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LATEST ARTICLES ( 34 )

• London Attack: Sometimes People of This City Just Walk on by

  

  Carnaby Street, London, in November 2016. Photo taken by Monica Sarkar.It’s been a week since the London attack that struck the city on so many levels. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2017 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• India’s Law on Marital Rape: Do We Get the Problem?

  

  An Indian bride arrives at her marital home. Photo credit: Shounak Ray on FlickrMy most recent story for CNN on why marital rape is legal in India has to be... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2015 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Emma Watson’s Speech Might Not Cut It in India

  This blog post is published on The Huffington Post here.The United Nation’s “HeForShe” campaign, recently launched by British actress Emma Watson, is set to... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• World Press Freedom Day: Don’t Shoot the Messenger

  

  As you read this, three Al-Jazeera journalists remain behind bars in Egypt, accused of false reporting and aiding the Muslim Brotherhood. Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2014 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• India, Don’t Dodge the Rape Crisis Spotlight

  

  Created by Monica Sarkar. Original image: Google Maps.I received my first hate mail a few months ago! I know, it’s weird that I feel happy about it, but... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Delhi Gang Rape: Getting Rid of the Criminals, Getting Rid of the Crime?

  

  “Society hanged.” By Monica SarkarLast week, the Delhi High Court upheld the death sentences of four men accused of raping and murdering a student on a moving... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2014 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Remembering Pandit Nikhil Banerjee: Pioneer of the Sitar

  

  Pandit Nikhil Banerjee. Photo by Bhaidu Sanyal (Found here: www.stevenbaigel.com)Although he is not as well known in the western world as much as the likes of... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2014 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Indian Protesters: I Salute You

  

  We laid to rest the embodiment of a powerful soul last week. Someone who had the overwhelming courage to not only think the seemingly impossible, but believe... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• MLK’s Speech 50 Years On: Has Racism Become Smarter?

  

  Fashionable or freakish? © Sarb JhamatFifty years ago today, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his momentous, stirring speech “I have a dream”. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 SOCIETY

• Has Racism Become Smarter?

  

  Fashionable or freakish? © Sarb JhamatI remember being around eight years old, walking to school, and a driver shouting “Paki!” out of his van window as he drov... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Keeping Chivalry Alive in India: Men Respond to Rape Crisis

  

  Photographed by Aditya Mendiratta http://www.adityamendiratta.comMany female travelers are scrubbing India off their destination lists after the horrific gang... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Day Telegrams Came to a Final STOP

  

  Source: commons.wikimedia.orgIndians awoke on Monday to find their 162-year-old telegram service rendered obsolete, superseded by SMS, e-mail and Twitter. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• While Indian Football Sleeps, Its Young Hopefuls Dream of Playing Abroad

  

  Steve McMahon Football Academy, DelhiPhotographed by Monica Sarkar“Theatre of Dreams” reads the plaque on the classroom door of Manchester United Soccer School... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Violence Against Women is a Crime the World Over

  

  An object of desire or affection?Photographed by Monica SarkarThe tragic case of the Delhi gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman last year forced India... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• It’s Not Just India Where Women Are Violated

  

  Is there a need for large-scale, world-wide social change? Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• My Religion Is: What Suits Me

  

  “What religion are you?” a man on the high street asks me, whilst holding a wad of leaflets promoting Islam. “I don’t belong to any religion,” I reply. “Oh, so... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• How Football is Changing Lives of Indian Slum Girls

  

  By Monica SarkarAs soon as I heard about Franz Gastler, I had to find out more. A middle-class American man, living in India’s poorest state of Jharkhand,... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2013 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• India Needs to Talk About Sex

  

  Indian women protest culture of sexual harrassment Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 LOVE & SEX, SOCIETY

• What is a Football Match Like in India?

  

  Believe it or not, India is not just a cricket-crazy nation; football has been played since the 19th century when British soldiers introduced the sport to the... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Earth’s Obituary (if One Day, It Really Does End)

  

  There isn’t another being that could have borne the stresses and strains of this celestial body. The phenomenal weight of over seven billion human beings and... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY