Encounter with a sex ‘worker’
byI was driving to a place few kilometers away from the center of the city. As I was nearing my destination, the view outside…
Opinion
Monitoring the Free Tibet Movement: Chinese Internet Censorship
byInternet censorship is the new method devised by the political parties across the world to curb down the voice of the masses. Many countries,…
Manual Scavengers: Curse of a Civilized India
bySince times immemorial the humiliating practice of Manual Scavengers has been prevalent in our society. The Constitution also guarantees the right to live with…
A Drive through Ladakh
byA steady, strong and chilly wind blows across the landscape making the colourful Tibetan prayer flags flutter noisily as if rapidly reading their printed…
Mandi Police on Facebook: The aim is to produce ‘Social Cops’
byI met a Police constable while traveling from Mandi to Manali, who told me ‘n’ number of things about Facebook and how it helps…
Bhojpuri is not the only language in Bihar
byThe recognition of Bhojpuri as a National Language in the monsoon session of the parliament and Chidambaram’s promise to do so has made people…
A Step Closer to the Real World, But at What Cost?
byIt has started. It’s that time of the year when all that mad frenzy begins. Competition, ruthlessness, selfishness, desperation (you name it!), is in…
Nehru: The casualty of India’s first historical revision
byAmong its founding fathers, Americans have been particularly critical of Thomas Jefferson in the later part of 20th century. A defendant of slavery who advocated…
SMS and Social Networking Ban: How serious is our Government?
byIf you are an active SMS user you are in trouble because of GOI’s censorship strategies. The government, in response to the mass exodus…
A Mid-Night’s Summer Dream (With apologies to William Shakespeare)
byFamilies of friends, living in the same mohalla on the fringes of Delhi, and facing regular black outs during summer, enact after a mid…