Fuelling unhappiness
The recent price hike of petrol has been a shocker. Here’s what a few youngsters have to say about it…
My friends and I go on road trips quite often but with the recent price hike it sounds like the death knell to my trips. I never expected the prices to go up […]
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Snap your fear!
Find an area in the city unsafe for women? Just snap it! AISHWARYA S. AND HAMSINI RAVI
Hollaback! Chennai is the local chapter of a global crowd-sourced movement that enables women to report incidences of street sexual harassment through web and mobile applications. It also provides a non-judgmental space (Chennai.ihollaback.org) to share stories and discuss and […]
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Old for new?
It’s a thin line between what you need to lose to achieve something especially when it’s like the Metro. Be it the parks or the heritage buildings the City seems to be clearing away these areas to give way to the Metro. Why is our planning so superficial? And where should you draw the line? […]
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A world of difference
While we think our standard of education might be high, isn’t it shocking that not a single Indian university features in the world’s top 300 universities and research institutes? PRAVEEN IYER
In the U.S. for my Masters’ degree, I have come to realise that the education system in India is totally different from that in the […]
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True swaraj…
While we have surpassed many obstacles to become a sovereign country 62 years ago, there is a lot more that we, as a country, need to do to become a “developed” nation, feels SAMVITHA RAM
Today, India celebrates 62 years of being a sovereign, secular and democratic republic. Every year on this day, our amazing country […]
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Nowhere to go…
With most apartments banning pets, the poor animal’s chances of finding a home are slimmer than ever. SIVA B.
At a time when multi-storeyed apartments are seen as a housing solution, one issue that is often overlooked is that of pets. As a society, we seem to have forgotten that we aren’t the only inhabitants of […]
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Dignity in “menial” jobs
While we emulate the West in most things, why do we ignore some of their best traits like dignity of labour, asks YASHASVINI RAJESHWAR.
There is a boy I once knew who quite seriously wanted to spend some time interning as a waiter in Saravana Bhavan. He wanted to just serve customers, take orders and […]
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Of rights and rebellion…
WE REACT Separatism – is it the right solution, debate youngsters, keeping in mind the case of Telangana. GAURAV DANGI
India is plagued by scandals, one after the other. Ranging from 2G spectrum to mining scams to Lokpal bill, the problems have come in different magnitudes and forms. Besides these, another major issue concerning entire nation […]
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Experiments in transparency
CIVIC SENS(E)ITIVITY The Ward Accountability Experiment by the volunteers of Transparent Chennai has shown the way for citizens to hold their elected representatives accountable. ZARA KHAN and TANYA THOMAS
The packed hall at the Indira Nagar Youth Hostel witnessed a new phenomenon in the culmination of the landmark “Ward Accountability Experiment” (WAE) last week. The volunteers […]
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Cropped reality
JOURNEY The ground reality in Kashmir is very different from that portrayed in the media — regular people carrying on with their lives despite the presence of the army.
GAGAN RISM
“There is absolutely nothing to worry about, it’s perfectly safe over there…” an acquaintance, Jai Krishan Raina, assured me over the phone. “Just go and enjoy.” […]
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