How societal pressure shapes Indian children

“Log kya kahenge” sounds like concern, but for children it often translates into surveillance. It teaches them that the family image matters more than emotional honesty. That appearances matter more than distress. That a child’s job is not to be understood, but to be managed. The cost is high. Children may stop sharing problems with…

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Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari: All eyes on high-stakes battle in Bhabanipur | India News

Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari 2.0 in West Bengal. NEW DELHI: All eyes are on the high-stakes battle between West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the assembly’s opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari as counting of votes take place on Monday.All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Banerjee re-contested from Bhabanipur seat, which went to polls in…

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‘Raja Shivaji’ box office collection Day 3 [Hindi]: Riteish Deshmukh starrer grosses Rs 11 crore on opening weekend | Hindi Movie News

Riteish Deshmukh‘s passion project, ‘Raja Shivaji’, has been receiving a lot of love and appreciation from the audience. The movie is based on the life of the founder of the Maratha empire, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. While the audience expressed that the actor shouldn’t have played the titular role, those who watched the period drama shared…

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Costly textbooks: Are schools forcing private books over NCERT? NHRC issues notice to Centre, states

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Union ministry of education, the Central Board of Secondary Education and chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories over allegations that private schools were prescribing costly textbooks from private publishers in violation of norms.A bench led by NHRC member Priyank Kanoongo took note of…

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