“Labels aside, We are all unique. We are all valid.” The 21st century has seen a lot in terms of the efforts being made towards gender equality. The acknowledgement and understanding of the various social aspects of the LGBTQIA+ community has evolved throughout the years but it’s still a long…

The year 1854. The sound of gunfire and the stench of blood fill the air. A small hospital, overrun with wounded, dying soldiers. No matter what the outcome was on the battlefield; here, the war was lost already. Until the tide turned. A lady with a lamp, and her group…

“Amnesty is as good for those who give it as is those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.”- Victor Hugo Forgiveness is both an envied yet abhorred trait. It is difficult to put the past behind us, and have the heart to…

Women’s Empowerment has been a part of countless political discussions in India. But where does India actually stand when it comes to the Rights of Women? Especially when we compare ourselves to the rest of the world? It’s only fair to say that on paper, we look really, really good…

Science has been an integral part of society, for as long as we can fathom. From the invention of the wheel in the stone age, to the artificial intelligence technology being introduced today, there is science all around us. It has helped in the progression of society in several ways…

In the past few years, the world has come to a standstill and everything that we knew and deemed normal has become strange to us. No more meeting up with friends, no more fun outings, the pandemic has brought disruption to our routine and completely transformed us. We went from…

“The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being humane” — Mahatma Gandhi We are born into this world as humans, but the choice to be humane is one that we make consciously. What does humanity mean to us? The most common definition of humanity describes it…

Jesus reached out His Hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” Leprosy has terrorized humanity from Biblical times, with cases dating back to 600 BC in India, China, and Egypt. People with leprosy were considered ‘outcasts’. The disease had no cure back then and caused…

The Jewish Holocaust has to be one of the most egregious acts of injustice against Jews, rather, mankind, in history. This episode serves as a big, black blotch in the story of our species and a reminder of the greatest failure of humanity. The Nazis launched a violent war against…