Thirty- six years later, justice still seems a distant word for 1984 victims
On November 1, 1984, the family of Satpal Singh Gujral was waiting for him to get back home safely. While his wife and kids…
Clothes have no gender: Straight, married man wears heels and skirts to work
Kicking the structures of gender out of the window, 61-year-old Mark Bryan, an American living in Germany, believes that “clothes have no gender.” Bryan…
30 women Dalit engineers call out Indian bosses: Report reveals caste discrimination in Silicon Valley
According to a joint statement published the Washington Post, 30 women Dalit engineers alleged that they have been facing caste discrimination. These women wrote…
15-year-old girls get raped in UP’s Jaunpur and Meerut: Is ‘Mission Shakti’ on a roll?
While Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adiyanath launched ‘Mission Shakti’- a 180-day campaign focused on women’s safety, vowing “zero tolerance” towards crimes against women on…
The booming art of animation in Africa
26-year-old, self-taught Nigerian animator Ridwan Moshood, recognised by the Cartoon Network Africa Creative Lab for his animation Garbage Boy and Trash Can, was inspired…
Four years and counting: Where is Najeeb?
Four years ago, an M.Sc. Biotechnology student who lived in room no. 106 of Mahi Mandavi hostel, Najeeb Ahmed disappeared from the campus of…
One-month-old baby dies without medical care, father protests outside CM’s office
A man, whose one-month-old girl died due to lack of adequate medical care, protested in front of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s residence on…
Released on bail, rape accused kills victim, mother in Uttar Pradesh
A gangrape victim and her mother were killed by one of the accused in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district. The accused, identified as Yashveer, ran…
Tiny mobile library brings books for kids living in remote villages
Antonio La Cava, retired schoolteacher, transformed his three-wheeled van into a travelling library- the Bibliomotocarro. His aim was to make sure no child goes…
Five fake news of the week
While there’s so much happening around the world and things going viral on social media every day, we at Karvaan India aim to bring in-depth…