The nation's blood-stained past still haunts us, thirty five years after the incident. The perpetrators of thousands are finally being convicted but at this point, can we even call it justice anymore?
Fifth Knock: A Story of the ’84 Sikh Massacre
The Cognizant Citizen: The Pulwama Attacks
On the fourteenth of February 2019, a cowardly suicide attack on a convoy of vehicles carrying Central Reserve Police Forces(CRPF) personnel in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir shocked citizens in every corner of the country. Hours later, Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed(JeM) claimed responsibility. The carnage claimed the lives of 46 CRPF personnel and of... Continue Reading →
The Cognizant Citizen: From Riches to Rags, The Venezuelan Crisis
Venezuela, known to have the largest oil reserves in the world, is suffering from one of the greatest humanitarian crisis seen in this century. The country has more oil than Saudi Arabia and yet more poverty than Colombia. Having an economy which was once the envy of Latin America, it is now plagued by shortages... Continue Reading →
The A to Z: For First Time Voters
Earlier this week, the Election Commission (EC) of India had declared that polling for the 17th Lok Sabha assembly, the world's largest democratic exercise, would begin in less than a month from now. The EC had stated that polling would take place in seven stages between the 7th of April and the 19th of... Continue Reading →
The Cognizant Citizen: Gujarat Migrant Exodus
On the 28th of September, 2018, a disgusting act took the state of Gujarat by surprise. An infant, no more than fifteen months old, was raped in the district of Sabarkantha. Ravindra Sahu, a labourer from Bihar was convicted for the felony on the same day. The heinous crime led to violence against specific communities, forcing them... Continue Reading →
The Cognizant Citizen: The Sabarimala Verdict
A few weeks ago, the Indian Supreme Court came out with a landmark 4:1 decision. A month later we stand at a cross-road, sentiments have been hurt and political tensions are at an all time high. The Sabarimala temple is set to open it's doors to devotees again tomorrow. Here's the story of all that's happened so far
The Cognizant Citizen: Argentina Abortion Bill
On August 9th, 2018 Argentina’s Senate rejected the landmark bill that sought legalization of abortions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. Argentinian lawmakers debated the complete legalization of abortion for more than 15 hours and voted 38 against to 31 for. From the senate, 14 female and 24 male senators voted against the bill.... Continue Reading →