8PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub-Category: Anti-Human Trafficking
Written By: Advaitha Reddy, First Year, St. Francis College for Women, Begumpet
We have seen and heard cases of Human trafficking all around us ranging from movies to books to news. Trafficking is a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. Every year, thousands of men, women and children fall into the hands of traffickers, in their own countries and abroad. Almost every country in the world is affected by trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit or destination for ...
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8PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub-Category: Special Needs People Welfare
Written by: Neetha Ann Dooy, Batch: 2019-2022, CMS College, Kottayam, Kerala
While strolling through a park, how many of us have really paid attention to the myriad hues of sounds we hear? It can be the chirping of birds, the rustling of leaves or just the plain honk-honk of a car passing by. But mostly, on our busy day to work or to school, all these sounds turn to a mere cacophony. We ...
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8PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub-category: Combat violence against Women
Written By: Samrudhi Patil, First Year, Fergusson College
Rape in India is the fourth most commonly committed crime. 24,923 rape cases were reported in 2012, according to the National Crime Records Bureau 2013 annual report. It’s really ironic for a country like India where Maa Kaali is feared and Maa Laxmi is beseeched that the number of rape cases is so high. The Nirbhaya Gang Rape spread all over the globe and so it became mandatory for the government ...
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8 PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub Category: Prison Inmates Care
Written by: Alisha Mehra
We’ve all learned the lesson of avoiding the nasty and following the path of good however some skipped that lesson and learned it in the breathing hell we all associate with Prison. They were supposed to be the temporary holdings before trials yet have continued to serve as a home to many who are awaiting the unknown. There have been stimulating changes in the ...
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8PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub Category: Animal Welfare
Written by: Jasmine Jena
We live in a country where finding animals like dogs, cats, birds, cows or even monkeys on the streets is not a surprise. As amusing as this may seem, when it comes down to taking care of their health, these stray animals are often ignored. Even the people who own pets are rather dubious about providing a single bowl of water for the stray. These living beings are not only deprived of ...
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8PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub Category: Anti Human Trafficking
Written by – Yasharth Kumar Srivastava, Batch – 2019 to 2022, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi
Girls in the name of work or love are misled or abducted every year from remote areas and are forced to enter into flesh trade. Childhood is snatched away from kids, they are sexually abused and victimized to serve to needs of atrocious sinners.
Human trafficking is one of the most grievous criminal activity growing worldwide, rather it is the second-largest and fastest increasing criminal industry ...
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8 PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub Category: Donations
Written By: Alisha Mehra
8PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub-category: LGBT Welfare
Written by: Prakhar Agnihotri, 4th year Civil Engineering student from JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida
"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"--Author Ernest J. Gaines
This question asked by the famous social realist American author brings out the extremely pitiable state of the mindset of our society. The premise of this question holds true for most of the societies ...
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Respect the Elderly, when you’re Young.
8PE Category: Being Civilized
Sub-category: Elder care.
Written and composed by: Rujuta. Soshte. R.Ruia college.
The cycle of life condemns every living being to experience life through three major phases. Once brought to life, we are raised by our parents to develop into high-functioning adults, we see our parents grow old and we are aware that someday we will go through that phase as well. Growing old is a natural process, it’s inevitable and yet very challenging. Not only do one’s physical abilities diminish but the person’s emotional and social life also becomes highly ...
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Don't Be Afraid to show your True colours
8PE Category:Being Civilized
Sub-category: LGBT welfare.
Written and composed by: Rujuta. Soshte. R.Ruia college.
L-Lesbian G-Gay B-bisexual T-trans Q-Queer
There has been plenty buzz over the country regarding the amendment of section 377 of the Indian penal code. Introduced during the British India era, consensual homosexual sex between adults was considered an activity against the cause of nature. On 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court of India ruled the section as irrational, decriminalizing Homosexuality in India.
Equality is considered as one of the greatest basic universal value and ...
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