Varalika Mishra

is a Mental Health activist, author and a freelance journalist

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The Split Verdict on Marital Rape

The Delhi High Court's divisional Bench on May 11, 2022 delivered a split verdict in the marital rape case regarding the validity of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The...

Ishrat Akhter: First international wheelchair basketball player from Kashmir

Delhi: Ishrat Akther from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir is a multi-faceted personality. She is an international wheelchair basketball player, a motivational speaker, Kashmir’s young leader and an achiever’s award-winner. Indeed, six years back, Ishrat's...

Nature enhances mental health

Natural landscapes, such as beaches, water, forests, parks, and mountains, the availability of public open spaces used for public entertainment and sports reduce attention deficit disorders. Green restoration improves preschooler spatial working memory and cognitive...

Understanding the Hijab judgement through different voices

“We must distinguish between the right to wear Hijab and the issue of hijab. My support of girls’ right to wear hijab is NOT an endorsement for the garment. I am personally against all prescriptions for women in...

Two Treasured Children In India’s Capital Bring Hope For Sex Worker Community

Delhi: In the year 2020 and 2021, the Covid wave and lockdown had severely impacted the livelihood of the women of GB Road. Children, women and elderly people had no source of income which left...

Understanding Women’s Day Through Different Voices

“The celebration of Women's Day is indeed important. However, to make it a day only about women, in today’s day & age, defeats the purpose of equity & inclusion that are the cornerstones of empowerment....

Dynamics Of Social Exclusion And Its Impact On Mental Health

“I wear a hijab (headscarf) and I've never felt scared or had a feeling of apprehension while going out thinking I'll lose out on an opportunity because of one piece of cloth. I've given interviews,...

Devastating Impact Of A Pandemic On Indian Females And Their Mental Health

“I lost many patients, babies and mothers due to Covid, mentally, emotionally and physically the pandemic took a toll on me. I was overworked due to a shortage of doctors and had not slept for...

Impact of the pandemic on students and a need for Mental Health intervention

The United Nations estimates that at least 1 billion learners have been affected globally by the closure of schools due to the pandemic. With the pandemic continuing to evolve, the world is likely to face...

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Delhi farmer leaders remember Singur martyrs but Tapasi Malik’s father resents denial of justice

Kolkata: The battle for Bengal 2021 has once again catapulted Singur, along with Nandigram as one of the key political flashpoints for all three...

खासा जवान की याद में विश्वजीत रॉय की कविता

तारीख का एक बेमिसाल सूरत हाल -- गोरे तहजीब का मसीहा अपने दुम छुपा कर भाग रहे, और लाल-हरा-जाफरानी परचम लहराने वाले वीर अपनी-अपनी सरहदें संभाल रहे। तालिबानों...

Pehlu Khan lawyer to move to High Court for bail cancellation of the accused

Alwar/Kolkata: It’s been more than 16 months since Alwar’s Pehlu Khan; a 55-year-old man was lynched to death in one of the many horrific...

Jodhpur doctor’s ugly fight inside operation theater, new born dies

Jodhpur: On Tuesday morning, a pregnant lady reached Umaid Hospital Jodhpur, where she needed an immediate c-sect surgery to be performed. But while operating,...

अपने प्रदेश में काम करने की चाह में इस नौजवान ने छोड़ा महारत्ना कंपनी का ऑफर

गिरिडीह। सुहैल अहमद को अपने प्रदेश झारखंड में काम करने की चाह इतनी है कि सुहैल ने इंडियन ऑयल कंपनी , जो की एक...