Tick Tock / The Sky and Winter
In Tick Tock, Olaitan dwells on the many narratives of time, from the personal to the eternal. Her second poem, The Sky and Winter, is an evocative verse about...
PVCHR Empowered Child Right to Curb Child Labour
Africa and Asia together account for over 90 per cent of total child employment. India has 10.12 million child labourers (Census 2011), aged between 5 to 14 years, and...
A Child Labour Keeps Lopsided Economy Afloat on his Blood and Sweat
According to the ILO, internationally child labour has declined by one third since 2000. But, in India, that employs the largest numbers of child labour in the world, the trend is...
Case Study of Cartis India Survey on the Right to Education in Bihar: A Booklet
Forward Development of any society, state or country depends upon the education policy adopted by it and the most important role is played by Primary education. This is very...
Chhotu
Deprivation, born out of poverty and hunger, has snatched away the carefree childhood from millions of children in India and other Third World countries. Here’s Lily’s short story, based on real...
Over 55 Million Children in India Labour but Sleep Hungry
Despite legislations and protests by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kailsh Satyarthi, activists like Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi and NGOs like PVCHR, over 55 million children in India are doomed. They are made...
Can Children Inherit an Exploitation-free World from us?
Let Children Smile in a deprivation-free, exploitation-free world. Let’s each of us ask ourselves what we can do for 168 million children worldwide to ensure that the do not sleep hungry,...
Hero Worship
This verse is about Neelam’s search for a hero, an icon, in her teenage years. When I was a teen, I was often asked, “Who is your hero?” I...
Live-in Relationship or Marriage: What Keeps the Spark Alive in a Couple?
Is live-in relationship a mere fad or fashion? Does it make us more ‘trendy’? Is it the product of deep identity crisis amongst the youth? Many say that these things...
Once I met Life
A poignant poem by Shernaz. During the passage from birth to date I once encountered Life on the way She beckoned. Urged me to engage in the moment I...