In a society of multiple cultures with western influences banging right on our heads, citizens belonging to a particular “Diaspora” [...]

It started way back when I was in class X. The pressure, the anxiety, the race to get into a preferential institute. I failed to get into a college of my choice because my class XII marks did not clear the cut-offs. However, I remember feeling anguished when I noticed with shock that about half the people who had got in, had marks- lesser than mine. Need I explain how?…

The world economies have opened up their gates for the development of their respective economies. Globalization has hit the world all over as we see stock market and global markets waver in a nick of time. Globalization, in literal sense, is the process of globalizing, transformation of some things…

If murderers, molesters, criminals, all are allowed to form the sacred union, then why not the homosexuals? Practically, gay marriages, to a great extent, will reduce promiscuous sex among gays, which in turn will reduce the spread of STDs…

Studies have found that pictorial warnings on tobacco packs lead to greater awareness of health risks and an increased desire to quit…

Then why do we differentiate on the basis of religion? Why do we bear notions of how the people in other religions are? Are all the people, of one religion, the same? Why do we judge people on the basis of their religion?…

Ogling at you, leching at you, even trying to feel you up and grope you, they will make you question your very own existence in this world and make your life miserable. Sometimes, you end up crying, or weeping, or plain thinking, “How I wish I had been born a boy!” …

It is not just about the crime in Noida or NCR, it is about the law and order situation in our country. The judiciary and administrative services cannot improve the scenario with magic potions. We need to provide a support system for them to act and if they fail to do so…

I realized what a huge mistake we are making in classifying them as a separate group of people distinct from an average Indian. They have been here for over thirteen centuries…

While their only aim should be to harness young minds and make capable and good human beings, the schools of today seem to be interested in a lot more areas most of which don’t benefit their students. Ideally speaking, a school, a supposed second home to the child, should provide every student with equal opportunities of growth…