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My Story: ‘My Father-In-Law Succumbed To COVID-19 After Hospitals Cited Lack Of Ventilators’
We needed an ambulance with a ventilator, which wasn’t available. We tried almost all hospitals, including government hospital LNJP, and each time, we were told that there were no ventilators available.

Reporter’s Diary: What It Was Like To Travel From Delhi To Jammu Amid COVID-19 Lockdown On Special Train
“There would not have been a better place to write this piece than a quarantine facility in Jammu as I am getting much needed calm and peace,” says journalist Arjun Sharma.

My Story: ‘Being Queer, I Was Asked If I Liked Floral Prints, & The Class Laughed Along’
“I was asked to man up so that I get to attract girls, brushing aside the way I sat as unmanly, and the prescribed way out was to balance my femininity with masculinity.”

MyStory: Survived TB As Teen, Stigma Was Bigger And Scarier Than TB Itself
The government and the medical community are so busy curing TB that they forget to tell people how to deal with the TB affected.

MyStory: “Two months After I Joined IIT For My PhD I was diagnosed with TB”
Even among the educated, there are misconceptions about TB. People think all forms of TB are contagious.

My Story: “We Were Appalled At Police’s Disheartening Response After Rape Threats From A Cab Driver”
On Christmas night this year, we came back home from our long-planned outing with a heavy heart. The glitter, the lights, the Christmas carols did

‘You Voted For My Marginalisation!’ An Indian Muslim’s Open Letter To ‘Certified Indians’
To my ‘certified Indian’ friends, I don’t know what is in store for us – ‘the unverified Indians’, in future. I do have a vague

‘You Voted For My Marginalisation!’ An Indian Muslim’s Open Letter To ‘Certified Indians’
To my ‘certified Indian’ friends, I don’t know what is in store for us – ‘the unverified Indians’, in future. I do have a vague

Nirbhaya To Hyderabad Vet: No Short Lived Outrage Will Help Bring Down Rape Culture
As a woman living in India, one of my major concerns, from now on, will be to escape unharmed and alive if my two-wheeler or

An Obituary Of The Once Buzzing Library Culture
When was the last time you went to a library? For a moment, let us stop and imagine our great-grandfather visiting his favourite public library.

Your Vote Does Not Matter! No Chanakya Neeti In Maharashtra, Only Sinister Politics For Power
People went out and voted, but the treatment they have been subjected to is nothing short of a mockery and humiliation of their rights. The party

We Will Never Forget: Heroes Of 26/11 Mumbai Terrorist Attack
Source: Humans of Bombay “I was a chef in the Taj banquet kitchen when the gunshots started that night. Initially the news was that it
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