by Purba Ray



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Purba Ray is an economics graduate who taught computers to high school students and finally found her calling in the written word. She is not a crusader, but someone who has opinions on anything and everything. She enjoys books, movies, music(not just any) and is an avid traveller.

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Karan ThakurKaran Thakur
Addressing suppressed sexuality

The ghastly and brutal gang-rape and murderous assault on a 23 year old by six men in New Delhi last month has shaken the national consciousness and hit our

Somesh GoyalSomesh Goyal
The gangrape and thereafter

The brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old girl by six criminals in a moving bus on Dec 16 has shocked the nation like never before. One positive aspect has been

Trina Nileena BanerjeeTrina Nileena Banerjee
After the gangrape and death: the road ahead

I do not wish to reiterate the emotional responses that most women I have spoken to have felt about the rape and the subsequent death of the 23-year-old girl.

Monojit LahiriMonojit Lahiri
No woman is complete unless she's a mother: true or false?

"Hello?" the voice was vaguely familiar, muted, hesitant, unsure. It was from a young acquaintance. He sure didn't sound too bright. The reason, as explained haltingly in the next

Oindrila MukherjeeOindrila Mukherjee
One weekend and a tale of two tragedies

Now is the winter of our discontent - Richard III, William Shakespeare.

Newtown. New Delhi.

In the immediate aftermath of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook,

Pragya MajumderPragya Majumder
Raped: Speak up and suffer!

Yes, that is exactly what my country the so called largest democracy dishes out to its citizens. My friend who was horrifically raped and then pushed out of a

Chandrabhan PrasadChandrabhan Prasad
Why UP's forwards and backwards oppose the Quota Bill on promotions

Take a tour of the newspaper archives of the month of May every year and when it comes to National Capital Region (NCR) news, there is a clear pattern.

Tanvi MehtaTanvi Mehta
What's with Indian men?

A new show that hit TV screens this week asks the question, 'What's with Indian Women?'. But given the sheer volume of crimes against women in this country this

Vandana AnandVandana Anand
Towards an active citizenry

A person coming out of a crowd could become a whistleblower, standing against what are disabling forces to raise his/her voice, setting a hard-hitting example for many others to