Society and Culture

‘Times have changed; an adopted child is better accepted but we still have some way to go’
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Ashraf Engineer October 18, 2023 Adoption can be a complicated, tedious and frustrating process with...
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Caste discrimination on campuses is claiming lives, smashing dreams
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Ashraf Engineer October 14, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘There is a tendency to infantilise women with disabilities, take away their decision making powers’
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Ashraf Engineer October 4, 2023 Across the world, women with disabilities are establishing their identity...
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India a vegetarian nation? It’s a myth
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Ashraf Engineer September 30, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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Alarming decline in bird populations highlights conservation urgency
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Ashraf Engineer September 23, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘Education reform is not just about what’s taught in school, but recreating society’
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Ashraf Engineer September 20, 2023 The New Education Policy, while offering the promise of better...
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Caste, the cancer afflicting Sanatan Dharma
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Tushar Gandhi September 18, 2023 “I consider the four divisions alone to be fundamental, natural...
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Ashoka University has let itself and academic freedom down
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‘Overhaul’ of criminal justice system raises more questions than answers
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Ashraf Engineer August 19, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘Forgive me, my ancestors’: Tushar Gandhi, on the slander campaign against the Mahatma
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Tushar Gandhi July 31, 2023 The campaign to slander Bapu, Mohandas Gandhi, has been cleverly...
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Assault on academic freedom, interference in higher education on the rise
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Ashraf Engineer July 22, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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A society of morbid voyeurs
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Tushar Gandhi July 13, 2023 With the advent and reach of social media, video streaming...
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‘Every innocent prisoner wakes up in hope and only that carries him through the day’
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Ashraf Engineer July 11, 2023 The July 11, 2006, train bombs remain etched in Mumbai’s...
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Rail safety should be a critical part of the network upgrade
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Ashraf Engineer July 1, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘Destitute girls are often traumatised; they need love, acceptance’
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Ashraf Engineer June 21, 2023 The Indian girl child is born to tremendous disadvantages. For...
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Grim outlook for press freedom in India
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Project Cheetah needed better planning, expert inputs
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‘Gandhi inspired me to start school for children of jail inmates, sex workers, single mothers’
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Ashraf Engineer May 31, 2023 Vinayak Deokar was abandoned when he was three months old....
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‘Culturally, women’s voices are missing in the entire news value chain’
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Ashraf Engineer May 17, 2023 The media industry across the world, and particularly in India,...
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Gender, caste imbalance in criminal justice system a serious concern
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Ashraf Engineer April 29, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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Heatwaves here to stay; impact on health, GDP significant
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Ashraf Engineer April 21, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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Assault on history textbooks smacks of ideological insecurity
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Ashraf Engineer April 15, 2023 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I...
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‘Already, world views India’s climate commitments with some scepticism’
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Ashraf Engineer April 12, 2023 India claims steadfast commitment to environmental laws, but its actions...
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‘Govt wants intellectual hegemony, hence the crackdown on academic freedom’
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Ashraf Engineer April 5, 2023 Academic freedom and institutional autonomy have declined significantly in India...
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