Happy New Year!
2016’s been a pretty bad year overall, and it’s a big relief to say goodbye to it once and for all! Let’s welcome 2017 with a resolve to do our bit in making this big bad world a more peaceful place.
What the world needs!
As we celebrate the victory of good over evil, let’s try winning at other things too… Happy Dussehra, everyone!
Olympics/Rio2016: The plot grows thicker
Watching P. V. Sindhu play badminton is pure joy. So proud of her having come so far!
Olympics/Rio2016: Sakshi Malik
Coming from a country where women face countless physical, emotional and mental challenges at every step, Sakshi Malik showed us how to beat the odds.
Olympics/Rio2016: Dipa Karmakar
She may not have won a medal, but she’s a winner in the truest sense of the word. #DipaKarmakar
All lives matter
Innocent black people getting killed, innocent white people being killed, the Orlando shooting, the refugee crisis, the ongoing wars, the Kashmir struggle, the Nice incident, the constantly-horrifying news, the lives lost. Innocent men, women, families, kids, babies. Villages, towns, cities, countries. It don’t matter if you’re black or white or brown or gay or straight or rich or poor or from … Read More
The depressing state of women safety
So many women in India face abuse on a daily basis – while commuting, while walking to the grocery store, in theatres, malls, schools, colleges, cities, towns and villages.I was horrified to learn of the Rohtak case. Will there ever be an end to such incidents?
Animals take revenge
This #WorldEnvironmentDay, in keeping with the theme of stopping wildlife crime, animals decide to take matters into their own hands.
The trees speak up
This was originally done to protest against the felling of trees in KBR Park, Hyderabad.
The refugee crisis… what you can do
It’s heart-breaking to see the updates about the ongoing refugee crisis. There might be no simple way of putting an end to this horror and tragedy, but those of us sitting in our safe, well-protected environments do have the power to help, in whatever capacity. Every bit counts. The Guardian has a useful list up here of what we can … Read More
