India
Young Women Empowerment
On 2nd August 2019, Karishma Jangid hosted a Tweetchat curated by Abdul Mufeez Shaheed @abdulmshaheed about “Young women empowerment”. The chat began by discussing the different barriers that limit young women from achieving their potential, be it at home, in schools, or even in [...]Read more
LET’S CONNECT and discuss life of an ex-prisoner beyond prison walls
Crime does not exist in black and white but it is born out of a grey area that needs to be analyzed through a gendered and intersectional perspective. Therefore, we will analyze imprisonment, punishment, and crime through a gendered perspective. Our discussion will be focused on [...]Read more
Making Adolescents a National Priority
On 12th April, Dasra @dasra conducted a Tweetchat on “Making Adolescents a National Priority” The Tweetchat began by sharing the link to “Ab Meri Baari” a short film that emphasized prioritizing adolescent issues. The first question was that since 15 million adolescents are [...]Read more
Women and Political Participation in India
Komal Gesala is currently studying in T.Y.BCom from Mithibai College. She loves writing short stories and blogging in her spare time. Women and Political Participation in India India has been a democratic country since since 1947, the first elections of this democratic country [...]Read more
Health and Sanitation in India
On 18th January 2019, Vidhi Chandani @vidhi_chandani conducted a tweetchat on the looming issue of the lack of health and sanitation in India. We were joined by guests- Dasra @dasra, WaterAid India @WaterAidIndia and Thea Care App @WomensHealth_in The tweetchat began by asking [...]Read more
Education for Underprivileged Children
On Friday 7th December, 2018 DoorStep School Pune conducted a tweetchat on the issue of education for underprivileged children. The chat first began by asking the audience about the many different reasons why children are left out of school. Some of the answers that topped the [...]Read more
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic/ 20th October to 27th October 2018
Sexual Violence: A Global Pandemic Written by Sabah Batul Blogging Team Sexual violence is a global pandemic. One in three women experiences sexual or physical violence – most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization. There is [...]Read more
Everything Wrong with Indian Advertisements
Komal Gesala is currently studying in T.Y.BCom from Mithibai College. She loves writing short stories and blogging in her spare time. Everything Wrong with Indian Advertisements Since its inception, media in its every form has a great impact on the society. An average adult [...]Read more
The numbers on sexual assault in India keep mounting
Anna Anandita is a 23 year old hailing from the temple city Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She is currently pursuing M.Tech in Chemical Engineering in National Institute of Technology, Srinagar. Apart from academics, she enjoys writing, painting, dancing and occasional singing. She is [...]Read more
Portrayal of Women in Indian Cinema and TV and its effects on Society.
On 19th October, Shalini Gupta @ShaliniGupta_ conducted a tweetchat on the Portrayal of Women in Indian Cinema and TV and its effects on Society. The chat began with a very important question asking the participants whether they felt that women are portrayed regressively in [...]Read more