Avni is an avid writer and loves to read about wildlife. She holds a keen interest in sketching. She is blessed with a great taste for music and cinema/TV.
One relies on adults and institutions like schools and colleges to provide them the very-much necessary sex education. In India, however, the two apparently reliable sources have failed us at many levels. In this scenario, youth ends up educating themselves through means like social media, pornographic websites, and the most foolproof of all – peers. […]
Avni Gupta writes about the laws that pertain to women’s rights to inherit their familial property. Amidst our challenging confrontation with COVID-19 during the year 2020, there was a ray of hope India’s Supreme Court strengthened Hindu women’s rights of property inheritance. In the judgment, they have recognised women’s rights in a family that were […]
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is the result of infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus amongst humans. The diseased is known to spread primarily through unprotected sex, blood transfusion, injection of needles, and to children during pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding. It is feared due to a prolonged period lacking any form of signs or symptoms. The […]
Avni Gupta writes about the historical, self-immolation tradition of Sati which was prevalent across many parts of India. Sati refers to a practice of a widow sacrificing herself after her husband’s death – either on his pyre or separately. It is derived from a Sanskrit word suttee meaning “virtuous woman”. In Hinduism, it symbolises closure […]
Avni Gupta writes about the practice of mass sterilisation that prevails in the country even today. It all began in the 1970s, when the Indian government announced Emergency due to internal disturbances. India embarked on an ambitious programme of population control under the rule of Mr. Sanjay Gandhi, calling it his “pet programme”. The campaign […]
