Five ethical human rights reporting principles 

This article will go through the main five Human Rights Principles, which are very essential to know for those who rely on user-generated content on digital platforms. It is also essential to know these principles for the coverage of religious minorities.  Accuracy  Journalists should always strive to get the facts right. This…

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Stuck in a box: A life with Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME) 

I spent 23 years of my life growing up in Chennai, India, living in the same house since I was born. My family was rife with sexist ideas and menstrual taboos. But being the eldest child, and a rebellious, feminist one at that, earned me a few accommodations. I could sleep on…

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From hate to hope: Shhorai’s intersectional tech solution for combating online bullying and harassment

Back in middle school, I began my coding journey with a C program, but the catch was, I coded on paper. I started coding in notebooks even before I owned a computer. I completed my first notable project—an IoT device to make life easier for my farmer parents, automating water taps based…

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Same history, different narratives: How nation-building and social cohesion are understood in national curriculum frameworks in India and Pakistan post independence and partition.

The concept of nationalism has seen rising significance since the second world war with its evolving understanding in postcolonial countries and modern forms of conflict. In the South Asian context particularly the concepts of nation and nationalism have been frequently analysed as underlying the political and everyday discourses. Through this article, I…

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