Society

Reena believes that acceptance and inclusion of the LGBT community can only happen if we start treating them with the respect and dignity they deserve.

Residents of a luxury apartment complex in Mumbai volunteer every weekend to teach the kids in their poor neighbourhood, and bridge the gap between them.

Asavari, a dance school run by Padmashree Shovana Narayan, imparts training in Kathak to aspirants from all strata of society, as well as humane values like sensitivity towards social issues, discipline of the ‘guru-shishya parampara’, and a message of love, righteous practices, and trust.

Women are often forced to conform to unattainable standards and belittled if they choose to be independent. A renowned young woman and poet has a message for such body shaming in this short and powerful poem.

In an increasingly fractured and judgmental world, what lessons can our past teach? A young woman remembers her upbringing in Bihar to draw lessons for today’s society.

Women often get the wrong end of the stick in society, for no apparent fault except for being a woman. A young blogger talks about this injustice in a video that asks society an important question.

Who says 140 characters aren't enough for poetry?

Because it's important to break free from stereotypes that only serve to hurt.

A man shared the story of his friend who agreed to an arranged marriage for the sake of her parents. It put an end to her career and placed her in an abusive household.

A new initiative – Samvidhan Live - The Jagrik Project – is trying to get its participants (Jagriks) to discover more about the Constitution and its tenets through an interactive simulation. Along the way, the Jagriks will undergo a journey of self-realisation and development, and use the lessons they have picked up to change the world.