When a Kerala activist uploaded a video of her children painting on her bare body, it raised quite a storm on social media as well as in the courtroom. Questions of morality and legality are still looking for answers A mother has been charged and arrested under various sections of the Protection of Children from […]

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When a murderer who was released early due to ‘good behaviour’ raped and tortured a minor girl, it exposed flaws in the rehabilitation programme in our prison system  In the first week of August, a minor girl child was raped and tortured in Delhi’s Peeragarhi area of Paschim Vihar. The accused had reportedly come with […]

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In the Delhi Riots case, media reports on police’s ‘Hindu resentment’ order are against its spirit, says the Delhi HC The Delhi High Court today observed that reports by “electronic/ print media” on an order issued by the special commissioner of police (crime) Praveer Ranjan, dated July 8, was against the order’s “letter and spirit”. […]

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The regressive coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death by a section of Indian TV news channels highlights the pressing need for improving conversations around mental health ‘Look at these pictures, he’s smiling, playing with his dog, there is no sign of depression on his face…’ ‘He was an extremely bright person, may have gotten upset but […]

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The NEP 2020 aims to restructure the school education system by extending it to children under six For the Indian state, kids are like Pokemon. Its education policy used to be “gotta catch ‘em all”. Now, as laid out in the National Education Policy 2020, the goal is “gotta catch ‘em young”. Because, as I […]

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Beyond jargon and keywords, what is the NEP 2020 and why do we need it? This National Education Policy envisions an education system rooted in Indian ethos that contributes directly to transforming India, that is Bharat, sustainably into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society, by providing high-quality education to all, and thereby making India a […]

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Due to the Coronavirus pandemic: Low-cost private schools and Montessori schools struggle to keep afloat having to revamp their operations to suit the online mode of learning Chandrakant Singh runs Ideal Radiant Public School, a low-cost middle school in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar. He started this school 20 years ago as an educator with a vision […]

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On the night of Bhoomi Pujan, Northeast Delhi’s fragile calm shatters It’s been six months since the February carnage in Delhi’s Northeast district. While life is limping back to normal after the pandemic-induced lockdown, the tremors of the riots are still being felt. The Muslim women of Subhash Mohalla in North Ghonda felt it first […]

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