Interviews/Guest Posts

Interview with Valerie Khan Yusufzai, Chairperson of Acid Survivors Foundation-Pakistan

At this year’s Academy Awards held in Los Angeles, there were many surprise winners that took the golden statue home, but among them was one film that stood out for its bravery, commitment to bring change and instilling hope in countless, Saving Face. Directed by

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Interview With Noorjahan Akbar, Co-Founder, Young Women For Change, Afghanistan

Noorjahan Akbar is a student at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, a pre eminent women’s rights activist and Co-founder of Young Women for Change, which aims to fight the deep-seated beliefs that underpin the oppression of women in Afghanistan. YKA's Alam Bains got a chance to interview

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Interview With R Balki, The Man Behind Lowe Lintas, Cheeni Kum and Paa

The man renowned for creating advertisements which keep your eyes glued to the TV screen has a simple dictum: “Big decisions in life are like lollipops.” For R Balakrishnan a.k.a. Balki , an interesting commercial borders on the extreme. For instance, in one of his

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Rendezvous With Dr. Fauzia Saeed: Social Scientist, Gender Activist and Author Of The Best Seller ‘Taboo’

Fauzia Saeed – a PhD from University of Minnesota and author of the well regarded ethnographic look at prostitution, Taboo: The Hidden Culture of a Red Light Area is a gender expert from Lahore, Pakistan. She has spent over two decades in positions related to

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“Mountaineering was something I ran away from”, Interview: Krushnaa Patil

When an 18-year-old girl in Bangalore witnessed the 19-year-old Rihanna top the music charts in 2007-08, she wanted to be “at the top of something”. At that time, mountaineer Krushnaa Patil had no idea that a year later she would climb to the top of

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Interview With Rita Banerji: Award-winning Author, Photographer, Gender Activist

Rita Banerji is an author, photographer and a gender activist from India. Her book Sex and Power: Defining History, Shaping Societies was released by Penguin Global in 2009. Her book is the culmination of a 5-year, in-depth, social and historical study of sex and sexuality

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Enabling Rural Entrepreneurship Through Micro-Loans: Interview With Anoj Viswanathan, Co-Founder, Milaap

Milaap is an online platform that enables you to lend to India's working poor so they can get access to education, clean water, energy and more. "It’s a loan, not a donation" emphasized the Milaap website. The organization recently crossed their goal of Rs. 1 crore

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“We stand behind everything in Siddhartha Deb’s piece on Arindam Chaudhuri.”

Former New Yorker fact-checker Jonathan Shainin has now become a “North Indian Gora”. After his stint at The Review in Abu Dhabi, Mr. Shainin moved to India last year to assume the role of Senior Editor at The Caravan. Mr. Shainin is in Mumbai to

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Trinkets: Where Style Goes Social – An Alternate Economy Endeavour #INTERVIEW

By Brototi Roy: Two friends, one late night frustrated call, an idea to showcase their creativity, the will to back that idea, the determination to give something back to the society and the resolve to do so in their own unique way. In a nutshell,

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