Priorities

A Bangladeshi Teenager’s Fight against Child Marriage

I read in an article posted on girlsnotbride.com that despite signs of progress, Bangladesh continues to have one of the highest child marriage rates worldwide and the highest...

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Venture Philanthropy: Gates Invest in Alzheimer’s Research

A basic blood test at the doctor can really do wonders when it comes to detecting the deadliest of diseases. So if your blood report shows high cholesterol, your doctor can te...

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An Urgent Need to Ban Use of One-Time Plastic

The Indian government has pledged to ban all single-use plastics by 2022, in a move which has been welcomed by both the United Nations and grassroots groups. The UN environmen...

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Filmmaker’s house raided for making hard-hitting Documentaries

Not many days after the release of filmmaker Divya Bharathi’s upcoming documentary, Orutharum Varela’s trailer – which garnered over 40,000 views in few days...

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World Bank sanctions $300 Million to strengthen India’s Energy Efficiency

India’s climate change commitments to reduce carbon intensity by 33-35 percent by 2030 from 2005 level will require a significant focus on energy efficiency improvements...

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Posting a Dancing Video a Crime in Conservative Iran

How often do you come across videos of women dancing on your social media feeds? Probably, frequently, if not every day. Like millions of other Iranians and people all over th...

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A New Drug to reduce Maternal Deaths during Childbirth

A recent World Bank data puts the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) for India reported in 2015 at 174 per 100,000 live births, which is a significant decline from the 215 figure ...

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Let Live the next Spider you come across in your Home

Here's a little request. Please don't kill spiders the next time you see them in your home. I know it’s difficult to not kill them, given the fact that they are creepy a...

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Frida Kahlo – An Inspiration to the Oppressed and the Victimised

On 6th July 2018, the world celebrated the 111th birthday of Frida Kahlo – one of the most celebrated artists whose works and life continue to captivate the world. She w...

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India’s Biggest Challenge will be to address Modern Poverty

Last September, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation released its annual Goalkeeper’s report, highlighting the extraordinary progress made in reducing extreme poverty a...

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SHOBHAA DE STRIKES AGAIN, AGE HAS NO LIMITS

WARNING! DANGER AHEAD FOR - THE PRUDISH PURITANICAL…SHOBHAA DE STRIKES AGAIN!! Mo...

January 28 2026

JIMMY SHERGILL: A CLASS ACT, ALWAYS

An intimate, insightful portrait of Jimmy Shergill—an actor of rare restraint and ...

January 27 2026

WHEN ASHISH VIDYARTHI TURNS MEMORY INTO THEATRE

An intimate evening at Seagull Studio where Ashish Vidyarthi transforms personal memory ...

January 26 2026