Children - Different Truths

August 28, 2016
Olaitan Maryam Mojisola
Poem

Our Lords and Masters

A hard-hitting protest poem by Nigerian poet, Olaitan. They chorus with their tongues Beneath their jaws: ‘We will fight For your peace’ Behind covered doors, They scrabble our pains,...

August 27, 2016
Amit Singh
Gender, Law & Order

Rape: How to Prevent and Find Solution to this Menace?

Ninety three women are raped in India every day according to the National Crime Records Bureau data. Rape strips the woman and her family of dignity. It’s an unending torture....

August 25, 2016
Michelle Yost
Advocacy

Child Labourers: Educating and Emancipating Through Community Participation

The miserable plight of the child labourers in Gazipur, Bangladesh, called for immediate action. Michelle and her partner launched the programme, ‘We Learn’, to rescue and rehabilitate street children. She reveals...

August 14, 2016
Dr. Tripti Sharan
Gender, Short Story, Wellness

The Paradigm

Dating, boozing, premarital sex are the ‘in-thing’ these days. It has confused teenage girls, who have to deal with hormonal rush and peer pressures. A gynecologist, Tripti, recounts the confusion of...

August 11, 2016
Michelle Yost
Activism, Gender

Poor Bangladeshi Women sans Farming Tools Clawed the Soil to Grow Paddy

Michelle shares her experiences of empowering homeless women and children. The project We Help is not a charity. It believes in making people think out of the box. Lease land...

August 4, 2016
Sehar Siddiqi
Poem

Blood of my Son

A protest poem by Sehar about the bloodstained kurta of a father with the blood of 13-year-old son. Blinded Children Maimed youth Scarred men Disillusioned women Bloody chaurahas* Silent...

July 14, 2016
Farah Siddiqui M
Poem

Child Molestation

Here’s a protest poem by Farah against child molestation. Oh Lord! Is this the World that you created? Where you yourself are not safe Where inoffensive offspring are markedly...

July 7, 2016
Different Truths News Service
Advocacy, Sports

CRY Announces the Launch of National Campaign on Child Education

A young adventure-enthusiast supports CRY and embarks upon a solo 5,000 kms long Trans-Himalayan cycle ride from Srinagar to Walong, trailblazing for the cause. A report. Kolkata & New...

June 27, 2016
Champa Srinivasan
Potpourri

A Roman Holiday in Switzerland

Champa takes a walk down the memory lane. She goes back many moons back to a short holiday in Switzerland. She reveals a hilarious incident of a carefree person, when...

June 19, 2016
Lily Swarn
Cover Story, Human Rights, People

The Partition

The partition of India is a deep gash in our collective consciousness. Millions of people from West Punjab and East Bengal were rendered homeless. There were hunger, rape, loss of human...

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