discrimination

Legal Swan to host global dialogue on harassment & discrimination: Anvay

Legal Swan to host global dialogue on harassment & discrimination: Anvay

November 20, 2023

Advocacy agency Legal Swan and its brands ‘Posh at Work’ and Respekt will organise Anvay, a global dialogue on harassment and discrimination, set to take place at New Delhi from December 8 to 9.  In a press statement, the Legal Swan says that this dialogue is intended to not...

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Portraits of pride from Delhi Queer Pride Parade 2023

Portraits of pride from Delhi Queer Pride Parade 2023

January 11, 2023

Beating the severe cold and layers of fog in the national capital on Sunday, Barakhamba road wore a vibrant and cheerful colours, where thousands of persons dressed in bright and attractive colours took part in Delhi’s Pride Parade after a gap of three years.  

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First post-pandemic Pride Parade after 3 years in Delhi

First post-pandemic Pride Parade after 3 years in Delhi

January 9, 2023

Despite the bitter cold and severe fog that has enveloped large parts of northern India and Delhi, Barakhamba Road, near Connaught Place, wore a cheerful look on Sunday afternoon as thousands of people, hailing from all over the country, had gathered there, dressed in multi-colou...

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Bringing Gurjar community together with Gurjar Mahotsav

Bringing Gurjar community together with Gurjar Mahotsav

December 26, 2022

Located in the southern fringe of Delhi, Surajkund is a huge fairground best known as host of the annual handicrafts fair, Surajkund Mela that attracts thousands of artisans from all over India for a fortnight-long fair each February. However, last week, the ground saw a differen...

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Niyaz Hussain: Painting away pain of polio

Niyaz Hussain: Painting away pain of polio

December 11, 2022

On a sunny afternoon at around 2:30 pm, there is a group of children waiting impatiently at the entrance of Noor Nagar, a slum in south-east Delhi’s Okhla. This is a weekly routine for the children, who turn up eagerly once every week to the same spot and wait. The children are...

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Body positivity: Championing lasting change or passing fad?

Body positivity: Championing lasting change or passing fad?

November 13, 2021

The advent of the social media generation has resulted in an almost blind dependence on filters. Whereas earlier, magazine editors would massively photoshop women’s bodies to look perfect, now every regular person can just swipe through endless options for a slimmer waist, a sm...

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Is the beauty industry hurting us?

Is the beauty industry hurting us?

January 30, 2020

The internet has transformed beauty culture from an exclusive domain of models and magazines to the broad, accessible world of social media. In recent years, research shows that more women are saying that they feel beautiful, but at the same time, a vast majority of women feel th...

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In an era of economic growth, women remain worse off

In an era of economic growth, women remain worse off

January 20, 2017

According to a recent report named ‘An economy for the 99 percent’ by Oxfam, an international confederation of charitable organisations focused on the alleviation of global poverty, the gap between rich and poor is far greater than had been feared. The report shows how our br...

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Who was the Indian poetess Savitribai Phule ?

Who was the Indian poetess Savitribai Phule ?

January 4, 2017

Celebrating the birth anniversary of Savitribai Phule, the poetess who stood against caste and gender-based discrimination in India during colonial times, Google India shows a meaningful gesture.

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NGO Series: The Rising People Welfare Society

NGO Series: The Rising People Welfare Society

January 3, 2017

In an effort to contribute to the society, a movement by young people taking ownership of the institutionalised children in the community led to the formation of ‘The Rising People Welfare Society’, an NGO in New Delhi that helps provide education and healthcare to Delhi's ma...

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Indian PM questions validity of ‘Triple Talaq’

Indian PM questions validity of ‘Triple Talaq’

October 25, 2016

Indian PM Narendra Modi shared his views on the practice of ‘Triple Talaq’, which has added another shade to the ongoing debate within India to explore the future possibility of a Uniform Civil Code.

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Differently-abled employees in India

Differently-abled employees in India

October 15, 2016

Though many organisations in India are ignorant about the inclusion and rehabilitation of disable persons, various others are recognising the need to tap the differently-abled population; despite the challenges.

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