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    Educate, Organise, Agitate — Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

  • Unmasking as a Neuroqueer Politic

    It’s 9:17 am, and I am awakened by an unsteady flame of ache in the nape of my neck, my eyes are sore and itching. Probably because I fell asleep under the pressure of shame while bawling my eyes out. I struggle to get up, staring at my slides on the floor and wondering if…

  • Psychiatry is not the answer! (for me)

    from someone who has been and continues to be on psych medications for a decade and a half. I am writing this piece as a testament; an appeal, a bidding. these are faint whispers of the dense grief I carry from my loss. yes, I have lost who I trusted to be my fix. I…

  • FreeGul: The Ongoing Fight for Gulfisha Fathima’s Freedom

    Trigger Warning: Mentions of rape and incarceration. The concept of “freedom” in India is often fraught with intense emotions, causing discomfort, fear, and doubt for many citizens. While India’s growing globalisation is touted as a sign of progress, particularly with the popularity of certain Indian celebrities on the internet and media, it is important not…

  • Lessons the Deccan Development Society of India Teaches us About Confronting Poverty

    Poverty is a notorious and seemingly undefeatable vice of India’s society. It has been the focus of many philanthropic and development organizations. However, much of the fundraising falls short at the stage of implementation and mass realization. People affected most by the gaping economic divide between the richest 1% and the other 99% of the country,…

  • How did the Indian media cover the Pegasus Project?

    The Pegasus Project An investigative report by The Pegasus Project, an alliance of news organizations such as Le Monde, The Wire, The Guardian, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Washington Post, Die Zeit, and ten other European, Arab, and Mexican news agencies, released a statement on 18th July 2021. The alliance accessed the leaked database of thousands of phone numbers, including about 40 Indian journalists,…

  • Radicalise Self-Care, Invest in Community Care

    I brush down the wrinkles in my white bathrobe, smile at myself in the mirror, and put a bubble face mask on. Twirling to Giveon’s “Heartbreak Anniversary”, I slide over to light my green apple scented candle. “Perfect”, I mutter to myself as I check another box off the list of “top 20 self-care practices…

  • The Prices We Pay Everyday

    On Emotional Labour in India Most of us have experienced a situation where we comply with injustices and micro aggressions to save ourselves from losing access to resources we need for our survival — most of us don’t even realise that we are constantly navigating life by walking on eggshells for others. The term “Emotional…

  • Union Ministry of Government Affairs Launches Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)

    Mr. Arjun Munda, the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, launched a web portal called DBT Tribal on Wednesday, 12th June. Munda proposes that the portal can streamline and accelerate the process of providing scholarships to tribal students without manipulation and/or duplication of the recipients.   With the implementation of this welfare scheme, the ministry aims to…

  • Sex Positivity 101

    In the middle of January winter, a group of very passionate students came together to meet a renowned feminist author and queer theorist. We all took notes on our hard-bound notebooks as she said, “no two feminists can ever agree on one thing”. That is precisely when I decided to write this article. It started…

  • Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana; Then and Now — India’s Health Care under PM Modi

    On the official website of the National Health Authority, the State acknowledges the challenges faced by the Indian Health Sector; “It continues to be characterized by high out-of-pocket expenditure, low financial protection, low health insurance coverage amongst both rural and urban population…62.58% of our population has to pay for their own health and hospitalization expenses…

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