Landfill protests in Beirut
A widely used symbol of protests in the city of Beirut has been the altered flag of Lebanon…
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Mob Justice among communities in North East India
Mob justice refers to putting a person to death, eviction of a person and destruction of one’s property…
Gadha Kahinke! Academic Modernity
No degree could eradicate caste, especially from the premier academic institutes of India, because they represent the same…
Idea of a City: Mumbai, Baltimore
The peasants of the country and the government authorities of Mumbai wait for one thing, which has eventually…
Urban Uprising
Occupied, by the people for the people. The 55 acres of land reclaimed by 3200 households in Mankhurd…
Hash with feminism: #Whyloiter #PussyRiot
Hashtags of feminist causes, are invoked by social media users worldwide in response to contemporary events and discussions.…
It is a Man’s World
This song by James Brown, which was played for the first time in 1966, never expires. It is…
Point of No return
Lory Gaur “He laughed. He looked at me and laughed. I bled and he just laughed.” Her face…
Woman workers in Afganistan
Source: IRIN news The Norwegian Refugee Council’s first ever female only intervention team, which the NGO believes is…
Beard : Housing :: Media : State
I was almost declared a terrorist in centre of Delhi at Connought Place, on 25th January 2010 by…
Conversion of an Atheist : Somebody’s gonna get hurt
Is it possible to have a secular HICCUP ? I am a gaseous atheist, who eats, hiccups, burps…
Mediarchy : Female Journalist in Navi Mumbai
If you are not married and not pregnant you get good payment apart from dependence on number of…
Sulabh Sexalaya: A way inward
The legalisation of prostitution is driven by demand, by the demography of our democracy. The present powerful Indian…
Searching for sugarman- the armstrong of Maharashtra
The sugar scam in Maharshtra run to thousand of crores of rupees. The mills are not only the…
Tuberculosis in M Ward, Mumbai: Between access and advocacy
Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide pandemic and the leading cause of death among HIV-infected people, says World Health…
RED pill or Blue ! for NEO COLD WAR
On meeting Vladimir Putin, Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, said: "Well, I guess I´ll shake your hand but…
IMAGINING AIDS on the screen
There are diseases and then, there is AIDS. It is difficult to think of any other disease which…
A software dragon : Life of a Shenzinia
Namstey, India! I am from China and my name is Xiopeng Sun. I work in the APPLE company…
East European Pickers on the road
It was supposed to be the end of summer but it turned out to be the hottest autumn…
Banks who sold their Ferrari
According to P Sainath, the revenue foregone in 2013-14 budget can fund three decades of Rural Job Scheme,…
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