pretty much open source. I was proud of how many books I read in a month. To many others, I used to say it didn’t...
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While The PM Was Silent, These 10 Writers Boldly Spoke Out Against The Kathua...
It took PM Modi quite a few days to say “…as a country we should feel ashamed” about the Kathua and Unnao rapes. His silence was deafening. At the same time, pro-rapist rallies and communal barriers...
View ArticleThe Ferocity Of Rana Ayyub Will Win Over The Trolls And Slander Campaigns
As I write this, I am three quarters done with ‘Gujarat Files’, written by firebrand journalist Rana Ayyub. I have been born and brought up in Rajkot, Gujarat, where parts of the revealing and...
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