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“I remember being at work, like many others, when the Janta Curfew was first announced. As a domestic helper and a caretaker for elderly patients, my daily routine requires me to shuttle between several houses. And that evening, after being paid my monthly salary in advance, I was told by most of them to take... Continue Reading →
The backbone of any affluent economy today is the private sector. So, when businesses take a firm stand on human rights and go beyond just lip service, people sit up and take notice. Back in 2018, the LGBTQ+ community in Asia had a ground-breaking victory. The Supreme Court decriminalized homosexuality, by reading down Section 377... Continue Reading →
"I am just an entrepreneur, who is now responding to a situation that has engulfed the entire country. Some of my team members and I were a part of the Anti-CAA protests when the lockdown was imposed on the 24th of March; these protests stopped, but another discussion ensued. We started asking questions to no... Continue Reading →
"My mother had had a really bad stomach ache for a few days. We all thought it was probably gas, but she has a very high pain threshold, and it just wouldn’t stop hurting. I ended up taking her to the emergency room. Her blood sugar was unusually low. The doctors assumed it was food... Continue Reading →
"I began my career 21 years ago, when I completed my MD in Anaesthesia from Nair Hospital. As an Anaesthetist I manage emergency surgeries, routines, ICUs at R.N.Cooper Hospital, Vile Parle. Owing to my love for teaching, I also act as a guide to postgraduate students who study Anaesthesia at HBT Medical College. Apart from... Continue Reading →
Mr. Shah is a businessman based in Ghatkopar, Mumbai and regularly engages in voluntary work and community service in his free time. “It all started with an initiative taken by Mr. Parag Shah, our MLA, whose donations, combined with the donations from other people in the area made this whole endeavor a possibility. The main... Continue Reading →
Editors' note: The Laughing Hippo presents the very first story in 'Ummeed Ke Naam' – our endeavour to chronicle experiences we think deserve to be heard. As many of us sit comfortably in our homes, cut off from the reality of the pandemic, we are taking a look at what's going on outside – at... Continue Reading →
For the occasion of World Environment Day, the DIRS Blog and Content Team sat down with Mr. Stalin D., Director of ‘Vanashakti’: an NGO that was founded in 2007 and that works to promote all aspects of conservation. ‘Vanashakti’ undertakes several outreach programs to restore degraded areas, wetlands, and forests. They also work to provide... Continue Reading →
On October 31, 1570, the renowned German theologian Martin Luther penned a document attacking the corrupt practices of the Church. In order to do this, he nailed on the door of a prominent church, a list of ‘95 theses’ that eventually led to the emergence of Protestantism in Europe. Similarly, in the year 1927, the... Continue Reading →
In the past few days, the international focus moved to the US-Iran “cold conflict” started by the US Army’s attack and assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Consequently, mass-media communication didn’t have much space for such a moral controversy as the National Register of Citizenship (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in India. As I asked... Continue Reading →
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