More than two-thirds of married women in India have been forced to provide sex. — Women are not safe! — Just count the number of times this comes to your mind. Or even the number of times you might have heard this. In and around Delhi NCR, this is way too common. Every woman is terrified — it doesn’t matter if she is married or…

A Dalit was abstained from entering your house and you are still silent. — As with my posts on taboo subjects, this piece is also inspired by some latest news I’ve been reading on multiple platforms. And trust me, each time I read news related to this topic, I utterly ask myself one question — will India ever surmount this? Social stratification in India…

It has been more than two years now where I have been persistently studying sanitation. It commenced with an idea in my college canteen and has never rested my brain to work. I realized soon that it is a subject that demands relentless focus from each one of us. …

In these unprecedented times, each one of us is surrounded by problems. Even if you look back in time, you will realize that you have come so far after facing a lot of those problems or challenges. But could you recall, how did you overcome those? Problems/obstacles/challenges are part and…

Well, to first let you know, this isn’t another blog or piece of information on COVID-19. Trust me, and you will discover the next few hundred words to be very critical for yourself and your peers as well as family. After all, it’s a learner’s perspective. Ever since we’ve discovered…

A few days back, while traveling to my office, I met a woman — about five years older than me, a dancer, an ambitious model, a fun-loving and spiritual person. We happened to get along randomly! On our way towards Okhla Bird Sanctuary metro station, we continued talking — about…

Education is mandatory. Yes! I agree! But the definition of education doesn’t suggest sacrifice or forcefulness. India’s education system is appreciated worldwide and we are all informed of all the thriving entrepreneurs and leading technology and business heads. “I can’t wait for the results Simika. My dad would get me…

In this era of contentious youth and students scoring 95% above, we forget about the average students and unquestionably the poor ones. The famous dialogue from 3 idiots — “Who was the first man to step on the moon? Neil Armstrong (students replied)… Of course! Who was the second one…

I have been reading a lot these days and one quotation which came across was — “love exists because mothers exist”. This mother’s day I want to write related to love and mothers. …