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During India’s national struggle, the position of women took a turn for the better, writes Abhay Shah, 17, a Correspondent from Siliguri in India. Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and Dr. Rajendra Prasad began to think deeply about the urgent need for women’s emancipation. Gandhi, Nehru and Prasad realised that so long as women of the …

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Aid to developing countries may have originated as supportive gesture, but Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Correspondent from India, currently studying in the U.S., argues that cash donations led to structural weaknesses that eventually put those nations at a disadvantage. In the postwar world, the funds from First World nations lowered the needs of leaders in …

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Sri Lanka’s Right to Information Act was implemented on the 3rd of February this year. The Act enables any citizen of Sri Lanka to request any recorded information held by any public authority.  Annemari de Silva, 27, a Correspondent in Colombo, Sri Lanka, looks at the first few weeks of RTI. To quote its preamble, …

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India’s transgender community has been a target of chronic violence, intolerance and stereotyping.  Sugandha Parmar, 23, a Correspondent in Kanpur, India, writes that the Transgender (Protection of Rights) Bill promises protection of rights and facilitates acceptance in social spaces. Such a legislative move engenders fresh questions amongst those aspiring for reform. Underpinning several LGBTQI discourses lies a …

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Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Correspondent from India and currently studying in the U.S., looks at the historic and economic roots of poverty. He argues for the need to provide basic necessities and the opportunity to make personal and economic choices. After reading the five different individual stories from John Isbister’s “A World of Poverty”, about people …

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Young people with disabilities have numerous concerns, especially in the developing world, writes Vibhu Sharma, 24, a Correspondent from Delhi in India, who notes the problems created by discrimination and social exclusion. It is difficult for most students with visual impairment to seek admission in general schools. Lack of adequate school infrastructure, unawareness amongst teachers …

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War and peace has been a focal issue in all periods of history, writes Abhay Shah, 17, a Correspondent from Siliguri in India. Lessons have been learned, but he argues that humankind must learn how to manage ongoing and new crises that threaten peace. The concern of humankind for peace can be assessed by taking …

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History tells us that some of the world’s most distinguished people have suffered from depression and battled it with utmost bravery, writes Summaya Afaq, 25, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Karachi, Pakistan. This year the World Health Organization has chosen ‘depression’ as the theme for World Health Day.  At the age of 20, his loving sister died. …

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Micro-financing is often heralded as a path out of poverty for maginalised groups, but Swapnil Mishra, 21, a Correspondent from India and currently studying in the U.S., examines the numbers and outlines the limitations that must be considered. A poor family lives on less than $2 a day, and the family seeks for financial predictability like …

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