Palak Chawla
Sex Education 101 with Dr Niveditha Manokaran
June 16, 2021
Dr Niveditha Manokaran, a dermatologist and venereologist based in Sydney, Australia, speaks about the importance of raising awareness of sexual and reproductive health in India. In the country where one of the most famous and oldest erotic textbooks of the world, Kama sutra was ...
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Pandemic makes tourists conscious of environmental costs
June 16, 2021
Before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, Indian tourism saw a dramatic growth contributing over 6.8 pc to the GDP of the country in 2019. With an increase in number of tourists, there has been tremendous pressure on the natural ecosystems like increase in pollution, depletion o...
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Extended Covid-19 restrictions may lockdown small businesses for good
June 13, 2021
Deepak Chandna has been running his cloth and apparel store in New Delhi for over 30 years. His shop is not only the sole source of income for his household but also fuels the stove of the two workers he has employed. Since the onset of the pandemic and the following lockdowns hu...
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Hustle Culture: Stop thinking, start working
June 10, 2021
Ananya Dhawan, a Delhi-based law student gets up at 8am everyday to study for her moot competition; post which she attends her regular online classes for three hours from 9:30am. She takes her breakfast while attending the classes, trying to concentrate as much as possible. Then ...
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Digital India’s dichotomy: Denying digital dissent
June 9, 2021
In the pre-colonial era, British introduced section 124 (A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) covering sedition to curb the freedom movement and to suppress dissent. The first person to be tried under this law was Jogendra Chandra Bose, editor of a newspaper called Bangobasi, in 1...
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Pooh or Parvati: Overseas Indian respond
June 6, 2021
Bollywood is not only the largest film industry of India and the world, but is also the lens through which the entire world, especially Indians living aboard, view and reconnect to the Indian society and their culture. However, over the years, most Indian films have been alienati...
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International Sex Workers Day : Invisible, unheard and uncounted
June 3, 2021
In a country where the word ‘sex’ still remains a taboo, commercial sex work is a surprisingly large business, with estimated annual revenues of over USD 8 billion and involves two million sex workers living in about 275,000 brothels. One of the largest unorganised sectors in...
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International Sex Workers Day: Invisible, unheard and uncounted
June 2, 2021
“Akka, humari life toh kharaab ho gayi but humare bachchon ki life kharaab nahi honi chahiye, iss dhandhe mei mera bachcha nahi aana chahiye. Kuchh karo! (My life is ruined, but my child should not suffer the same fate, she should not be forced to into this cruel world. Please ...
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Filter culture: Feeding insecurities
June 2, 2021
With an estimate of 3.6 billion users worldwide and over 95 million photos and videos being uploaded on Instagram every day, social media has become an integral part of today’s culture. Social media platforms allow people to communicate and share their thoughts, feelings and ex...
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Covid-19 accelerates cyber-attacks in India
May 28, 2021
Over the past one month, two household names in India became victims of cyber-attacks leading to massive data breach compromising the security and personal information of their consumers. These instances have raised red flags over the safety of user information on digital platfor...
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Mismanagement of crises has brought down the most powerful governments in the past: Shivam Patil
May 27, 2021
You have been very vocal on the current social and political issues facing the country. What makes you take up this? “I was always an anti-bully. In school and college, there were bullies who were picking on people; I just don’t know why it came to me instinctively to stop th...
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Discovering the wealth of wellness in India
May 26, 2021
For the longest time, Indians have viewed healthcare as something that is only to be focussed on in times of illness. However, with the onset of the pandemic, people have started to realise the importance of a comprehensive and holistic approach towards a fit mind and body. India...
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