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Human Rights

Widow Rituals Fuel Rituals In Africa: From Cleaning Corpses To Sex With Strangers

When Clarisse's husband died of malaria last year in the Cameroonian city of Douala, she was kicked out of their home by his family and forced to marry his brother. After h...

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Gender

The Gender Gap Nobody’s Talking About

According to the writer Malcolm Gladwell, 10,000 hours of practice is what it takes to become world class at most things. Part of the reason the Beatles were the Beatles, h...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Actress Kajol Supports Omo Brand’s Campaign For Children

Omo, a leading fabric cleaning brand from Unilever, is empowering parents through a nationwide campaign that gives them a chance to contribute to their children’s upb...

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Bollywood

Swara Bhaskar On Nil Battey Sannata: ‘I Was Anxious About The Character’s Age, But When I Heard The Script, I Knew I Had To Do It’

The moment she heard she would have to play mother to a 15-year-old, actress SwaraBhaskar’s first instinct was to turn down the role. “I was prepared to say no ...

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Human Rights

On The Margins In A City Of Dreams

A week after a fire broke out in the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai, fires in smaller pockets continue to blaze. But toxic smoke is only an addition to a long list of prob...

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Gender

How Society Pays When Women's Work Is Unpaid

In countries around the world, the ways in which men and women spend their time are unbalanced. Men spend more time working for money. Women do the bulk of the unpaid work ...

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Bollywood

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...

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Gender

The Invisible Work That Women Do Around The World

Over the past 25 years, according to the United Nations, about 2 billion people have seen improvements in health care, sanitation, and job opportunities. That’s treme...

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Gender

Gender Parity Could Add 60% To India’s GDP By 2025

“The report analysed 15 gender equality indicators for 95 countries home to 93 per cent of the world’s women and 97 per cent of the world’s GDP”. An...

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Festivals

20 Must Watch Films At Jagran Film Festival

Beginning with ‘Standing Tall’ directed by Emanuelle Bercot which opened the Cannes Film Festival this year, the 6th edition of Jagran Film Festival presents an...

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