VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...

What Is The US Government Doing To Prevent The Next Oil Pipeline Disaster?

Spring has finally arrived in Michigan, which for many of us means renewed hope that Enbridge, the company responsible for spilling more than 1 million gallons of tar sands...

5 Bollywood Films That Teach Us Few Things About Women Empowerment

It is sort of fashionable to talk about feminism and women empowerment these days. Everybody seems to have an opinion on how a woman’s life could and should be. Socia...

Deepika Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Kalki Koechlin: A Look At Women Who Used Social Media To Raise Their Voice For Important Issues

Deepika recently released a video on women empowerment. We look at other actors who used social media to raise their voice for important issues. Be it for clarifying their ...

HUMOUR FROM HEAVEN

Imagine what would happen when any one of the gods came down to earth? That?s just the crux of? SAB TV?s rib-tickling satire Yam Hain Hum. Yamraj, the god of death is disma...

After Genital Cutting in Somalia, a Woman Chooses Reconstructive Surgery in America

Women who went through female genital cutting before coming to America face unique challenges. It is as if we were designed to live only in the society of our origin; we do...

How Data Can Improve the Impact of Stories

‘Our ancestors created their myths and told their stories for a human purpose. Any good story, any good novel, should have a message’, wrote Chinua Achebe, the ...

Aamir Khan, You Offend Me

‘”Aayi hai college mein padhne ke liye. Jab dekho taiyaar hai, ladne ke liye. Humne khaayi hai kasam, todenge iska guroor hum'” – Dil, 1990 (Aamir K...

NETWORK18 & ORF INITIATIVE – THE INDIA – US DIALOGUES

~Setting the Agenda for a strategic partnership between two great democracies~

New Delhi, January 2015: In the lead up to President Obama&...