The Young India

Kartikey Sehgal

This doctor operates from a Maruti Van parked on a busy evening street in Andheri. If you are addicted to alcohol, walk to this van and take some pills home.

Crimson writes about harsh family truths we can all identify with.
The youngest aunt descended upon me as soon as I entered the room. “Oh my God, your hair is so short,” she said. “And you’ve lost weight.” …I forced a smile and prepared myself for the barrage to come….“They pick up all the wrong habits,” interjected another aunt. “Look. The shoes she is wearing are so inappropriate for her age.” There were no greetings, no words of welcome, just a cold assessment of my appearance….

read nice poems written by Benita and Shaili


“Writing a poem is discovering”
Robert Frost

YI Team

There must be a very good reason to make high budget ‘helicopter’ films.

Despite her loss, Hillary Clinton’s candidature was significant.
Ananth Venkatesh calls it “a measure of the matureness of American democracy and its steady evolution”.

He states clearly the reasons for which American women were suppressed and prevented from the democratic freedom enjoyed by men.

The restroom is right there

Kartikey Sehgal writes about a song from the film Love Story 2050.

Ananth Venkatesh reviews the Tibetan crisis in its relation to India and China.

• He writes that China aims to consolidate its grip over Tibet through demographic, political and cultural means.
• He explains how an outburst of fierce protests and clashes in Tibet and in other countries during the Olympic torch relay was inevitable.