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HomeGENRE: Voices

GENRE: Voices

Personal essays, commentary, opinion, interviews

Health

COVID-19 mitigation measures have led to the neglect of one of Mumbai’s top killers

October 16, 2020 Pragnya Senapati

The focus on COVID-19 has lead to a drop in Tubercolosis Notifications which is a dangerous public health trend.

Infrastructure

Ensuring worker safety: Spidermen need harnesses too

October 8, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

When men balance on bamboo poles, with only their skill and experience separating them from a smashing end, several storeys down, your heart is in your mouth.

Infrastructure

Political will, citizen action key for Mumbai’s pedestrians

September 21, 2020 Rishi Aggarwal

Much has been said about urban design and footpaths. But, matters only seem to get worse with the increase in cars and their competing needs for the same road space.

Environment

Dragonflies swarm Mumbai’s mangroves

September 16, 2020 Gopal M S

Dragonflies have been found to migrate a few thousand kilometres, and Mumbai is lucky to be one of their destinations.

Education

Woes of a 2020 graduate

September 10, 2020 Nivedha Kannan

The “Kabhi haan, Kabhi naa” mindset of the authorities has plagued several students into pits of doubt and despair for the last six months.

Environment

Here’s how we brought some butterflies to our field

August 27, 2020 Santy Shetty

Butterflies are useful pollinators, and there are several plants that rely on them to propagate. Attracting them to our doorstep isn’t all that difficult.

Education

“Let children rewind and recharge their batteries”

August 18, 2020 Bhairvi Raichura

In their zeal to keep their shops running and to justify the fee structure, schools are going out of their way to make life hell for children and the teachers. Is this at all necessary?

Education

Teachers, please don’t teach

August 11, 2020 Anu Agrawal

This year, when schools are holding classes online, it is the best opportunity to teach students life skills and take the emphasis away from marks-based learning.

Health

All you need to know about immunity and immunity boosters

August 10, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The internet has been full of advice, traditional remedies and food recipes to boost your immunity. The market is flooded with immunity boosting products. Do these help?

Environment

Bats in our backyards. Are they dangerous?

August 3, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

With the linkage of Covid-19 to bats, people are understandably concerned when they see them in their neighbourhoods. Read about why bats are beneficial to us.

Governance

Want safer roads? Become better drivers.

July 31, 2020 Siddharth

In a country where you can literally buy a driving licence, why are we surprised when lakhs of people die in road accidents? The system is flawed and we are complicit.

Environment

Give birds a chance to live naturally

July 27, 2020 Dipti Humraskar Mistry

Do you feed the birds? Find out why it is not a good idea – for them, for the ecosystem and for you.

Society

Here’s why you think you were charged more for electricity, Mumbaikar

July 20, 2020 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Customers were in for a massive shock when they received their electricity bills in June 2020. Why were the bills so high and what can people do to resolve the issue?

Society

Tête-à-tête with Mumbai’s own Bappa

September 15, 2018 Tejaswini Patwardhan

As Mumbai celebrates the 10-day festival worshipping Lord Ganesha, a citizen pens her imagined conversation with the god himself, revealing subtle changes in urban society and how it relates to and celebrates Ganpati Bappa today.

Civic

MNS protest against Mumbai potholes is a bigger attack against pedestrians!

July 23, 2018 Vidyadhar Date

To protest potholes, axe-wielding men of the Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) dig up a well-laid footpath. Government authorities evict vendors from station premises and allow car parking in the space. Who cares for the pedestrian in Mumbai?

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