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Browsing Category »Society«

Is Beauty Over-rated in India?

March 18, 2010No Comments
Is Beauty Over-rated in India?

Share Shreya Krishnan: To start off, what does beauty mean to each one of us? Is it a state of mind, perception or per se something measurable? Do we consider ourselves beautiful? Pretty tough one to answer, I agree. And there is no structured definition to understand beauty. In a general sense, what appeals to our eyes and [...]

YKA Campaign: Ragging…The trickle down effect

March 16, 2010No Comments
YKA Campaign: Ragging…The trickle down effect

Share Supriya Rathi: School days pass by with strict code of conduct and a monotonous uniform. The moment a student starts fantasizing about his college, he paints a mental picture full of vibrant colors, colors of his casual wears and accessories(J).He imagines freedom from the boring lectures of faculty and walking out of a class with utmost [...]

Call For Social Responsibility

March 15, 2010One Comment
Call For Social Responsibility

Share Tancongru: Since March 8th, the National People’s Congress, as well as the National People’s Political Discussion, has been held hotly and fiercely in China. As we all know, the National People’s Congress and the National People’s Political Discussion were held in March every year. So they are short of “two meetings”. During the meetings held in Beijing, [...]

More than “Three Idiots”: The truth about bullying in our society

March 14, 201010 Comments
More than “Three Idiots”: The truth about bullying in our society

Share Disclosure by a student journalist of YKA. With this article, Youth Ki Awaaz is launching a campaign against ragging and bullying – “STOP RAGGING & BULLYING IN OUR SOCIETY”. Watch out for interviews with law makers, Police officers and victims. If you have been a victim or know someone who has and would like to [...]

Women’s Reservation Bill: Required or Not?

March 13, 2010One Comment
Women’s Reservation Bill: Required or Not?

Share Gitanjali Maria: “If… [They] think that the women would vote independent… then they are mistaken… If I asked Rabri Devi to vote a certain way, do you think she would do otherwise?” – This was the comment Lalu Prasad Yadav, RJD president, gave to the media persons when asked about his stand on the women’s [...]

Roti, Kapda aur Makaan… aur?

March 13, 2010One Comment
Roti, Kapda aur Makaan… aur?

Share Mohit Kumar Jolly: India has come a long way since 1974, when Manoj Kumar directed the film Roti, Kapda aur Makaan and portrayed how a common man battled for the basic amenities of life- food, clothing and shelter. The country is experiencing a robust economic growth, as signified by the GDP of 6.1% in 2009, (instead [...]

She’s Here To Stay and How?

March 11, 2010No Comments
She’s Here To Stay and How?

Share Smriti Suresh: Every year we have a March 8th. It comes and it goes. Some celebrate it with unparalleled enthusiasm while some dismiss it as another gimmick of the big bad western world. I myself have never understood the logic of devoting just one day to enjoy the spirit of womanhood (which am proud to possess [...]

Secularism V/s Pseudo Secualrism

March 11, 20102 Comments
Secularism V/s Pseudo Secualrism

Share Mohnish Bagree: Dr. Samuel Johnson, an English author once said, “Every man has a right to utter what he thinks truth and every man has a right to knock him down for it”. Call it ignorance or innocence that I considered Indians as Hindus until 12th when one of my friends said he was not Hindu but [...]

In Search of Happiness

March 10, 2010No Comments
In Search of Happiness

Share Ranjeet Kumar: Our karma are guided and understanding the core purpose of all our initiatives leads to a deeper knowledge about ourselves. There is a single agenda behind every dream, thought, hope and action and that is happiness. It’s different from pleasure which is contingent on time place object and dynamics of nature where as happiness [...]

An Open Letter to Ms. Mayawati [EXCLUSIVE]

March 8, 201013 Comments
An Open Letter to Ms. Mayawati [EXCLUSIVE]

Share Anshul Tewari: Dear Ms. Mayawati, Hope you are doing well. I have heard and seen a lot about you but haven’t yet got a chance to meet you in person. I am sure your early life inspires many of us. Recently, we saw that there was a stampede at an ashram in Uttar Pradesh and above 60 [...]

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