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Health

Health Stories From Rural India

The rise of witch doctors, quacks and unregistered allopathic doctors as a result of an inadequate health infrastructure is not incidental is a point made by a Bilaspur-bas...

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Human Rights

Celebrating The legacy of Sarojini Naidu, The Driving Force Behind Women’s Equality In India

She was called the ‘Nightingale of India’ with good reason, a woman who called out the patriarchy at a time when our own country didn’t understand the urg...

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Sustainable Development

This Augmented Reality App Tells Indigenous Stories In Canadian Cities

Wikiupedia aims to be a digital network of Indigenous knowledge. Adrian Duke showed me his phone while we stood outside Vancouver's Skwachàys Lodge. An animated rave...

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Environment

Millions Of Premature Births Could Be Linked To Air Pollution, Study Finds

Air pollution could be a contributing factor in millions of premature births around the world each year, a new report has found. Nearly 15 million babies are born annually ...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Supports Stronger Anti-Smoking Campaigns, But Not Curbing Creative Expression

Bollywood will whole-heartedly support stronger anti-smoking campaigns, but static dislaimers where actors are shown smoking in films will have to be removed. Remember the ...

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Hollywood

Leona Lewis Named Ambassador For MTV Staying Alive Foundation

MTV Staying Alive Foundation recently announced that its newest celebrity ambassador is the multi-award-winning and Grammy nominated singer/ songwriter Leona Lewis. “...

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Gender

Why The Gender Pay Gap Is Not A Myth

When I hear the gender pay gap denounced as a myth, the critic typically claims that the gap is imagined by those who like to play victims. If the critic is rather well-rea...

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Human Rights

Y V Chandrachud Memorial Lecture: SC Judge Speaks About Women’s Rights, Dignity

Individual dignity is a priceless possession and cherished value for the collective. The dignity of an individual has many aspects like liberty, equality, constitutional fr...

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Environment

Solar-Powered Trains Are Closer To Reality Than We Might Think

How can we connect solar photovoltaics (PV) directly to railways to power electric trains? That’s the question my charity 10:10 and researchers at Imperial College&rs...

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Alternative Entertainment

How Ramjas College Is Fighting Sexism Through Poetry Sessions And Seminars

Gender has become a topic of widespread discussion, especially when it comes to younger generations, who are breaking away from age-old notions of gender identity. Being ac...

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