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Sarahah For A Cause – Organizations Using Viral Social Media App To Make a Difference
After the fall of Confession Pages, and , any mobile application made on similar lines must have known it would have limited life duration. Despite the history, the latest kid on…
Coding Courage – The World’s First App For Providing Aid to Survivors of Domestic Violence
One year ago, a friend who had just moved to the United Kingdom after her wedding, left me sixteen messages on WhatsApp one night, asking for help. She was caught…
The Tale of Bengal – By Esha Meher
Once upon a time, she was the glory of the crown. The majestic jewel, the lovingly spoilt one. As the days went by, tales of her valor and glory traveled…
Police Reforms – Priority ignored [Republished from Epilogue Press]
In a recent case (IPS)VS Union of India & Ors Hon’ble Supreme on 24th April 2017 observed: …“Before detailing the controversy before us it is necessary to refer to the decision of…
Wanna Cry? All You Need To Know About The Ransomeware
A ransomware is a software which scrambles information stored on a computer system to make it inaccessible. The process of scrambling is done through known methods of encryption. The purpose is to…
Root Cause of Crime In India – Lack of Education
Lack of education is a fundamental problem, it marginalizes the people, forcing them to live in depravity. The poor are desperate to move out of depravity, they don’t have much…
The CEO & the Carpenter: What it means to be a Social Entrepreneur
It always intrigued me to know how every face has a name, and every name has a story. It drew me, like iron chips to a magnet, to know that…
Demonitization Plus: Financial Inclusivity in India
November 8, 2016, shall be remembered as the day the lives of Indians changed, temporarily at least. Overnight, our economy was put in a position where over 80% of the…
Reviving the Snow Lion: The Indo-Tibet Relation
It was my recent trip to Dharamshala which acquainted me closely with the plight of Tibetans living under forceful Chinese occupation. Sitting in a café overlooking The Dalai Lama’s Temple,…
Feminism And What Really Begets It: A Personal Tribute to Carrie Fisher
I probably wasn't even fully 9 years old, when my Star Wars crazy mother meticulously produced VCDs from a dingy video library and…