Prime Time, Reality Bites

Prime Time has a plethora of fiction shows which are simply entertainment, entertainment, entertainment; barring the odd show or two. One can’t overlook the non-ficti...

If You Can See It, You Can Be It

‘If you see it, you can be it’ could have been the unofficial slogan of the International Development Cooperation meeting on Gender and Media, where I was invit...

These 15 Events Prove That 2015 Was A Good Year For Gender Equality In India

It’s been three years since December 16th, 2012. Three years since India was plunged into a social revolution of sorts, when the brutal gangrape of a 23 year old stud...

Salman Khan To Promote Swachh Bharat Abhiyan And Work For Slum Dwellers

While the fans of Salman Khan are eagerly waiting for the superstar’s birthday, the actor has not only decided to celebrate it in a simple way but has also decided to...

Her Name Was Gauhar

There is little documentation about India’s great performing artistes and even less about the women.

The tawaifs, despite their talent and refinement had the ...

UN Recognises 'Human Right To Sanitation'

In a bid to combat open defecation, the UN has adopted a landmark resolution recognising the human right to “sanitation” as a distinct human right along with th...

Of Demons And Social Pressure

Life OK?s new prime time starter is Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re. Unlike its predecessors, it has had an unimpressive beginning. Model Town, the site of the narrative is most con...

India's Maternal Care Crisis: Is There A Solution?

Nitu Paswan was four months pregnant when she met a community worker from the?Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action. Paswan, a 25-year old from Dombivli, a cit...

NITI Aayog To Soon Unveil Policy On Important Sectors

Taking forward its project of creating a national agenda in consultation with the states, the NITI Aayog will soon come out with policy papers on critical sectors such as a...