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 ...

Most Toy Adverts Are ‘Sexist’ And Show ‘Narrow And Limiting’ Gender Stereotypes, Study Warns

The majority of adverts for children’s toys  are “sexist” and reinforce “narrow and limiting” gender stereotypes according...

Imran Khan Walks For A Cause

Bollywood actor Imran Khan walked for the ramp at a ‘No TV Day’ event as a fundraiser for a charity he supports. Imran raised a figure of more than a lakh which...

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...

Swachh Bharat: World Bank Approves Rs 10,000-Crore Loan To Support Campaign

The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion (nearly Rs 10,036.5 crore) loan for the ambitious Clean India campaign to support the Indian government&...

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...

My Daughter’s Name Is Jyoti, Call Her By Her Name, Says Dec 16 Rape Victim’s Mother

Three years after a young woman was gang-raped and murdered in the national capital, her mother made an emotional appeal to the people of the country to acknowledge her nam...

Ed Norton Raises $400K To Syrian Family After Seeing ‘Humans Of New York’ Facebook Post

Edward Norton ‘s latest endeavor has nothing to do with Hollywood or movie-making. The Oscar-nominated actor has helped raise more than $400,000 for a Syrian family r...

Three Stories That Explain Why I Am Relentlessly, Passionately, And Impatiently Optimistic

After a decade and a half of working on the issues facing the world’s poorest people, I like to call myself an impatient optimist. When I visited rural India last mon...